Maintaining robust cybersecurity defenses comes with significant costs, but one area that often exceeds is the ongoing administration of Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) systems. The expenses associated with logging, storing, and managing SIEM data can escalate rapidly, especially when compounded by compliance and regulatory requirements. What are these hidden costs and how can you mitigate them while also ensuring compliance?

Threat intelligence is the process of gathering, analysing, and applying information about current and potential cyber threats to help organisations protect themselves proactively. It involves monitoring threat actors, attack patterns, vulnerabilities, and global cyber activity to provide actionable insights. Unlike traditional reactive approaches to cyber security, threat intelligence enables businesses to anticipate threats and tailor their defences accordingly.

On November 14, 2024, Palo Alto Networks disclosed five critical vulnerabilities in its Expedition configuration migration tool, a solution designed to simplify the migration of firewall configurations from third-party vendors to Palo Alto Networks’ PAN-OS infrastructure. These vulnerabilities—tracked as CVE-2024-9463, CVE-2024-9464, CVE-2024-9465, CVE-2024-9466, and CVE-2024-9467—expose users to risks such as unauthorized access, data leakage, and system compromise.

Security Operations Centers (SOCs) are critical to protecting organizations against cyber threats. Tasked with monitoring networks, analyzing data, and responding to incidents, these teams rely heavily on threat intelligence to detect and mitigate risks. However, one of the most significant challenges they face is the issue of false positives — when benign activities are flagged as potential threats.

Few industries evolve as rapidly as technology—and the world of cybercrime is no exception. While businesses may hesitate to adopt new technologies due to regulatory pressures or security concerns, threat actors in the cybercrime space – who are free from ethical scruples or legal worries – are constantly innovating. This trend has only accelerated with the rise of Generative AI, which has democratized cybercrime by enabling attackers of all skill levels to launch sophisticated attacks.

Cyber threats are relentless, sophisticated, and growing. To stay ahead, you can no longer treat threat intelligence as an optional tool—it’s the backbone of a proactive, defense-ready strategy. Threat intelligence feeds bring crucial insights to security teams, from high-level trends to detailed indicators of compromise (IoCs). But no single feed can capture every potential threat. Threat landscapes evolve rapidly and adversaries employ diverse techniques and targets.

Threat intelligence sharing has become a strategic imperative for organizations that are looking for a force multiplier to help them better understand and defend against the rapidly evolving threat landscape. In fact, from the White House to CISA to government agencies around the world, there’s a global focus at the highest levels on breaking down barriers and modernizing approaches to cyber threat data sharing.

At Pentest People, we understand that threats extend beyond your infrastructure to global events and industry-specific challenges that can impact your organisation. That's why we're excited to unveil our new Threat Intelligence Dashboard, a powerful tool that provides in-depth insights into global threats relevant to your industry and sector. Enhance your situational awareness and empower your team with actionable intelligence tailored to your specific needs.