Datadog threat management-
detections, investigations, and response operational in four weeks.
Many teams have logs flowing into Datadog but no structured threat detection programme, no rules, no investigation workflow, no clear routing for when something suspicious is found. This accelerator builds that structure in four weeks: detection rules live, investigation dashboards built, and a triage/routing model agreed before delivery closes.
Cloud SIEM configured, detection rules active, investigation dashboards operational. The accelerator ends with a live detection set, not a configuration that still needs to be completed internally.
From logs without detection to a live threat management programme
The four weeks configure the detection layer, build the investigation infrastructure, and establish the operational model for responding to what the detections surface.
- Cloud SIEM configuration, log sources connected, parsing and enrichment validated, Cloud SIEM active across the target accounts and regions
- Detection rule set, rules configured from Datadog's out-of-the-box detection library, tuned to your environment to reduce false-positive rate, supplemented with custom rules for environment-specific threats
- Investigation dashboards, security investigation views for analyst use: timeline, entity context, signal correlation, and investigation workflow support
- Triage and routing model, signal severity classification, routing rules to the right analyst or team, escalation paths documented and agreed
- Incident workflow integration, Datadog Incident Management and Workflow Automation configured for coordinated response when high-severity detections fire
- Handover checklist, operational documentation covering rule management, false-positive handling, and detection review cadence for the security team taking ownership
Four deliverables at the end of week four
Live detection set, detection rules active and tuned to your environment; producing signal from day one of delivery, not from a future configuration sprint
Investigation dashboards, analyst-facing views for signal review, entity investigation, and incident context, built for the threat model that applies to your environment
Triage and routing model, documented classification framework, team routing rules, and escalation paths for each signal severity tier
Handover checklist, rule management guide, false-positive process, detection review cadence, and a next-step recommendation from Critical Cloud
The right accelerator for these situations
- Logs are flowing into Datadog but no detection rules are active, the telemetry exists but the threat detection layer doesn't
- Security incidents are handled ad-hoc with no structured investigation workflow, no consistent routing, no documented process, no coordination between teams
- Compliance or security framework (SOC 2, ISO 27001, Cyber Essentials Plus) requires demonstrable threat detection and incident response capabilities
- Datadog Cloud SIEM is licenced but the configuration was never completed, partial rules, no tuning, detections that fire constantly or not at all
Ready to get threat detection operational?
Four weeks, fixed scope, live detection set on delivery. Talk to Critical Cloud and we'll scope the accelerator against your log sources and threat model.