Beyond Detection Engineering: Building Security Engineering at Scale

Detection engineering starts with alerts, but at enterprise scale, success depends on the systems, processes, and engineering discipline behind them. By: Matt Clemons, Sr. Manager, Cyber Defense Quick Bytes At enterprise scale, the biggest challenge isn’t writing detections but managing the complexity that comes with growth The breakthrough came when detection engineering shifted from creating alerts to building systems that could scale and adapt By focusing on telemetry, ownership, and engineering discipline, the team built a stronger foundation for cybersecurity at McDonald’s Twenty years ag