Cybercrime can devastate the financial stability of an organization and expose its intellectual property to severe security threats. Cybersecurity teams leverage Threat Intelligence to mitigate the risk of cyberattacks by studying threat data and the various methods used by bad actors. This enables enterprises to identify the likelihood of an attack and prepare to counter the expected attack vectors. It helps prevent cyberattacks through the analysis of data on attackers, their motives and their capabilities.

 

Identity and Access Management (IAM) system, on the other hand, defines and manages user identities and access permissions. With IAM technologies, IT managers can ensure that users are who they say they are (authentication) and that users access the applications and resources they have permission to use (authorization). Alongside the touch of intelligence in it, IAM has grown to support cyber security more.