What is a Threat Intelligence Specialist and where to find them?

Since the rise of work from home set up, cyber threats and crimes have become large scale. This caused a devastation on the financial stability and security of businesses. As a result, cyber crime is expected to inflict $6 trillion worth of damages by 2021, according to cyber security management firm Cybersecurity Ventures.

With the rising need of Cyber & Threat Intelligence Specialists, the number of unfilled cybersecurity jobs grew at 350%. From one million jobs last 2013 to 3.5 million this 2021, again according to Cybersecurity Ventures. This is affecting not only the large corporations but also small-and-medium sized, and startup businesses. And as we transition to cyberspace, more and more companies are hiring cybersecurity professionals. This causes shortage of talents and unfilled job positions. In addition, building these teams is costly because they belong to the high-ranged salary grade. Yet, the need for having them in an organization is a must.

Skills of Threat Intelligence Specialist ?

Analytical skill – analytical skills to identify data breaches or bad actors who are manipulating business operating systems
Technical skills – technology, mathematics, statistics, computer engineering, digital forensics or computer science
Communication skills – able to communicate effectively in layman’s so people in the organization can understand cyber & threat concerns
Organizational skills – identify new trends in cyber crime, plan risk mitigation efforts and perform meticulous data analysis and reporting

Where to build Cyber & Threat Intelligence Specialists Teams?

An right outsourcing who has:

Access to world-class talent – can pool the right people who has expertise in the cyberspace

A+ recruitment process – has an A+ recruitment team and process who can take use of the pool of talents to identify who suits the unique needs of your company

Speed in scaling teams – can scale your Cyber & Threat Intelligence Specialists team fast yet effective. Usually a good speed in scaling can hire and onboard in just 30-45 days

Offers up to 70% operation cost saving – because of the access to world-class talent and effective A+ recruitment process, this can help you save up t0 70% on operation cost from hiring experts within or even below your overhead allocation without the need to spend on recruitment cost. The right outsourcing partner can give you the freedom to customize a solution that best fits your unique needs and of course, your budget.

Automation + digital worker integration – has an in-house automation system that is configured to perform a set of tasks in a specific order following a defined workflow using a number of softwares or bots

Internal Information Security Measures – Choose an outsourcing provider that offer comprehensive information security & data protection process and are certified and compliant with ISO 27001:2013 and ISO 9001:2015, General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), Philippine Data Privacy Act of 2012, and Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)

>60 Net Promoter Score

The right outsourcing partner has a Net Promoter Score of >60. This score helps businesses gauge the quality service the outsourcing company is offering. In a way, this represents the primary capabilities and expertise they provide to their clients through result-based surveys on how satisfied their clients are with the cybersecurity support services they are receiving from their outsourcing partner. It also showcases how well the outsourcing partner is performing in terms of cybersecurity and the client’s overall experience from their service.

A High Net Promoter Score results in a sense of security and peace of mind for the client from operation excellence and hitting Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) such as Mean Time to Resolve (team’s response to cyberattacks), Mean Time to Detect (how long it takes your team to become aware of cyberattacks) and overall team productivity.

Overall, the right outsourcing partner promises for the following:

Operational excellence
Build a great, high-performing cybersecurity support team specifically designed for your security needs
Operational cost savings of up to 70%
ISO 27001 and 9001 certified, GDPR, HIPAA and DPA20212-compliant
Net Promoter Score: Sense of security and peace of mind

Partnership with Infinit-O

Infinit-O’s mission is to create endless opportunities for your company to realize its full potential.

We can build you a great, high-performing Cybersecurity team of:

Threat Intelligence Specialist
Data Piracy Investigator
Systems/Cloud Administrator
AWS and Azure DevOps Engineer
IT Technical Assistant
Information Technology Team
IT Operation Analyst
IT Operation Engineer
Others

Let’s work together to build a great Cybersecurity Team.

Start small. Exceed expectations. Think infinitely. Think Infinit-O.

We partner with the world’s fastest-growing tech companies who want to scale and advance their brand.

Demonstrated by our world-class Net Promoter Score of 67+, we deliver the highest quality outsourcing services using our unique data driven approach – combining powerful technology and high performance teams within our highly-engaged and agile culture.

Our expertise includes CX, engineering, data science & analytics, sales & marketing, and back office services.