Threat Hunting vs. Threat Intelligence www.recordedfuture.com/blog/thre…
Threat intelligence and threat hunting are two cornerstone practices in modern cybersecurity, serving different but complementary roles. At the most basic level, threat intelligence is about understanding threats outside the organization, while threat hunting is the active pursuit of threats already within an organization’s network or systems.
The two functions work best in tandem, but because they are so closely related, they are often misunderstood or conflated. However, the stakes for getting it right are high—cyber threats are growing more advanced and costly, with the global average cost of a data breach reaching $4.4 million. Organizations that invest in both proactive threat hunting and a well-developed threat intelligence program are better positioned to improve security, decision-making, and incident preparedness. And understanding the distinction between the two helps security leaders leverage the right teams and processes for each.
