Intelligent CISO Issue 82 | Page 16

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2024 STATE OF THREAT INTELLIGENCE

very year , enterprise organizations

E invest tens to hundreds of thousands of dollars in threat intelligence to identify and mitigate major risks to the business . Their data , reputation , and revenue are worth millions or even billions of dollars , making the right solution worth every penny .

But spending more doesn ’ t always mean spending more strategically so security teams are considering how best to spend their increased threat intelligence budget . They need to keep pace with evolving threats , address threats before they have an impact , and communicate threat intelligence wins more broadly to justify continued investments .
How are companies using , sourcing , and improving threat intelligence ? In 2024 , we surveyed over 550 cybersecurity executives , managers , and practitioners to understand how they ’ re using threat intelligence , what they want from vendors , and how they plan to strengthen their efforts .
“ We ’ ve got to shift the whole focus to stopping the event before it happens and that is the shift that most security teams really have to undergo .” Jason Steer , CISO , Recorded Future .
Survey demographics
• Recorded Future partnered with third-party researcher UserEvidence to survey 554 cybersecurity executives , managers , and practitioners :
• All respondents come from organizations with over 1,000 employees .
• Over half ( 53 %) are cybersecurity managers or directors .
• 80 % of respondent organizations have a dedicated threat intelligence team .
• Respondents are all either very familiar ( 73 %) or moderately familiar ( 27 %) with their company ’ s threat intelligence tools and policies .
Demand for threat intelligence is growing : 9 / 10 cybersecurity leaders say their organization plans to invest more in 2025 .
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