Right now, to boost efficiency and achieve economies of scale, businesses want to automate as much as possible. In back office processes, approaches like Robotic Process Automation (RPA), for example, are now increasingly standard and are expected to be a $20bn-plus market by 2030. In parallel, enterprises are looking to ChatGPT and Generative AI to help them speed up everything from creating marketing brochures to drug discovery.

Digital transformation powers critical infrastructure, the protection of systems is paramount. ThreatQuotient has announced its participation in the vendor affiliate program of the Electricity Information Sharing and Analysis Center (E-ISAC). This collaboration marks a significant step forward in fortifying North America’s electricity grid against cyber threats.

The US Government recently announced that state-sponsored Chinese cyber group Volt Typhoon has compromised multiple critical infrastructure organisations’ IT networks in the US and is preparing “disruptive or destructive cyber attacks” against communications, energy, transport, water and waste water systems.

In security, we are very used to talking about features and functions in the tools we use.

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).

Organizations face an ever-evolving array of cyber threats that require swift and intelligent responses. Security Operations Centers (SOCs) are at the forefront of this battle, tasked with detecting, analyzing, and mitigating threats to safeguard valuable assets. To bolster their defenses, many enterprises are turning to innovative solutions such as ThreatQ™ and Infoblox SOC Insights, which offer advanced capabilities for threat intelligence management and network security.