The document serves as an unconventional guide to cyber threat intelligence, emphasizing the need for robust cybersecurity strategies due to the rapid evolution of cyber threats. It highlights the importance of vulnerability assessment and penetration testing (VAPT) in identifying and addressing security vulnerabilities, and outlines two essential plans: a strategic plan aligned with business goals and a technical plan to enhance cybersecurity measures. Additionally, it underscores the significance of fostering a strong cybersecurity culture within organizations to empower employees against potential threats.

1. The Unconventional Guide to Cyber Threat
Intelligence
As time is running at the speed of light developments are taking place in the
world with the speed of a bullet train. All while building unconventional
methods to counter security breaches. Before the advent of technology,
security was breached at the borders. But today, the Internet is the place
where we find most contraventions happening. The cyber attackers are
humans with evil minds who peek into businesses' & governments’ secrets for
their own benefit.
The IT infrastructure in Dubai is one of the best we have to date. And it makes
the cyber threat intelligence Dubai an important topic to discuss and
catapult the much-required attention at. As said, the development is
happening rapidly and the hackers are a part of this world. They too have
highly advanced mechanisms, software, technology & tools to dominate your
security approach. Whether you are a business owner or a budding
entrepreneur, you need to have the best cybersecurity in place at your
premise.
The threat can be anything from a minor bug to an enormous software
hijacking. Security policies are important for any business today as it makes
them lock their treasurers that hold documents, customer information and
whatnot. This is an unconventional guide to cyber threat intelligence that will
shed some light on the ideal plan, strategy & developing cybersecurity culture

2. for your business’ security. Because as the hackers have evolved themselves
you should also evolve the approach to your security.
The Data-Driven Age
It is rightly quoted by influential people of the world that this is the age of data
and it is the new fuel to people. The attackers seem to have taken this too
seriously and now they want ungranted access to your data and the data of
your audience. The unexpected growth of data, and the sheer rise in the
mutually connected networks, devices, and third-party applications, all put
businesses at high risk. Though it can be easily reversed with the right
practices then those practices should be constant.
Today we all use mobile phones more than our desktops or laptops. And the
worst is that we have all the information related to the financials, personal
information and business details on our phones. It all takes one phishing
activity from the attackers to lose it all. Moreover, the laptops and systems are
at risk too. Viruses and malware have been a common threat to them at
offices and at home. It can’t be denied that the age of data brings relatively the
same amount of threats as it brings opportunities to people’s disposal.
What is VAPT & How Does It Help?

3. Vulnerability Assessment and Penetration Testing also known as VAPT is
a comprehensive approach that is used for identifying, evaluating and
addressing cybersecurity vulnerabilities. It is a marvellous step in the direction
of protecting the company assets. It is sufficient in helping even
enterprise-level businesses to comprehensively implement the evaluation of
security vulnerabilities at scale. If you are at risk of falling into malicious cyber
threats, VAPT could enhance the worth of your arsenal.
There is no definite source of vulnerabilities in technology. It can arrive from
different directions, a source you wouldn’t even expect to come from. That is
why a detailed investigation of the source is necessary to dive deep into a
360° analytical view. It could come through any third-party vendors & their
applications, emails, external drives and a lot many things. But the good news
is that you can catch these flaws in the system and fix them before things get
momentous.
Vulnerability assessment and penetration testing have almost the same pros
and are used in combination to implement the complete analysis.
Organisations can easily get a crystal clear picture of pre-existing flaws by
scanning digital assets through vulnerability assessments. While the
penetration determines the security gaps by deeply exploiting the
vulnerabilities. Whether you are a micro, small, medium or big organisation,
vulnerabilities will be there. VAPT helps you to recognize it and eradicate it
from its roots.

4. Cyber Threat Intelligence Plan
When you have a plan the road becomes easy to travel. No matter what
solutions you offer to your customers, your business security could be at
stake. It doesn’t matter to the hackers who you are and what you do, they just
want access inside your vault. Regardless of the size of your business, there
are two types of plans that you should follow.
1. The Strategic Plan
The strategic plan of your security approach should be developed based on
the needs of your business. Your business has a certain set of goals and you
need to achieve them. But those goals and the obtained results need to be
safeguarded through a strategic security plan. You should be well aware of

5. your mission, vision, and the capabilities of your team. All this should be
aligned to a system that creates multiple layers to solidify your business
security. Many companies which leverage the cyber threat intelligence in
Dubai never miss on formulating a winning strategic plan.
2. The Technical Plan
As the name suggests, the technical plan is the technical approach that you
take to strengthen the security of your business. Organisations get a better
understanding of the ways they can outdo the various threats floating around
technically. It includes adopting better technology, to enable proactive
protection. The technical plan empowers businesses in Dubai and in the rest
of the world to know their current IT environment better. It further results in
formulating future-proof plans and making essential amendments.
Developing the Cybersecurity Culture
If you already have a profound cybersecurity culture at your workplace that’s
wonderful. But if you don’t have one, it should be the first step after reading
this piece. Because the attackers are watching you every moment, they are
trying to enter into your systems. And if they identify the vulnerabilities, they
will come in and steal without even letting you know. A sound culture of
cybersecurity delegates your employees with a security mindset who work at
the forefront.
When your employees know how to deal with the potential cyber threats they
will have an upper hand over the malicious hackers. All this will keep your
business safe and secure. A small initiative at your workplace can help you
keep attackers at bay. You can launch an app to keep the employees updated
and conduct classes to educate them about cybersecurity using authority
sources to develop a viable culture in your organisation. This way you can
improve the skills of your cybersecurity professionals and make them good at
Vulnerability Assessment and Penetration Testing.
Conclusion
AHAD is a renowned cybersecurity IT company in Dubai that provides risk
management services, digital transformations and GDPR consultancy and
advisory to its clients. They act as an enabler in making organisations
become cyber resilient through actionable insights and proven cybersecurity

6. strategies. They have helped hundreds of companies in Dubai to protect their
data & secret information from all kinds of cyber threats.
AHAD firmly believes that organisations shouldn’t wait for the cyber strike. In
fact, every company should embrace cybersecurity and include it in its primary
strategy. A proactive cyber threat intelligence in place would not only make
your company cautious against the threats but also the recovery time will be
less. Assessing the risks is better than recovering from the adversities of
cyber attacks.