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76% said Understanding/mapping attack frameworks is the most valuable skill for their detection engineering workforce.

PublisherAnvilogic
Report2025 State of Detection Engineering
Published1 February 2025

Published by Anvilogic in 2025 State of Detection Engineering, 1 February 2025. The figure is taken from the report as published; the full methodology is in the source.

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