Summary

In this chapter, we had the opportunity to discuss how the various departments that exist within most organizations can consume threat intelligence and the various use cases each had for it. As you learned, the INFOSEC organization is the primary user of threat intelligence within an organization. This is because of their mission to defend from threats and maintain resilience within the security posture of the organization. Even so, we spoke about how the various organizations within the INFOSEC organization itself will use threat intelligence differently based on their individual team missions.

Following this, we also discussed how various other departments within the organization utilize threat intelligence in different ways, including product, marketing, sales, legal, and even the executives of the organization. Knowledge of the adversary and an understanding of why they are targeting your organization affects every aspect of the business.

In the next chapter, we will...