Cyber Threat Intelligence is Not Just Indicators of Compromise. Fact Check!

CyberSec_Sai
4 min readFeb 25, 2023

In this article we will discover the secrets of effective Cybersecurity strategies with comprehensive Threat Intelligence Beyond IOCs.

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Cyber Threat Intelligence (CTI) is a crucial component of any organization’s cybersecurity strategy. CTI provides organizations with the necessary information to anticipate and respond to cyber threats before they can cause harm. However, CTI is often mistakenly thought of as just indicators of compromise (IOCs). In reality, CTI is much more than just IOCs. In this article, we will discuss why CTI is not just IOCs.

What is Cyber Threat Intelligence?

CTI is the process of gathering, analyzing, and disseminating information about potential and existing cyber threats to an organization’s environment. CTI provides organizations with actionable intelligence that enables them to identify, prioritize, and mitigate potential threats before they can cause harm. CTI includes the following:

Strategic Intelligence:

Strategic intelligence focuses on the broader geopolitical and socioeconomic context of cyber threats. It involves analyzing trends, actors, and events that may impact an organization’s security posture.

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