Implementing a multilevel cyber threat intelligence plan helps organizations prevent the loss of data and strategic assets. The plan will identify threats through an automated process and deliver actionable information classified according to source reliability, urgency, and threat level.

Threat detection is an ongoing process, as cyber incidents and data breaches are not simply events but an “existential state,” the cost of transacting and doing business in a digital era. Setting up a robust monitoring and response system begins with looking at trends and events. Organizations must assess company- and industry-wide recurring incidents alongside emerging threats and security gaps.

Then, cybersecurity teams can begin collecting and storing data from identified sources and deliver accessible information in a user-friendly format. Teams can use data visualizations and graphs to present log data and security events with threat alerts.

Multilevel cyber threat intelligence plans succeed when organizations have decision-makers who can evaluate and interpret threats in the context of other data and past events. The knowledge and data allow them to make real-time decisions on whether the security compromise indicator represents a reliable signpost of attack or just noise.