According to ESG research, 65% of enterprise organizations used external threat intelligence as part of their information security analytics activities. The two most popular threat intelligence types were related to vulnerabilities and malware. The Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ) announced a plan to share intelligence with communications companies while several verticals announced plans to develop or enhance industry Information Sharing and Analysis Centers (ISACs) Microsoft could partner with one or several analytics specialists like 21CT, Leidos, Lexis-Nexus, Narus, or Palantir.”]