Quality Over Quantity: The Key to Effective Cyber Intelligence

In today’s data-driven world, it’s widely accepted that data is king. However, it's essential to recognize that not all data holds equal value. Simply accumulating more data doesn’t inherently bring value; it’s the quality relevant data that truly matters. High-quality data is king.

I recently came across an insightful article about the Bureau of Intelligence and Research (INR) and its unique position within the Intelligence Community (IC).

Despite operating with a below-modest budget and an extremely limited workforce, INR consistently outperforms many of its counterparts.

How do they achieve this? By prioritizing quality over quantity and ensuring that their staff are experts in their respective fields further enabling them to provide both accurate and actionable intelligence.

This raises two important questions: How can we adopt a similar approach to defeat adversaries and protect enterprises? What are the keys to unlocking the potential this philosophy can yield?

Focus on Quality Intelligence

1. Targeted Data Collection: Prioritize gathering the right information from the right sources. Going beyond the publicly available data from the open and deep/dark web to delving into the threat actors’ playground. Gaining persistent access to attackers’ infrastructures and communications, going directly to the source, can provide the user with not only the highest quality data that exists, but it can also provide the organization with the ability to fill in huge gaps in information, thus providing a more complete picture of the threat landscape.
2. Actionable Insights: Once the right information is collected, the next step is to action it. While AI and machine learning can significantly augment human capabilities, the human element remains irreplaceable. This is why it remains imperative to field a platform that not only contains all the advantages and capabilities that AI/ML brings to the table, but can also be seamlessly integrated into the current organizational architecture.
3. Collaborative Ecosystem: Effective cyber security requires breaking down walls and reestablishing norms. Leveraging diverse products and tools in a unified manner is the key to a comprehensive defense strategy. No one tool can get the job done. No one company can do it alone. The key is organizational agility with an eye towards bringing in the most cutting-edge technology with the utility to integrate, adapt, and exceed the organizational requirements.

At Unit6 Technologies, we are committed to addressing these critical needs. We developed Fortress, a centralized source of truth with over 2,000 integrations out-of-the-box, to seamlessly integrate as well as enhance other tools – now and in the future.

Fortress enables organizations to focus on interpreting and actioning the relevant intelligence.

Fortress focuses on collecting and processing information from the entire digital landscape. From open-source, social media, deep/dark web, and various technical sources to Unit6’s unique network of passive collection assets that provide invaluable insights into adversaries’ intentions, plans, and endgame.

This unique access enables organizations to have a much broader, clearer, and more complete understanding of the threat environment. From defending against script kiddies and hacktivist groups to countering nation-state attackers and organized crime.

This comprehensive approach ensures the protection of global assets, operations, and missions from a wide range of threats.

Join us in embracing quality over quantity to create a more secure digital world.