Black Hat 2014: Threat Intelligence With an Emphasis On Context
Summary: Palo Alto Networks introduced Unit 42, its new threat intelligence team, and its team leads appeared at Black Hat 2014 in Las Vegas following the release of the team's inaugural research paper, 419 Evolution. Unit 42 said its intelligence gathering combines technical research and detailed threat analysis with context on attacker motivations and methods drawn from data collected by the Palo Alto Networks security platform.
Bottom line: The stated purpose is to help security practitioners and business leaders interpret trends and make better-informed decisions about their security posture, which puts the quality of the underlying platform data behind those decisions in front of the people setting that posture.
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