5 main components of Threat Intelligence

Cyber Threat Intelligence has five main components:

1. Data Collection

Threat intelligence collects data from various sources inside and outside the organization to get a complete picture of the cyber threat environment. These sources can be security logs, incident reports, open-source intelligence (OSINT), dark web monitoring, and data feeds from specialized intelligence providers like us.

2. Processing and Contextualization

The collected data is then processed, analyzed, and contextualized to find patterns, trends, and connections among different indicators of compromise (IOCs) and threat actors. This helps in understanding the goals, skills, and methods of the adversaries.

3. Proactive Defense

Threat intelligence helps organizations to be proactive in cybersecurity by preventing and reducing potential threats before they become real. By keeping up with emerging threats, unknown vulnerabilities, and changing attack techniques, organizations can strengthen their defenses, find weaknesses, and apply suitable security controls.

4. Cooperation and Sharing

Threat intelligence promotes cooperation and information sharing among organizations to fight against cyber threats. Sharing anonymized threat data, indicators, and attack patterns with trusted partners, industry peers, and information-sharing communities can help create a collective defense system that benefits all participants.

5. Ongoing Monitoring and Adaptation

Threat intelligence is a continuous process. The cyber threat environment changes constantly, with new threats and attack vectors appearing regularly. Therefore, organizations must keep monitoring and updating their threat intelligence capabilities to stay ahead of adversaries and adjust their security strategies accordingly.