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TRENDING
INFOBLOX REPORT FINDS
SECURITY PROFESSIONALS
SEEK BETTER WAY TO
EXCHANGE CYBER
THREAT INTELLIGENCE
New research conducted by Ponemon finds 66% of
respondents indicate better threat intelligence could have
prevented or minimised the impact of a cyber attack. But
there remains dissatisfaction with the quality of the data
that can be provided by threat intelligence.
I
nfoblox Inc, the network control
company, has released the results of its
third annual study on the state of threat
intelligence exchange conducted by the
Ponemon Institute. report found that 67% of IT and security
professionals spend more than 50 hours
per week on threat investigations, instead
of efficiently using security resources and
sharing threat intelligence.
The report titled Exchanging Cyber Threat
Intelligence: There Has to Be a Better Way
found that while security professionals are
increasingly recognising the importance
of threat intelligence, the majority remain
dissatisfied with its accuracy and quality. In a world where cyber criminals are
becoming increasingly stealthy and
sophisticated, with new threats on the rise
ranging from ransomware to DNS hijacking,
it is ineffective and costly for companies to
defend themselves against cybersecurity
threats alone.
Meanwhile, because many security teams
still execute threat investigations solo
rather than pooling intelligence, their ability
to quickly act on threats is limited. The
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According to the 1,200 IT security
practitioners surveyed in the United States
and EMEA, the consumption and exchange
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