The Intelligence Handbook
A Roadmap for Building an Intelligence-Led Security Program
This fourth edition of The Intelligence Handbook provides practical information for developing an intelligence led security program. We hope you find it to be an informative and useful companion as you integrate intelligence across your security ecosystem.
This handbook will give you a complete picture of intelligence and the role it plays in protecting your organization. Section 1 provides an overview of intelligence for security teams and the phases of the intelligence life cycle. Section 2 examines the specific ways that intelligence strengthens several critical security functions and their workflows. Section 3 deals with management and implementation issues, like using intelligence to evaluate risk and justify investments, and how to build an intelligence team.
By the end, you will understand how intelligence amplifies the effectiveness of security teams and security leaders by exposing unknown threats, clarifying priorities, providing data to make better, faster decisions, and driving a common understanding of risk reduction across the organization.