data analysis

Beyond IOCs: AI-enabled threat intelligence
This week's newsletter explores how artificial intelligence can enhance threat intelligence capabilities. AI is expected to facilitate the creation of easily searchable data sources derived from intelligence reports, thereby improving access and utility of information for security professionals.

Where Expertise Meets Algorithm: The Insikt Group® Intelligence Edge
Recorded Future's Insikt Group research team combines human expertise with advanced data analysis to produce actionable cybersecurity intelligence. Their methodology leverages analysts with diverse backgrounds in government and law enforcement, alongside automated tools, to identify and contextualize threats within geopolitical and criminal landscapes. This approach allows them to uncover adversary operations, detect malicious infrastructure, and identify potential victims.

Cyber Breach Impact on Stock Prices Explored
Researchers investigated whether public indicators of cyber breaches can predict market reactions and inform trading strategies. They analyzed data from company filings, blogs, and social media to test a hypothesis suggesting shorting stocks after a breach becomes visible and then going long as the market recovers. The study found mixed results, questioning common assumptions about how the market values cyber failures.