The Importance of Developing Your Intelligence Community Before we get to the Intelligence part, we should probably start with defining what a community is. Our good friend Merriam-Webster states that a community is “a unified body of individuals: such as a body of persons of common and especially professional interests scattered through a larger society.” …

The PITA principles of Threat Intelligence. Over the years I’ve come to realize that there are some foundational aspects to intelligence work, that if not given due attention, will cause your intelligence program to fall short of your objectives. Often, technology is seen as a “quick fix” panacea to circumvent…

As we engage new Cyber Threat Intelligence (#CTI) teams, we will pretty quickly ask, “What’s your mission?” It’s a pretty quick way to determine if they’re an Indicator of Compromise (IOC) shop or striving to provide more ‘strategic’ intelligence. In the case of the latter, the response is almost always…

The Cyber Threat Intelligence (CTI)) industry is maturing, and there has been a definite desire to flex their capabilities and move beyond the Security Operations Center (SOC). However, this push to a more “strategic” offering has proven difficult for many. “What is it you would say you do here…?” One of the problems with implementing the government intelligence model…

I discovered there is a parallel between the Cyber Threat Intelligence and Fitness industries. With a massive range of offerings, there is something for anyone at any size of budget. Do you want a gym that is open twenty-FIVE hours a day, has a pool, indoor track, and full movie…

I have the unfortunate honor of serving as my neighborhood’s HOA president. (“Make our grass green again!”) As it turns out, one of my primary duties is to alert our management company whenever a common area sprinkler head has broken, consequently pouring water into the street. Coming to a head You see, we have…