Levels of Cyber Threat Intelligence Cyber threat intelligence is a very broad term. With the most comprehensive meaning including collecting intelligence using publicly available information (open source intelligence), the question "how does it do that?" divides it into 4 subcategories: tactical, technical, operational and strategic, according to CPNI. The most crucial thing to do when protecting information from outside attacks is to identify the risks, possible entry points the attackers might try to use, their motives and plans, basically everything that can help company management make decision about its next move. This is what strategic threat intelligence is all about. It analyzes possible threats and makes an informed risk management decisions based on that information. Operational part of intelligence brings details to specific attacks and tries to determine the future threats. Tactical threat intelligence, on the other hand, involves individuals who are spec...