The Cyber Defense eMagazine November Edition for 2023

It’s Time to Tear Down the Barriers Preventing
Effective Threat Intelligence
By Denny LeCompte, CEO, Portnox
Today, organizations are confronted with a deluge of cyber threats, ranging from sophisticated AIpowered
ransomware to tried and true brute force attacks. At this point, IT security teams know it’s
essential to stay one step ahead of cybercriminals, but numerous barriers hinder such events and prevent
effective threat intelligence that would otherwise enable them to do this. As one might expect, some
roadblocks are operational, some technical, and some human.
Prioritization of vulnerabilities, investment in security training and tools, and a general re- evaluation of
threat hunting tactics and strategies may seem like obvious steps towards improvement, but these
initiatives can often feel herculean. Fortunately, there is a clear path forward thanks in part to the advent
of cloud-native security tools, artificial intelligence, machine learning, and the mistakes made by others.
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