How security intelligence helps leaders make risk-based decisions
Silo Breaker Blog – richard.beckett@silobreaker.com
The blog discusses the importance of actionable threat intelligence in cybersecurity and how it can be used to prioritize and address risks across an organization.
Actionable intelligence refers to specific, relevant, and timely information that enables security teams to take concrete steps to identify and address threats effectively.
It is derived from data collection, analysis, and contextualization from various sources, including open sources, deep and dark web sources, and internal data sources.
There are different types of threat intelligence that can be leveraged for risk prioritization.
Strategic threat intelligence provides a high-level view of threats and is typically targeted at CISOs or business executives.
Operational threat intelligence supports day-to-day security operations and helps understand specific threat actors and their motives.
Tactical threat intelligence focuses on immediate impact indicators of compromise (IOCs) and tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs) for threat detection and response efforts.
The blog provides examples of risk-based decision-making using tactical and operational threat intelligence.
Tactical intelligence can help prioritize patch deployments by identifying actively exploited vulnerabilities.
It can also assist in taking down deceptive websites or fraudulent online elements swiftly.
Operational intelligence aids ongoing defensive operations, supports threat hunting, and manages customer and third-party risks.
Strategic threat intelligence focuses on the long-term view of risks and helps organizations understand the evolving threat landscape, capabilities of threat actors, and potential impacts.
It enables decision-making for actions like upgrading backup systems, building incident response playbooks, or considering geopolitical risks in expansion plans.
The blog concludes by highlighting Silobreaker as a solution for generating actionable threat intelligence by collecting, processing, and analyzing intelligence data from various sources.
It accelerates analysis, identifies priority intelligence requirements (PIRs), and helps businesses make informed decisions and safeguard their digital assets against evolving threats.
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