- Organizations have limited visibility into their threat landscape, and as such are vulnerable to the latest attacks, hindering business practices, workflow, revenue generation, and damaging their public image.
- Organizations are developing ad hoc intelligence capabilities that result in operational inefficiencies, the misalignment of resources, and the misuse of their security technology investments.
- It is difficult to communicate the value of a threat intelligence solution when trying to secure organizational buy-in and the appropriate resourcing.
- There is a vast array of “intelligence” in varying formats, often resulting in information overload.
Our Advice
Critical Insight
- Information alone is not actionable. A successful threat intelligence program contextualizes threat data, aligns intelligence with business objectives, and then builds processes to satisfy those objectives.
- Your security controls are diminishing in value (if they haven’t already). As technology in the industry evolves, threat actors will inevitably adopt new tools, tactics, and procedures; a threat intelligence program can provide relevant situational awareness to stay on top of the rapidly-evolving threat landscape.
- Your organization might not be the final target, but it could be a primary path for attackers. If you exist as a third-party partner to another organization, your responsibility in your technology ecosystem extends beyond your own product/service offerings. Threat intelligence provides visibility into the latest threats, which can help you avoid becoming a backdoor in the next big data breach.
Impact and Result
- Assess the needs and intelligence requirements of key stakeholders.
- Garner organizational buy-in from senior management.
- Identify organizational intelligence gaps and structure your efforts accordingly.
- Understand the different collection solutions to identify which best supports your needs.
- Optimize the analysis process by leveraging automation and industry best practices.
- Establish a comprehensive threat knowledge portal.
- Define critical threat escalation protocol.
- Produce and share actionable intelligence with your constituency.
- Create a deployment strategy to roll out the threat intelligence program.
- Integrate threat intelligence within your security operations.
Integrate Threat Intelligence Into Your Security Operations Research & Tools
Start here – read the Executive Brief
Read our concise Executive Brief to find out why you should implement a threat intelligence program, review Info-Tech’s methodology, and understand the four ways we can support you in completing this project.Besides the small introduction, subscribers and consulting clients within this management domain have access to:
- Integrate Threat Intelligence Into Your Security Operations – Phases 1-4
1. Plan for a threat intelligence program
Assess current capabilities and define an ideal target state.
- Integrate Threat Intelligence Into Your Security Operations – Phase 1: Plan for a Threat Intelligence Program
- Security Pressure Posture Analysis Tool
- Threat Intelligence Maturity Assessment Tool
- Threat Intelligence Project Charter Template
- Threat Intelligence RACI Tool
- Threat Intelligence Management Plan Template
- Threat Intelligence Policy Template
2. Design an intelligence collection strategy
Understand the different collection solutions to identify which best supports needs.
- Integrate Threat Intelligence Into Your Security Operations – Phase 2: Design an Intelligence Collection Strategy
- Threat Intelligence Prioritization Tool
- Threat Intelligence RFP MSSP Template
3. Optimize the intelligence analysis process
Begin analyzing and acting on gathered intelligence.
- Integrate Threat Intelligence Into Your Security Operations – Phase 3: Optimize the Intelligence Analysis Process
- Threat Intelligence Malware Runbook Template
4. Design a collaboration and feedback program
Stand up an intelligence dissemination program.
- Integrate Threat Intelligence Into Your Security Operations – Phase 4: Design a Collaboration and Feedback Program
- Threat Intelligence Alert Template
- Threat Intelligence Alert and Briefing Cadence Schedule Template
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