Operationalizing Early Warning Threat Intelligence for The Security Operations Center (SOC) and Risk Management

Cyber threats are evolving at an unprecedented pace, putting critical infrastructure and enterprises alike in the crosshairs of both criminal operations and state actors. To protect employees, customers, and critical assets, Security Operations Centers (SOC) and Vulnerability Management teams (VM) must integrate early warning intelligence into their operations. By doing so, organizations and government agencies can take a proactive approach to the threat before it impacts your organization.

This white paper aims to provide SOC and VM teams with a comprehensive guide on how to operationalize early warning intelligence to enhance their ability to protect their organizations.

What is Early Warning Intelligence?

Early warning intelligence refers to the proactive gathering, analysis, and dissemination of information regarding potential threats before they materialize into actual attacks. By anticipating these threats, security teams can take preventive measures to mitigate their impact.

This intelligence is derived from leveraging AI to act with various sources, including but not limited to, deception technology, threat feeds, dark web monitoring, open-source intelligence (OSINT), and internal telemetry. The primary goal is to find what vulnerabilities or attacks threat actors are exploiting in the wild or are about to weaponize.