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cybersecurity
The importance of
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Threat intelligence is as critical to success on the cyber battlefield as it was on the battlefield in the time of Sun Tzu, says Firas Ghanem, regional director – Middle East & Pakistan at ThreatQuotient.
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ilitary general and philosopher Sun Tzu once led the largest armies in the world and authored The Art of War, still considered a masterpiece of tactical warfare, and very relevant as we wage our battles against evolving cyberattacks. That’s because even though threat intelligence is a relatively new discipline in our cyber defence processes, it has actually been around for more than 2,500 years. Threat intelligence was central
to Sun Tzu’s winning strategies, and it is foundational to our
“Threat intelligence was central to Sun Tzu’s winning strategies, and it is foundational to our success today as our security approaches continue to evolve.”
success today as our security approaches continue to evolve, most recently with Extended Detection and Response (XDR) solutions. Most cybersecurity professionals are familiar with this widely referenced quote by Sun Tzu: “If you know others and know yourself, you will not be beaten in one hundred battles. If you do not know others but know yourself, you will win one and lose one. If you do not know others and do not know yourself, you will be beaten in every single battle.”
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