Security News > 2021 > June > Threat intelligence: The biggest blind spot for CISOs

More than 90 percent of CISOs rely on outdated, report-based threat intelligence that is often too old to inform decisions, according to Cybersixgill.

The survey of 150 CISOs at firms with at least 10,000 employees or $1 billion in revenue was conducted by Global Surveyz in February and March 2021 to foster a better understanding of the state of threat intelligence, and the focus that today's companies are placing on these vital technologies.

"Threat intelligence is quickly becoming the epicenter of key cybersecurity programs including vulnerability management, yet one in three CISOs identifies threat intelligence and one out of five identifies vulnerability management as their biggest blindspots," said Meira Primes, CMO, Cybersixgill.

"Boards should encourage CISOs and their teams to explore new approaches, such as agile threat intelligence, to tackle these challenges more effectively."

CISOs common concerns 59 percent of CISOs believe that quantifying risk and balancing risks against costs is a chief concern among boards of directors.

Despite massive changes in business operations and security priorities over the past year, CISOs noted that their biggest knowledge gaps were around threat intelligence processing and vulnerability management.

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