security intelligence
- noun
- /sɪˈkjʊrɪti ɪnˈtɛlɪdʒəns/
- Specialized
:
inteligencia de seguridad
- During the incident response, our analyst used security intelligence to identify the attackers' command-and-control servers.
Examples
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Small businesses often subscribe to threat feeds and security intelligence services to stay ahead of ransomware groups.
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The company's security intelligence team monitors network logs and indicators to prevent data breaches.
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The security intelligence team monitors threats continuously.
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Can you provide the latest security intelligence report?
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The company's security intelligence team analyzes digital threats to protect their sensitive data.
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Effective security intelligence is crucial for identifying potential cyber threats before they cause harm.
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Many organizations rely on security intelligence to enhance their defenses against evolving cyber attacks.
Synonyms
12
4.6
Secret facts about an enemy or danger that governments use
How Actionable
- Specialized
- Formal
- Specialized
11
3.7
- Specialized
150
3.9
Surface Forms
Morphology
The phrase is a straightforward composition of 'security' (protective measures) + 'intelligence' (information used for security/military purposes), so its meaning — information about threats, vulnerabilities, or attacker activity — is directly inferable from the parts. This modifier+noun pattern is common cross‑linguistically, so a B1 learner who knows the constituent words will grasp the general sense (though technical details are domain-specific).
Etymology
Security intelligence in the digital world may come from the words security, meaning keeping systems safe, and intelligence, meaning useful information, like digital detectives gathering clues from logs and alerts about attackers and weak spots. So, it means organized information about digital threats and attacker activity used to detect and stop cyber attacks.