Cyber Threat Intel

An Essential Element in a Cybersecurity Strategy

STEPHEN HILLIARD
MSCSOL-580-02-SU23
PROFESSOR DONALD BIEDERMANN

JULY 3, 2023
 What is Cyber Threat Intelligence (CTI)?

 CTI is evidence-based information that aids in:

 Identifying the tactics and goals of a cyber attacker

 Ascertaining whom the attackers will target next

Figure 1. The concept of cybersecurity and social networking from "Threat

Intelligence and the Role of Automation in Improving Security" by S. Hazlegreaves,
2019, Open Access Government. Retrieved from
https://www.openaccessgovernment.org/role-of-automation-improving-security/
74710/. Copyright 2019 by Lightkeeper Photos.
 The Value of Cyber Threat
Intelligence Functionally
 Provides accurate information to enhance
your company
 Reveals the assailants' secret intentions
 Identifies sophisticated, persistent threats
 Assists cybersecurity experts
 Enables organizations to invest by supporting
stakeholders

Figure 2. Data regarding global cybercrime damage by 2021 from "10 Future IT Trends &
Predictions for 2022/2023 You Should Be Thinking About" by S. Hazlegreaves, 2023, Finances
Online. Retrieved from https://financesonline.com/it-trends/. Copyright 2020 by Cybersecurity
Ventures.
 Those that gain from CTI

 Security officers
 IT analysts
 C-Suite
 Executives

Figure 3. A traditional model of the CISO and the different functions in their security organization from "[R]Evolution of the Cyber
Threat Intelligence Practice" by A. Arvatz, 2023, Rapid 7. Retrieved from https://www.rapid7.com/blog/post/2021/08/25/r-evolution-
of-the-cyber-threat-intelligence-practice/. Copyright 2023 by Rapid 7.
 Forms of CTI

Figure 4. Three ways to deliver threat intelligence from “What is Cyber Threat Intelligence?” n.d., Fortinet. Retrieved from
https://www.fortinet.com/resources/cyberglossary/cyber-threat-intelligence. Copyright 2023 by Fortinet.
References

 Amaro, L. C., Azevedo, B. W. P., De Mendonça, F. L. L., Giozza, W. F., De Oliveira

Albuquerque, R., & Villalba, L. J. G. (2022). Methodological framework to collect,
process, analyze and visualize cyber threat intelligence data. Applied Sciences, 12(3), 1205.
https://doi.org/10.3390/app12031205
 Arvatz, A. (2023, May 12). [R]evolution of the cyber threat intelligence practice. Rapid7.
https://www.rapid7.com/blog/post/2021/08/25/r-evolution-of-the-cyber-threat-intelligence-
practice/
 CrowdStrike. (2023, April 24). What is cyber threat intelligence? [Beginner’s Guide].
https://www.crowdstrike.com/cybersecurity-101/threat-intelligence/
 Fortinet. (n.d.). What Is Cyber Threat Intelligence?
https://www.fortinet.com/resources/cyberglossary/cyber-threat-intelligence
 Gilbert, N. (2023, June 13). 10 future IT trends & predictions for 2022/2023 you should be
thinking about. FinancesOnline. https://financesonline.com/it-trends/
References cont.…

 Hazlegreaves, S. (2019). Threat intelligence and the role of automation in improving

security. Open Access Government. https://www.openaccessgovernment.org/role-of-
automation-improving-security/74710/