Threat Intelligence Best Practices and Use Cases

Threat intelligence is evolving as AI transforms both cyber defense and adversary operations. This ATARC white paper examines real-world threats, intelligence-sharing challenges, SOC best practices, supply chain attacks, phishing, AI-driven security capabilities, and emerging risks to AI systems themselves. It emphasizes diverse, high-quality intelligence sources, stronger public-private collaboration, human oversight of autonomous tools, and threat intelligence designed for machine consumption. Through case studies and recommendations, the report provides government and industry security teams with practical guidance for improving detection, response, information sharing, workforce readiness, Zero Trust, and resilience in an increasingly AI-driven threat environment.