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Security Operations · Intermediate

Threat Intelligence Lifecycle

The cyclical process for producing intelligence: requirements, collection, processing, analysis, dissemination and feedback.

Definition

The lifecycle begins with defining intelligence requirements from stakeholders, collecting data from sources, processing it into usable form, analyzing it into intelligence, disseminating it to consumers and gathering feedback to refine requirements. It ensures intelligence remains relevant.

Example

A CISO's question about threats to a new cloud migration becomes a priority intelligence requirement.

Exam tip

Know the phase order; requirements (planning and direction) come first and feedback closes the loop.

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