In this article, best practices are discussed for creating efficient detection rules using the Datadog Security Platform. These rules help detect potential threats to applications in real time by querying ingested logs for key activity or changes in an environment. The article covers building queries with sufficient granularity, customizing security signal messages, and fine-tuning signals to reduce noise through suppression lists. It also briefly explains how Datadog's out-of-the-box detection rules work and provides examples of each best practice.