The Implementation of Strategic Threat Intelligence for Business Organization

Authors

  • Yee Ling Leong Universiti Utara Malaysia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.33736/jita.3398.2021

Keywords:

Strategic, Data Intelligence, Threat, Business Organization, Threat Intelligence, Strategic Threat Intelligence

Abstract

Nowadays strategic threat intelligence is very important to all the organization. Strategic cyber threat intelligence can determine who and why to provide key insights to the organization. It purpose is to determine who is behind a particular threat or threat family and addressing to evolving trends. The strategic level of cyber threat intelligence also included and explains about why. Why makes a company or an organization a target? Strategic Threat Intelligence offer the overview of the threat status of the organization. Therefore, the C-Suite include chief executive officer (CEO), chief financial officer (CFO), chief operating officer (COO) and chief information officer (CIO) of the organization use cyber threat intelligence data to understand the high-level trends and threats to the company or the organization. The C-Suite of the organization also need to know how to implement the strategic threat intelligence to prevent unexpected things happen. This research paper aims to discuss about the importance of the strategic threat intelligence to the company or organization and how to implement it. After knowing and understanding the implementation of strategic threat intelligence to the company or organization, this research paper also will discuss about the when of using strategic threat intelligence. The issue and challenges is also discussed in the article.

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2021-11-30

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Leong, Y. L. (2021). The Implementation of Strategic Threat Intelligence for Business Organization. Journal of IT in Asia, 9(1), 41–48. https://doi.org/10.33736/jita.3398.2021

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