Introducing the 2025 State of Threat Intelligence Report: Threat Intelligence Shifts from Defense to Strategy
Summary
The 2025 State of Threat Intelligence Report highlights a shift in threat intelligence usage, with 43% of security leaders now leveraging it for strategic planning. The report also explores enterprise spending trends, maturity challenges, and future investment plans related to threat intelligence. This indicates a growing adoption of threat intelligence beyond purely defensive measures.
IFF Assessment
Increased adoption of threat intelligence for strategic planning enables more proactive and informed security decision-making.
Severity
Defender Context
This report's findings suggest defenders should prioritize integrating threat intelligence into strategic planning processes. Security teams need to upskill to effectively translate threat data into actionable insights for leadership. The trend of leveraging threat intelligence for strategic decision-making should be monitored and incorporated into security roadmaps.