The Intelligence Pyramid: A Comprehensive Guide to Building and Maturing Cyber Intelligence Teams

Build a Proactive Cyber Intelligence Team with Real-World Strategies from Military and Corporate Experts

Building an effective cyber intelligence team is more challenging than ever in a world where cyber threats evolve faster than most organizations can keep up. Without the right strategies, even well-resourced teams can struggle to stay ahead of adversaries and protect their organization from harm.

In The Intelligence Pyramid: A Comprehensive Guide to Building and Maturing Cyber Intelligence Teams, Vince Peeler draws on decades of military and corporate cybersecurity experience to deliver a practical framework for advancing your cyber intelligence function. The Intelligence Pyramid centers on the core issues faced by many information security officers and chief technology officers, including how to organize and prioritize intelligence efforts, how to integrate them into broader defense strategies, and how to ensure your team can proactively defend against evolving threats. With a step-by-step approach, Peeler offers not just theory, but actionable solutions that can be applied in organizations of any size.

Readers will learn:

• How to apply the Cyber Intelligence Maturity Model to systematically develop a high-functioning intelligence team that is both agile and proactive, improving team leadership.
• Strategies for effectively integrating intelligence operations with cybersecurity defense to enhance coordination and response times.
• How to adapt government-level intelligence practices to corporate settings, ensuring the most relevant and actionable insights such as risk assessment, are used.
• Methods for prioritizing intelligence efforts through the Series Method of Intelligence Requirements, focusing on critical threats and improving information technology management processes.
• Why fusion and collaboration across different intelligence disciplines are essential for creating a comprehensive and effective intelligence analysis program.

Don’t let your intelligence team fall behind in today’s fast-moving cyber landscape. Equip yourself with the tools, frameworks, and insights needed to build a mature, proactive intelligence function that will protect your organization from the threats of tomorrow. The Intelligence Pyramid is your guide to staying ahead of the curve.