SANS survey
shows evolution
of Cyber Threat
Intelligence
IBM Master Inventor and UN
Artificial Intelligence advisor to
speak at AI Expo Africa 2020
A
survey from SANS Institute has revealed
how Cyber Threat Intelligence (CTI) has
evolved in EMEA. The SANS 2020 CTI Survey
has reported that CTI has evolved from small,
ad-hoc tasks performed disparately across
an organisation to, in many cases, robust
programmes with their own staff, tools and
processes that support the entire organisation.
“In the past three years, we have seen an
increase in the percentage of respondents
choosing to have a dedicated team over a
single individual responsible for the entire CTI
programme,” said Robert M Lee Survey Author
and Instructor at SANS Institute, a leader in
cybersecurity training and certifications.
In fact, survey results indicate that just
under 50% of respondents’ organisations
have a team dedicated to CTI, up from
41% in 2019. In total, more than 84% of
organisations reported having some kind of
resource focusing on CTI.
While the number of organisations with
dedicated threat intelligence teams is
growing, results also demonstrate a move
toward collaboration, with 61% reporting
that CTI tasks are handled by a combination
of in-house and service provider teams.
“We continue to see an emphasis on
partnering with others, whether through a
paid service provider relationship or through
information-sharing groups or programmes,”
said Lee. “Collaboration within organisations
is also on the rise, with many respondents
reporting that their CTI teams are part of a
co-ordinated effort across the organisation.”
T
he AI Media Group, organisers of
Africa’s largest AI Business Event
– AI Expo Africa – has announced that
IBM Master Inventor and UN Artificial
Intelligence advisor, Neil Sahota, will
speak at the event.
AI Expo Africa is the continent’s largest
B2B trade-focused Artificial Intelligence
(AI) business event. The expo, which
is now in its third year, will be held at
Century City Convention Centre in Cape
Town from September 3 to 4.
Robert M Lee, Survey Author and Instructor
at SANS Institute
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Roy Bannister, AI Expo Africa Event
Director, said: “We are really excited to
welcome Neil Sahota to our community,
he has amassed 20 plus years of
business experience in a multitude
of domains and has 17 awards, 26
publications and 15 patents under his
belt. His thought leadership around
helping clients and business partners
create next generation products
powered by emerging technology will be
highly valued by our community.”
Sahota said: “I am very excited to gain
insights from the African AI community.
The AI Expo Africa 2020 event gives
both myself and many business leaders
the opportunity to immerse themselves
in two days of real-world AI debate,
talks and hands on demos of the 4IR
technologies that are changing business
and society, it’s the largest event of its
kind on the continent and looking forward
to making a contribution.” n
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