Cybersecurity is the Never-Ending Battle Against Ignorance and Time
Recently, Gartner published its annual report about the threat intelligence market, which identified numerous products and services vendors competing in the space. Beyond Gartner, IT-Harvest, Frost & Sullivan, Forrester, ESG and many others also do a considerable amount of market watching and reporting about the latest innovations in the sector. In fact, if we count all of the providers mentioned across various reports, you’d quickly cross the “100” threshold. The market is dense, to say the least.
In just a few short years, the threat intelligence space has grown from being valued at a few hundred million dollars to upwards of $2.5 billion, according to Gartner. The reason demand has skyrocketed is simple, it’s proving its value. Organizations recognize that intelligence improves security and reduces risk across all critical operations. It’s no wonder thought leaders in the field are making the case for integrating it more widely.
Knowing that threat intelligence is readily available and proving its worth is one thing, understanding how to use it within your security operations program is quite another. Whether working within a company that has deployed an advanced intelligence program or in one just getting started, there are steps we can take to ensure we're investing in the right mix of products, services and feeds.
The Mix
Data is the lifeblood of threat intelligence programs, but we can't implement a successful program based on feeds alone. Technology layers that enable the collection, integration and management of threat data are critical. They make it possible to convert data into intelligence and to then operationalize it within our security i ..
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