Poor threat intelligence drags down performance at major enterprises, Cybersixgill survey finds

CISOs rely on older reports as the attack surface gets bigger every day The report showed that executives are acutely aware of their blindspots, because the tools that offer better visibility also impact the metrics on which they are judged by boards and CEOs. "Threat intelligence is quickly becoming the epicenter of key cybersecurity programs including vulnerability management, yet one in three CISOs identifies threat intelligence and one out of five identifies vulnerability management as...

The report showed that executives are acutely aware of their blindspots, because the tools that offer better visibility also impact the metrics on which they are judged by boards and CEOs.

"Threat intelligence is quickly becoming the epicenter of key cybersecurity programs including vulnerability management, yet one in three CISOs identifies threat intelligence and one out of five identifies vulnerability management as their biggest blindspots," said Meira Primes, CMO, Cybersixgill. "Boards should encourage CISOs and their teams to explore new approaches, such as agile threat intelligence, to tackle these challenges more effectively." 

Key findings in the survey show:

Despite massive changes in business operations and security priorities over the past year, CISOs noted that their biggest knowledge gaps were around threat intelligence processing (37 percent) and vulnerability management (21 percent). Only 11 percent of CISOs admitted COVID-19 related knowledge gaps were their largest concern.

"This research clearly depicts the concerns and priorities of CISOs at some of the largest companies in the world." continued Meira. "What we found is that there is a consistent need for enterprises to adopt automated, iterative, and continuous intelligence-driven processes in order to evolve and meet today's security challenges."

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About Cybersixgill

Cybersixgill's fully automated threat intelligence solutions help organizations fight cyber crime, detect phishing, data leaks, fraud and vulnerabilities as well as amplify incident response – in real-time. The Cybersixgill Investigative Portal empowers security teams with contextual and actionable insights as well as the ability to conduct real-time investigations. Rich data feeds such as Darkfeed™ and DVE Score™ harness Cybersixgill's unmatched intelligence collection capabilities and deliver real-time intel into organizations' existing security systems. Most recently, Cybersixgill introduced agility to threat intel with their CI/CP methodology (Continuous Investigation/Continuous Protection). Current customers include enterprises, financial services, MSSPs, governments and law enforcement entities.

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