Certified SOC Analyst (CSA) — Question 23

Shawn is a security manager working at Lee Inc Solution. His organization wants to develop threat intelligent strategy plan. As a part of threat intelligent strategy plan, he suggested various components, such as threat intelligence requirement analysis, intelligence and collection planning, asset identification, threat reports, and intelligence buy-in.
Which one of the following components he should include in the above threat intelligent strategy plan to make it effective?

Answer options

• A. Threat pivoting
• B. Threat trending
• C. Threat buy-in
• D. Threat boosting

Correct answer: B

Explanation

The correct answer is B, Threat trending, as it involves analyzing patterns and changes in threat behavior over time, which is crucial for an effective threat intelligence strategy. Options A (Threat pivoting) and D (Threat boosting) do not directly contribute to understanding or predicting threats, while C (Threat buy-in) is already mentioned in Shawn's initial components.