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What Is threat intelligence?

The concept of intelligence isn’t anything new. It’s been used throughout history and in many different industries; we see it in  OSINT , espionage and even market research, among others. Threat intelligence, specifically, is collecting and analyzing information about indicators of past, current and future cyber threats, which enables an organization to take action to protect their assets, network and the entire organization. The keyword here is analysis. Let’s think of it this way: You’ve compiled a list of all the data breaches that took place over the past year and the types of malware that caused them. That list may be informative, but it doesn’t do much good by merely existing. So what now? You have to combine your historical knowledge with data on current threats, attack vectors, existing and exploited vulnerabilities, threat actors that are specific to your industry, then analyze and compare them to find the needle in the haystack that will yield the relevant intel that
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How Cyber Attacks Work

A cyberattack is a malicious and deliberate attempt by an individual or organization to breach the information system of another individual or organization. Usually, the attacker seeks some type of benefit from disrupting the victim’s network. How often do cyber attacks occur? Cyberattacks  hit businesses every day. Former Cisco CEO John Chambers once said, “There are two types of companies: those that have been hacked, and those who don’t yet know they have been hacked.” According to the  Cisco Annual Cybersecurity Report , the total volume of events has increased almost fourfold between January 2016 and October 2017. Why do people launch cyber attacks? Cybercrime has increased every year as people try to benefit from vulnerable business systems. Often, attackers are looking for ransom: 53 percent of cyber attacks resulted in damages of $500,000 or more. Cyberthreats can also be launched with ulterior motives. Some attackers look to obliterate systems and data as a fo
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The Types of Threat Intelligence

As demonstrated by the threat intelligence lifecycle, the final product will look different depending on the initial intelligence requirements, sources of information, and intended audience. It can be helpful to break down threat intelligence into a few categories based on these criteria. Threat intelligence is often broken down into three subcategories: ·       Strategic  — Broader trends typically meant for a non-technical audience ·       Tactical  — Outlines of the tactics, techniques, and procedures of threat actors for a more technical audience ·       Operational  — Technical details about specific attacks and campaigns Strategic Threat Intelligence Strategic threat intelligence  provides a broad overview of an organization’s threat landscape. It’s intended to inform high-level decisions made by executives and other decision makers at an organization — as such, the content is generally less technical and is presented through reports or briefings. Good strategic in
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Importance of Cybersecurity Monitoring in Your Business

Everyday, news of another data breach hits the headlines. Malicious actors target businesses and governmental IT systems for either financial or political gain. Malicious actors compromised approximately 400 GB of United Nations data by gaining access to IT systems located in the Geneva and Vienna offices. Although most data breaches  arise from third-parties , nearly every organization sits in the middle of a supply stream. In other words, almost every business today is someone else’s third- or fourth-party vendor. Cybersecurity monitoring in your business is more important than ever to ensure your organization’s continued financial stability. What are the costs of a data breach? Reports of  data breach costs  vary depending on how the report defines the costs. More importantly, data breaches account for only a portion of the data security events that occur. A data breach involves the exfiltration, or unauthorized acquisition, of data. Meanwhile, a security event often incorpor
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Advanced Cyber Threats in 2020

The companies and organizations fail to hire people who are adequately trained to enforce the cyber security regulations. This is a trend that is predicted to be seen again in 2020, as some unfilled vacancies will still exist. There’s a troubling problem in the field of cyber security due to this shortage of skilled professionals. Cyber security threats are through to a greater extent, causing difficulty and calling for the law to be enforced at international level to avoid such horrible attacks. Cyber security has become a crucial issue and the battle against the perpetrator cannot be won with antivirus software and simple password protection alone. In this area however, there are some cyber regulations which have been followed and can be helpful for the prevention of certain damages. One of the important cyber regulations is GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) compliance which protects the data from intrusion and maintains it. As the data is encrypted so that it can b
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Reducing Breach Detection time from Months to Minutes

The advanced and evolving nature of cyber threats means that all businesses, even those with the best preventive security controls in place, are susceptible to data breaches. To fully mitigate the risk, having the capability to identify and eliminate attacks that evade perimeter defences is now essential. Managed Detection and Response. Managed detection service provides the around-the-clock support your organization needs to safeguard against sophisticated and persistent threat actors. Integrating experienced security professionals, the latest detection technologies, and up-to-the-minute industry intelligence, this award-winning MDR service monitors network infrastructure and endpoints for threats and provides the early notification and remediation assistance necessary to respond swiftly and effectively. Key benefits of MDR Detect advanced threats Minimise cybersecurity threats risk Reduce the dwell time of breaches Rapidly respond to attacks Avoid upfront security i
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Is Connectivity Making Industrial Cybersecurity More Vulnerable?

It can be argued that industrial facilities have taken to digital transformation much earlier than other enterprises. While it’s only now that some businesses are committing to adopting digital tools, factories have been using robots and programmable logic controllers (PLCs) decades before the dotcom boom of the nineties. Industrial cybersecurity comes to the forefront as industries increasingly adopt digital technologies. What’s probably sweeping industries today are technologies that rely on connectivity: the cloud, mobile computing, and the  Internet-of-Things  (IoT). These technologies offer some very exciting applications. The cloud has allowed organizations to shift part of their IT infrastructure off-premises and easily scale their available computing resources. Mobile computing and connectivity have allowed engineers to monitor and control their machines remotely. Sensors and robots are now even smarter, and through the IoT, are capable of interfacing with external artific
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