Threat Intelligence Program: How to Measure and Improve Intel Fidelity

This article outlines core threat intelligence concepts—distinguishing raw data from contextualized intelligence, tactical versus strategic intelligence, and indicators versus signatures—uses the Pyramid of Pain to explain indicator fidelity (hashes, IPs, domains, artifacts, tools, TTPs), and concludes by describing how ReliaQuest GreyMatter normalizes and prioritizes high-fidelity IoCs for SIEM/EDR to reduce false positives.