Cyber threat intelligence: Getting on the front foot against adversaries

This article explains how cyber threat intelligence (TI) helps organizations reduce risk by collecting, analyzing, and contextualizing threat data; outlines four TI types (strategic, tactical, technical, operational); and provides guidance for selecting vendors—emphasizing completeness, accuracy, relevance, timeliness, scalability, reputation, and integration—while noting market growth and the importance of aligning TI consumption with an organization’s maturity and long-term needs.