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Is Your Threat Intelligence Program Operating like an Atlas or a GPS?

Emily L. Phelps • Feb 20, 2025
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Emily L. Phelps • Feb 20, 2025
Threat intelligence is supposed to guide security decisions, not make them harder. But if your program feels like you’re relying on an outdated road atlas—static, hard to interpret, and requiring too much manual effort—then it’s time to rethink your approach.
Think about it:
So, is your TI program guiding you to security or just adding complexity?
Threat feeds roll in, but without real-time enrichment, security teams are left manually interpreting data. Just like an old road atlas, your intel might be useful in theory—but by the time you need it, parts of it could be obsolete.
A road atlas won’t tell you where traffic jams or road closures are happening—you’re on your own. The same applies to DIY threat intelligence, which lacks real-time collaboration. Without seamless intelligence sharing, organizations remain blind to emerging threats that others may have already encountered.
Security teams spend too much time correlating data instead of acting on threats. Think about planning a cross-country trip using paper maps—it’s possible, but why waste time manually plotting a route when automation could get you there faster and more efficiently?
To make sure your threat intelligence program is meaningfully helping you navigate security threats rather than creating more work, it’s essential to take a step back and assess its effectiveness. Asking the right questions can help you determine whether your approach is dynamic, collaborative, and actionable—or if it’s holding you back.
Threat intelligence programs benefit when organizations shift from manually maintained intel to a management system that prioritizes and updates itself in near real time. Instead of relying on static data, invest in intelligence-sharing capabilities that provide broader visibility and enable faster response times. Additionally, leveraging automation allows security teams to turn threat insights into immediate action rather than being bogged down in manual processing. Finally, adopting a collective defense approach ensures that your organization benefits from real-time threat context provided by trusted partners, enhancing situational awareness and resilience.
Security teams don’t need a program that makes them manually map out every threat. They need a system that helps them navigate with confidence.
If your TI program still feels like an old road atlas—outdated, siloed, and slow—it’s time to upgrade to a GPS-powered approach that provides real-time insights and automated response.
Take a step back and evaluate: Are you navigating with confidence, or just hoping you’re on the right path?