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Too many threat feeds, too many alerts, and a lack of talent continue to make cyber security a challenge for many organisations.
Having a firm understanding of threat intelligence is one of the most vital tools for keeping an organisation secure.
However, many security specialists and teams are finding the challenge of keeping up with reams of threat data a significant one that is leaving their organisations vulnerable and open to cyber attacks.
This is according to Google’s Threat Intelligence Benchmark study, conducted by Forrester Consulting on behalf of Google Cloud. Forrester polled 1,541 IT and security leaders to find their views on making the most of threat intelligence, and the results are striking.
Too many threat intelligence feeds and a lack of skilled analysts are the concerns of more than half of those polled, with 61 and 60 per cent, respectively, citing those points. Similarly, 59 per cent of respondents have issues turning intelligence into actionable data and using that data to verify the validity of possible threats.
Just slightly less than half of those polled find determining what intelligence applies in any given scenario, while 44 per cent still find the amount of manual effort involved in managing threat intelligence to be an issue.
Finally, stale data is an issue for 37 per cent of respondents.
“Organisations today face a multifaceted, compound problem: They have too few analysts who can effectively interpret and act on threat intelligence, who are facing too many data feeds supplying that raw intelligence,” Jayce Nichols – director, intelligence solutions at Google Cloud – said in a 29 July blog post.
“This has led many security and IT leaders to worry that they are missing critical needles in the haystack, ultimately making it harder to take action against legitimate cyber attacks.”
The numbers back up Nichols’ analysis. Forty-seven per cent of those polled were concerned they’re missing real incidents among the wave of alerts and intelligence they need to sort through, while 35 per cent were very concerned.
Despite the challenges, most specialists understand the value of threat intelligence. Eighty per cent of organisations already use threat intelligence or are planning to, despite issues in managing the wealth of data provided by multiple intelligence feeds.
And most specialists already feel they know the answer. Eighty-six per cent said artificial intelligence “must” be a part of their intelligence solution, with 69 per cent believing AI-generated summaries would greatly improve their efficiency.
You can read more about Google’s Threat Intelligence Benchmark study here.
David Hollingworth has been writing about technology for over 20 years, and has worked for a range of print and online titles in his career. He is enjoying getting to grips with cyber security, especially when it lets him talk about Lego.
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