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Operationalizing Threat Intelligence

By : Kyle Wilhoit, Joseph Opacki
Book Image

Operationalizing Threat Intelligence

By: Kyle Wilhoit, Joseph Opacki

Overview of this book

We’re living in an era where cyber threat intelligence is becoming more important. Cyber threat intelligence routinely informs tactical and strategic decision-making throughout organizational operations. However, finding the right resources on the fundamentals of operationalizing a threat intelligence function can be challenging, and that’s where this book helps. In Operationalizing Threat Intelligence, you’ll explore cyber threat intelligence in five fundamental areas: defining threat intelligence, developing threat intelligence, collecting threat intelligence, enrichment and analysis, and finally production of threat intelligence. You’ll start by finding out what threat intelligence is and where it can be applied. Next, you’ll discover techniques for performing cyber threat intelligence collection and analysis using open source tools. The book also examines commonly used frameworks and policies as well as fundamental operational security concepts. Later, you’ll focus on enriching and analyzing threat intelligence through pivoting and threat hunting. Finally, you’ll examine detailed mechanisms for the production of intelligence. By the end of this book, you’ll be equipped with the right tools and understand what it takes to operationalize your own threat intelligence function, from collection to production.
Table of Contents (18 chapters)
1
Section 1: What Is Threat Intelligence?
6
Section 2: How to Collect Threat Intelligence
12
Section 3: What to Do with Threat Intelligence

OPSEC monitoring

OPSEC monitoring is the continuous process of evaluating intelligence collection methodologies and counterintelligence. It is necessary to monitor policies, procedures, and methods for effectiveness because an unevaluated OPSEC implementation can lead to a false and dangerous sense of security. OPSEC monitoring is not a program that should exist within your CTI program; rather, it should exist inside your information security organization with frequent stakeholder interaction between the two organizations.

The OPSEC monitoring program that evaluates CTI organizations should measure the maintenance of the appropriate OPSEC procedures and how the corporate policies around OPSEC are utilized. These activities should include, but not be restricted to, the following:

  • Using appropriate information security systems to prevent system compromise.
  • Using technical OPSEC procedures to ensure non-attribution during collection operations.
  • Using identity OPSEC...