Threat Intelligence is important for business operators looking to fend off cyberattacks.
Just to give a little background, NIST, the National Institute of Standards and Technology, defines threat intelligence this way: “Threat information that has been aggregated, transformed, analyzed, interpreted or enriched to provide the necessary context for decision-making processes.”
In layman’s terms, threat intelligence is the gathering and assessing of information to keep cybercriminals at arm’s length before they can even actually attack a system. In order to set up this level of protection, information is gathered from a variety of sources to determine who the cybercriminals are and what methods they employ.
So, it is an important part of the protection process against these bad actors.
But what do business operators need to do to utilize threat intelligence? What are the tools available and how are they implemented? Is one solution better than another?
The short answer is that there are several options in the marketplace and businesses should seek an expert to help with the implementation.
For FTC IT Solutions, the platform of choice is Sentinel One. That comes after an extensive process of researching various other products, including setting up a test environment, and talking with peers as well as product engineers.
That was back about four years ago and time has proven that for the clients of FTC IT Solutions, Sentinel One is still the right platform.
While the peers back then said they loved the product, the reviews at Gartner Peer Insights supported their opinions. With 2,794 reviews in through the last month of 2024, Sentinel One held a 4.7 out of 5 stars rating.
When evaluating which solution is the best for a company, there are four key factors to consider: Improved incident response, data breach prevention, proactive vulnerability management and enhanced threat awareness. All of these are at the forefront of the comprehensive approach by Sentinel One. Below is a short explanation of each:
- Improved incident response is important in mitigating the effects of cyberattacks and through Sentinel One, information gathered can assist in determining the best course of action against an attack.
- Data breach prevention, like the term implies, is vital to thwarting breaches before they occur through around-the-clock monitoring.
- Proactive vulnerability management is identifying weaknesses in a system before they can be exploited.
- Enhanced threat awareness is crucial in providing security teams with important information that will assist in assessing the tactics being utilized by cybercriminals, allowing the teams to adjust their responses in real time.
It is often said in sports that the key to a good defense is a good offense. The same can be said in preventing cybercriminals from infiltrating a network and stealing or holding a company’s information hostage. Businesses should be aware of existing threats, limit their vulnerabilities and utilize the tools available if an attack occurs.
On all those fronts, threat intelligence is key!
To reach out to FTC IT Solutions, call 888-218-5050. The experts there will provide more information on how their team and Sentinel One can protect your business from bad actors trying to get into your network.
