Revolutionizing real-time security: Abstract's Shift Left strategy

Abstract Security, a leading name in streaming detection and response, has unveiled its innovative Shift Left strategy. By bringing analytics, correlation, and rapid response closer to the data source, the company aims to transform how security operations detect threats. This groundbreaking approach empowers teams to identify and counteract threats in-stream, rather than after data enters storage.

Colby DeRodeff, CEO and Co-Founder of Abstract Security, expressed confidence in this new direction, “Having spent my career building platforms that shaped how the industry approaches security operations, I’ve seen what works—and what needs to evolve. Every minute of delay in detection isn’t just lost time - it’s lost ground... In security, timing is leverage, and most systems are giving it away. We are changing that with our Shift Left approach.”  

The Shift Left strategy challenges the traditional detection methods reliant on log analysis hours post-event. By detecting and responding in the moment, security teams leverage:

• Real-time correlation across diverse data sources including cloud, endpoint, and SaaS platforms.
• In-stream threat intelligence and asset context.
• Immediate execution of detection logic prior to data reaching SIEM or data lakes.

Conventional systems face challenges due to the need to process vast telemetric data, often culminating in delayed and costly threat detection. Abstract revolutionises this by executing analytics within the data stream, achieving:

• A substantial reduction of up to 70% in SIEM ingestion volume.
• Four times faster detection using ready-to-deploy, hassle-free rules.
• A better signal-to-noise ratio, allowing for prompt and confident responses.

Chris Camacho, Co-Founder and COO, emphasised, "Today’s SOCs are buried in data, but still blind to threats until it’s too late. That’s why Abstract’s Shift Left approach matters—we’re moving detection to the point where data is created, not hours after it lands in storage. It’s about enabling security teams to act in the moment, not after the fact."

Abstract’s ASTRO team delivers constantly evolving detection logic and threat intelligence as code—built for real-time execution. ASTRO also treats DFIR as code, enabling live incident investigations, timeline reconstruction, and playbook automation directly in the stream

• No manual queries 
• No stale enrichments
• No delays in response

Aqsa Taylor, Senior Director at Abstract Security, noted the strategic advantage of moving detection closer to the point of data origin, advocating for a proactive stance in modern security operations.