Jamie Collier

I work as a Senior Threat Intelligence Advisor at Mandiant where I help security leaders to understand their threat landscape and better utilise CTI.

Eliminating Distraction with CTI

Cyber threat intelligence (CTI) can help organisations identify relevant threats, but what if its real superpower was the exact opposite?

Structured Analytical Techniques for Pragmatists

It’s easy to proselytise the benefits of structured analytical techniques, yet much harder to put them into practice. A more honest and realistic conversation about their role in cyber threat intelligence analysis is required.

Driving Threat Intelligence the Right Way

Intelligence requirements should ideally steer a CTI team, yet analysts can easily be led astray.

A Menu of Threat Intelligence Use Cases

Threat intelligence is a slippery concept, making it essential to communicate its value in a clear and accessible way.

From Information Sharing to Building a Collective View of Intelligence

We need to resuscitate, not renounce, information sharing initiatives.

Make Security Vendors Cool Again

It might be deeply unfashionable to defend cyber security vendors, but I believe a more positive rebrand is overdue.

Joseph and the Amazing Primary Colour CTI Function: The Opportunities and Benefits of Primary Source Intelligence

CTI functions can improve the quality of their reporting in various ways. Few will have as dramatic an improvement as utilising primary source intelligence.

Cyber Security, Where Rules Rule?

Corporate culture and company values might be buzzwords guaranteed to give you the ich, but how do they apply to cyber security?

Europe’s New Sanction Regime Suggests a Growing Cyber Diplomacy Presence

For the first time in its history, the European Union (EU) imposed sanctions against individuals and entities involved in cyber attacks.

Cyber Reserves are not a Silver Bullet

Cyber reserve models are often impractical and fail to materially address nascent policy challenges.

Ten Steps To Becoming A Vanilla Thought Leader

Where vanilla thought leaders lack unique perspectives or tangible insight, they make up for with hubris and snake oil.

What The Wire Can Teach Us About Cyber Security

The Wire holds plenty of lessons for infosec.

Cyber Threat Intelligence Frameworks: 5 Rules For Integration

As the cyber threat intelligence (CTI) industry continues to grow, so does the discipline’s thinking tools.

The Cyber Security Skill Shortage Goes Beyond a Government Responsibility

The cyber security industry needs to do better at fostering a diversity of skillsets.

A Threat Intelligence Analyst's Guide to Today's Sources of Bias

Structured analytical techniques play an important role in CTI, but they are not always appropriate.

Hello My Data, Are You Out There?

Data exposure via third parties is an increasingly touchy subject

Mentoring Me, Mentoring You

Mentors have a big role to play in infosec.

Long Live Non-Profits

Non-profit and volunteer initiatives have the opportunity to make a huge impact in infosec

SIGINT Emerges From the Shadows

SIGINT agencies are becoming increasingly public-facing.

APT, Simplistic as 123

The cyber security community has a lopsided understanding of threats.

Leadership In Cyber Security

Issues of leadership are rarely considered or dealt with in a serious way in the context of cyber security.

Beyond Buzzword Bingo: A Measured Discussion of AI and Cybersecurity

The conversation on cyber security and artificial intelligence often disappoints.

Cyber Conflict as an Academic Discipline: It’s Not All Doom-and-Gloom

Those studying the intersection of politics and cyber conflict have plenty to be optimistic about.

Non-traditional State Actors: New Kids on the Block

Emerging state actors are set to play a bigger role in the cyber threat landscape.

Going public: Governmental Attribution and Coalition Dynamics

The role of governmental public attribution remains under-analysed and misunderstood.