Defending enterprises against modern cybercriminals — who are plentiful, well-resourced, persistent and endlessly inventive — has never been an easy task. But 2020’s events, including the global coronavirus pandemic, the sudden and unexpected shift to remote work and a dramatic acceleration in the growth of the digital economy, have multiplied the challenges that security programs face.
What factors account for this diminishing return on investments in cybersecurity? In large part, it’s due to information overload. Having more tools means that cybersecurity practitioners confront more data, alerts and events, many of which are false positives. They won’t necessarily have a better view of the environment. They won’t have a more accurate understanding of the threat landscape in which the business operates, or a firmer grasp on how to prioritize their time and attention.
In cybersecurity, intelligence solves exactly this problem. It enables a deeper and more scientific understanding of the external and internal threat landscape that lets professionals prioritize what matters the most.