Intelligence Sources

Explain the importance of threat data and intelligence.

As a cybersecurity professional, you must be know where to look for information about what your organization's cyber adversaries are doing. The sources you will find either be open or closed to the public.

Open-Source Intelligence

Open-Source Intelligence, sometimes called OSINT, is publicly-available information about cyber threats.

Closed-Source Intelligence

Closed-Source Intelligence is information about cyber threats that is NOT publicly available.

ISACs

ISACs are Information Sharing and Analysis Communities.

• Healthcare

• Financial

• Aviation

• Government

• Critical Infrastructure