May 2021
Intermediate to advanced
752 pages
23h 46m
English
book
The Modern Security Operations Center: The People, Process, and Technology for Operating SOC Services
by Joseph Muniz, Aamir Lakhani, Omar Santos, Moses Frost
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Chapter 7
Threat Intelligence
An intelligent hell would be better than a stupid paradise.
—Victor Hugo
Knowledge is one of the most powerful currencies. Some might even say it’s the ultimate currency. How you react to a situation depends on how much knowledge you have of the situation. Imagine the difference between having knowledge that the stock market is going to crash before it happens versus having no knowledge until the event is well under way. If you’re heavily invested in stocks, that piece of information could make the difference between securing your wealth and ending up in bankruptcy. A similar comparison can be applied to the world of cybersecurity. Having knowledge of a threat allows you to prepare a response instead of reacting ...