The Era of Cyber Threat Intelligence Sharing

Dec 22, 2022The Hacker NewsThreat Intelligence / Cyber Risk

We spent forty years defending ourselves as individuals. Trying
to outsmart cybercriminals, outpower them, and when all our efforts
failed, only then we considered banding together with our peers to
outnumber them.

Cybercriminals don’t reinvent themselves each time. Their
resources are limited, and they have a limited budget. Therefore
they use playbooks to attack many people. Meaning most of the
attacks are known to people and not innovative. Yet, all we hear
about is one breach after another despite hundreds of millions of
dollars being thrown into the industry.

So if we know that teaming up and sharing information is the
key, why aren’t security vendors doing it? It’s simple. Vendors
don’t want to give it to you; they want to sell it to you.

Cyber Threat Intelligence: A better way to fight
cybercrime

As the internet continues to expand and connect more people and
devices than ever before, the need for effective cyber threat
intelligence sharing has never been greater. In today’s
interconnected world, a threat to one organization can quickly
become a threat to many others, making it essential for businesses
and other organizations to share information and work together to
stay safe online.

One of the key benefits of cyber threat intelligence sharing is
the ability to stay ahead of potential threats. By sharing
information about known vulnerabilities and attacks, we can take
proactive measures to protect ourselves and our systems. This can
help prevent costly downtime and damage to our company’s
reputation.

Another important aspect is the ability to respond quickly to
emerging threats. By sharing information about ongoing attacks, we
can deploy countermeasures to protect ourselves and our systems in
a matter of minutes. This can help minimize the impact of an attack
and prevent further damage.

CrowdSec is leading the way in the CTI
space

One of the projects facilitating this vital work is CrowdSec^[1]. An open-source,
collaborative CTI platform with detection and remediation
capabilities.

It allows organizations to share and access real-time cyber
threat intelligence and threat information without revealing
sensitive detail about their networks and systems. This ensures
that organizations can collaborate and share information without
compromising their own security.

Overall, the importance of cyber threat intelligence sharing
cannot be overstated. Large-scale problems can only be solved
through collaboration. Just like Waze has done for traffic, and
Virus Total for binary analysis, CrowdSec is doing it for threat
detection. The ability to quickly and effectively share information
is essential for protecting against threats and keeping ourselves
safe.

Note: This article is written and contributed by Andrea Mijuskovic^[2], Head of Partnerships at
CrowdSec.