Detection Engineering Dispatch is a detection engineering & threat hunting podcast featuring spicy use cases, real-world war stories, and the brilliant minds building the future of SecOps.We’re talking sharp takes, top-of-mind challenges, and community content straight from the folks pushing the limits of detection engineering, threat hunting, and everything in between.
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5 Signs You're Overengineering your Detection Logic
We all want high-fidelity detections — but when does complexity start to backfire? In this episode of Detection Dispatch, we talk with Johnathan Dempsey about the telltale signs you might be overengineering your detection logic.
From performance bottlenecks to logic sprawl to creating alerts that no one trusts (or understands), we break down five warning signs that your “smart detection” might be too smart for its own good — and what to do instead.
We’ll dig into detection rationalization, alert volume impact, threat scenario design, and the benefits of starting simple. If your detection rules look more like a math thesis than a security policy… this one’s for you. This will be a special on-demand episode drop, so stay tuned for it in your inbox!

