March 2025

Many security teams are overwhelmed by constant feeds, alerts, and indicators, making it harder to identify real threats. Effective threat intelligence prioritizes relevant, timely, and actionable insights to improve security outcomes. Forrester’s CART model offers a framework for evaluating threat intelligence effectiveness, emphasizing completeness, accuracy, relevancy, and timeliness. 

Choosing the right threat intelligence provider involves considering reputation, third-party validation, and the balance between AI-driven automation and human analysis. Providers should offer expert-led intelligence, combining strategic insights with tactical indicators, and maintain low false positive rates.

We are pleased to share insights from Forrester’s recent report How to Measure the Effectiveness and Value of Threat Intelligence. As a knowledgeable respondent in this research, ESET demonstrates how we believe our TI solutions align with Forrester’s best practices for complete, accurate, relevant, and timely intelligence.

To understand the key factors that make threat intelligence effective and how ESET can help strengthen your security strategy, read the full report.