Bridging the Intelligence Gap in Cybersecurity

Why Cybersecurity Feels Like a Losing Game and How to Change That.

In the boardroom, CISOs are expected to be calm, confident, and in control. But behind the scenes, many are quietly overwhelmed. Not by attackers – but by the sheer volume of data and not being able to anticipate threats that actually matter!
Every day, security teams are flooded with alerts, logs, threat feeds, vulnerability reports, and compliance requirements. The tools are there. The dashboards are full. But the clarity? That’s what’s missing.
This is the intelligence gap – the widening space between the data we collect and the decisions we need to make.

The truth is, most security teams don’t lack information – they lack context.

• Context to know which threats are relevant
• Context to understand how they map to their environment
• Context to prioritize what to do next

Without it, teams are reactive. They chase alerts. They burn out. And they struggle to prove the value of their work to the business.

The Modern CISO’s Dilemma

Today’s CISO isn’t just a technologist. They’re a strategist, a communicator, and a risk manager. But they’re also navigating:

• Flat budgets in the face of rising threats
• Talent shortages and analyst burnout
• Tool sprawl that fragments visibility
• Pressure from the board to quantify risk in business terms

And all of this while adversaries – from cybercriminals to state-backed actors – are moving faster, automating more, and targeting everyone.

What If We Flipped the Model?

Instead of reacting to alerts, what if we started with the adversary?

That’s the idea behind a threat-informed defense – a model that underpins threat intelligence as the base layer for detection, response, and remediation strategies.

It’s not about collecting more data. It’s about connecting the dots between:

• What attackers are doing
• What matters to your business
• How your defenses are performing

This approach turns threat intelligence from a feed into a foundation – one that supports every part of your security program.

Filigran’s Contribution Towards Threat-informed Defense

Here at Filigran, we are on a mission – to make contextual threat intelligence available for all security teams, via our open-source based eXtended Threat Management (XTM) suite. In our latest paper, we present you insights and practical use cases to show CISOs how to close the intelligence gap and move towards a proactive Threat-informed defense.

This includes:

• Centralizing intelligence so everyone works from the same source of truth
• Automating correlation to reduce noise and highlight what matters
• Simulating real-world attacks to validate defenses and uncover blind spots
• Visualizing risk in ways that resonate with business leaders

It’s a journey – but one that more and more CISOs are beginning to take.

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