The concept of ‘threat intelligence’ has different meanings to different audiences. It can refer to:

• Human-readable information to guide or inform threat researchers.
• Machine-readable raw data flowing into a system from device logs or telemetry.
• Unvetted and/or crowd-sourced lists.
• The results of analysis of one or more of the above forms to produce high-quality information.

This whitepaper will discuss how to gauge the real value of threat intelligence, and how, when properly developed and applied, it can bring enterprise-grade security to businesses and individuals with limited budgets and personnel.