Operationalizing Threat Intelligence

Chapter 12: Overview of Datasets and Their Practical Application

Throughout this book, we have introduced a lot of concepts that have focused on operationalizing threat intelligence. In this chapter, we will focus on tying all these concepts together by applying them within a real-life scenario. We will be working our way through each of the phases of the intelligence life cycle we introduced to you in Chapter 1, Why You Need a Threat Intelligence Program. We will start with planning and direction by focusing on creating and developing a general intelligence requirement, followed by a prioritized collection requirement, to kick off our intelligence life cycle. Then, we will take this guidance to introduce you to the scenario we will focus on ...