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ThreatConnect Research Finds Majority of Cybersecurity Leaders Say Threat Intelligence Programs Successfully Blocked Attacks and Prevented Breaches Last YearThreatConnect, Inc.®, provider of the industry's only extensible, intelligence-driven security platform, today released findings of a survey, "Building a Threat Intelligence Program," which reveals that despite increasing cyber threats to organizations, those that have threat intelligence programs in place are seeing their efforts to thwart them paying off. Approximately 70 percent of cybersecurity decision makers plan to spend more this year to address elevated risk to their business. The study focuses on how organizations are leveraging threat intelligence to combat increasing cyber threats. More than half of all organizations with threat intelligence programs surveyed say their organizations' programs have prevented phishing attacks (67 percent), ransomware attacks (58 percent), breach of customer data (60 percent), insider threats (57 percent), business email compromise (55 percent), and supply chain attacks (49 percent). Those with more mature programs report having a threat intelligence platform in place and getting more benefits from their programs. "Because cybersecurity threats are an increasing risk, it is ever more important that organizations adopt an intelligence-led approach to their security operations. Organizations leveraging threat intelligence programmatically with automation and orchestration enhance their abilities to prevent, detect, and respond to emerging threat actors, attack patterns and vulnerabilities relevant to them," said Andy Pendergast, co-author of the Diamond Model of Intrusion (News - Alert) Analysis and co-founder of ThreatConnect. "And, the survey results underscore this need across organizations of all maturity levels." Key Findings Include:
A report of the survey results may be downloaded at: https://threatconnect.com/wp-content/uploads/ThreatConnect-Building-a-Threat-Intelligence-Program.pdf About ThreatConnect ThreatConnect Inc.®, the pioneer in threat intelligence platforms, arms organizations with a powerful defense against cyber threats and the confidence to make strategic business decisions. Built on the industry's only extensible security platform, ThreatConnect provides a suite of products designed to meet the threat intelligence aggregation, analysis, automation, and orchestration needs of security teams at any maturity level. More than 1,600 companies and agencies worldwide use the ThreatConnect platform to integrate their security technologies, teams, and processes with relevant threat intelligence resulting in reduced detection and response time for enhanced asset protection. To register for a free ThreatConnect account or learn more, visit: www.threatconnect.com.
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