Send us a textIn this episode (originally recorded in November of 2021) we speak with Palo Alto Networks, VP of Threat Intel, Ryan Olson. Ryan helps define what threat intelligence actually is and how to get started building a program. He aptly reminds us that producing threat intel for the sake of threat intel is a waste of time. More importantly you first have to ask yourself, “Who’s going to be using this information?”.Tweetables“Producing threat intel for the sake of threat intel is a waste of time. What you should be doing is thinking ‘Who’s going to take the information that I have produced and use that to make a better decision?’ Because that's the goal of threat intelligence, to help a system, or a person, or a team, or a company make better decisions that will help secure them better.” — Ryan Olson [0:04:24]“If I could give people one recommendation, if you can get access to your SSL traffic so that you can decrypt it and you can inspect it, you will have a much better chance at detecting bad stuff in your network than you would without it.” — Ryan Olson [0:29:58]Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode:Ryan Olson on LinkedInUnit 42Unit 42 on TwitterUnit 42 Palo Alto Networks CareersThe future of cloud security.Simplify cloud security with Prisma Cloud, the Code to Cloud platform powered by Precision AI.Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.

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