We hear a lot about the cybersecurity skills gap, which the latest research puts at 3.4 million globally. There are lots of reasons why organizations find themselves dealing with a skills deficit — from an actual dearth of qualified talent to internal factors including turnover, lack of budget/competitive wages, limited opportunities for growth and promotion, and lack of training. One aspect that is within a company’s control, but is often unremarked, is unrealistic hiring practices.

Intelligence is now considered essential to the process of identifying, understanding and acting upon threats. According to the “Global Perspectives on Threat Intelligence” study conducted by Mandiant, 96% of decision-makers interviewed for the research believe that it is important to understand which cyber threat actors could be targeting their organisation. Consequently, threat Intelligence should be fully integrated into the internal mechanisms linked to threat detection and response.

The Department of Defense (DoD) has embraced the Zero Trust Architecture to enhance its resilience against evolving threats. ThreatQ emerges as a strategic ally, aligning seamlessly with the Zero Trust principles. This blog sheds light on the pivotal role of ThreatQuotient in fortifying threat detection, investigation, and response while minimizing redundancy and noise.

As the Principal Threat Intelligence Services Engineer and Trainer at ThreatQuotient, my role puts me in front of a diverse range of clients and partners across various industries, offering me a unique perspective on the impact of regulatory frameworks on cybersecurity. Through our European Union (EU) based clients and partners, I have seen the emergence of the need to be compliant with the Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA).