Hackers of India

Time To Choose - Conventional CTI Or NextGen External Threat Landscape Management

By  Kumar Ritesh  on 06 Aug 2023 @ C0c0n


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The speaker emphasizes the importance of situational awareness in cybersecurity, particularly in understanding the cybercrime landscape in one’s industry and geography. This includes being aware of ransomware attacks, phishing attempts, and other threats that may be specific to a particular region or sector.

To achieve this, the speaker recommends combining seven pillars of cybersecurity into a unified view:

  1. Industry-based visibility
  2. Geolocation-based visibility
  3. Third-party ecosystem visibility
  4. Cyber intelligence (operational, strategic, and management)

By combining these capabilities, organizations can gain a comprehensive understanding of their external threats and risks.

The speaker also introduces the ETLm framework, which involves mapping out an organization’s attack surface, digital footprint, and potential attackers, as well as understanding the gaps and weaknesses in their defenses.

Several use cases are mentioned, including:

The speaker emphasizes the importance of proactive cybersecurity measures and using threat intelligence to inform an organization’s strategy, processes, and tools.