Security | Threat Detection | Cyberattacks | DevSecOps | Compliance

As the UK’s vital services face escalating digital threats, the role of intelligent automation in cybersecurity has become paramount. Chris Jacob, VP, Global Field Operations at ThreatQuotient, outlines why proactive, automated defences are crucial for safeguarding the critical national infrastructure that powers the nation.

Coralogix is excited to announce a major enhancement to our Unified Threat Intelligence (UTI) capabilities – now with expanded IOC matching beyond IPs. While our earlier focus was primarily on detecting malicious IP addresses, threats have evolved. Attackers now hide behind encrypted traffic, disposable domains, and polymorphic files. To stay ahead, we’ve normalized new critical fields – JA3, JA4, domain, URL, and file hash and integrated them into our UTI engine.

In a world where data provides companies with a competitive advantage, sharing it amongst other businesses, especially in the same industry, may seem counterproductive. However, in cybersecurity, where every company is a potential target for threat actors and organizations are increasingly interconnected through supply chains, sharing information can significantly enhance a company’s security posture and overall resilience.

You’ll notice things look different. Because the world you’re defending has changed—and so have the stakes. Every breach proves the same thing: the tools you’ve been given aren’t enough. Firewalls let attacks through. “Next-gen detection” leaves you drowning in alerts after the fact. Threat intelligence is treated like a forensic tool, not a preventative defense.

Retailers are facing increasingly targeted, financially driven cyberattacks, from ransomware to supply chain compromise. Yet many remain reactive. Threat intelligence changes the game, enabling earlier detection, faster response, and deeper risk visibility. Our latest CYJAX whitepaper explores the retail sector’s biggest cyber challenges, the value of intelligence-led security, and practical steps to build resilience.

Organizations face mounting pressure from cyber threats that exploit detection delays. Industry data shows breach costs averaging $4.45 million per incident, with late detection driving exponential damage. Attackers typically operate undetected for 197 days, establishing deep network presence before discovery. An indicator of compromise is digital evidence or a signal that a network or endpoint has been breached or that malicious activity has occurred.