- May 31, 2017
- By cEntuRYmINDS
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Why Cyber Threat Intelligence is required?
Gartner defines cyber threat intelligence as “Evidence-based knowledge, including context, mechanisms, indicators, implications and actionable advice about an existing or emerging menace or hazard to assets that can be used to inform decisions regarding the subject’s response to that menace or hazard.”
With increasing threats and multiple attack vectors every organization is more concerned about their security methods and the importance of cyber threat intelligence. Threat environments are evolving with new techniques every day. Many organizations due to lack of internal resources and specialized security intelligence are not aware of either detection techniques and preventive measures or response activity to such threats. As per SANS survey only 69% of the organizations are opting Cyber Threat Intelligence to some extent in order to secure their network, systems and data.
Today’s business environment like global digitalization, sharing of data across the globe, integration to cloud, Bigdata etc increases the security gap. This increases the vastness of the threat landscape and opens up new windows of risk which does not exist previously. Vulnerabilities have also been increased due to IoT. Direct connection to internet also provides direct access to attackers. These attacks may be carried out in different motive either for money or due to business competence but eventually end in reducing the standard and reputation of the organization.
Each organization has its own dedicated security center or response team in order to eliminate the threats which responds to the attacks immediately. But a single organization cannot match the resources and technical perspectives for every emerging threat. When an organization gets on top of one kind of attack, the attackers develop a new strategy to achieve their mission. Before the organization develop a new technique to eliminate that attack the attackers can achieve what they intend to do.
It is very difficult to know exactly, when, where and how an incident or attack may take place. However by implementing latest threat intelligence techniques, organizations can reduce their risk of being attacked. Cyber Threat Intelligence involves gathering of valuable insights, analyzed contextual and situational information by understanding the past, present and future tactics, techniques and procedures from wide variety of resources. Cyber Threat Intelligence can help in detecting and defending the attacks either during or before the attack.
Instead of blindly funding more and more in developing and fortifying your organization security network without knowing the emerging threat vectors makes you still vulnerable. Opting for Cyber Threat Intelligence provide you greater insights in knowing the type of threat actors and their techniques, how to prevent or detect their attacks may reduce your funding while shaping your policies and actions and even provide you extra time in mitigating the threats.