Author a Python detection rule using Panther's pypanther framework and deploy it as versioned detection-as-code
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Steps
Define a rule as a single Python class using pypanther, Panther's current Python-native detection framework (which superseded its earlier YAML-plus-Python rule format), specifying the applicable log type(s) and a rule() method returning true or false.
Set severity, tags, and other metadata as class-level attributes, and extend or override built-in base rules via inheritance rather than duplicating logic.
Add unit tests with sample log events, including both positive and negative cases, alongside the rule so CI validates detection logic before deployment.
Deploy the rule set to the Panther backend through the pypanther CLI/CI pipeline, keeping the rules repository in git so every detection change goes through pull-request review and is revertible.
Apply the same detection-as-code discipline — rules in git, PR review, unit tests, CI-driven deploy — on any other log-pipeline platform in this space, adapting to that platform's specific rule authoring format.
Known gotchas
pypanther is newer than Panther's original YAML+Python rule format; an environment with rules in both formats requires knowing which ones have been migrated.
A rule with no unit tests can pass CI syntactically while never matching real events, due to field-name or schema mismatches against the actual log source.
Detection-as-code tooling in this space changes quickly — confirm your platform's current rule format and deployment workflow rather than assuming an older tutorial still applies.
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