Rethinking Threat Intelligence: From Operational Acceleration to Enterprise Influence

New 2026 research from Forrester Consulting commissioned by Recorded Future surveying 319 security decision-makers across Southeast Asia and Taiwan reveals a widening gap between what threat intelligence delivers operationally — and the strategic influence it has yet to unlock.

73% of Southeast Asia and Taiwan surveyed organisations are increasing their threat intelligence investment. Yet only 26% say executive leadership perceives meaningful benefit. The gap isn't in ambition — it's in how intelligence is integrated, institutionalised, and translated into decisions that matter.

WHAT'S INSIDE

Download the study to understand:

• Where SEA and Taiwanese organisations sit across beginner, intermediate, and advanced threat intelligence maturity — and what separates each level
• Why strategic use cases (board reporting, investment decisions, enterprise risk) consistently rank last despite growing intent to close the gap
• How talent shortages are accelerating technology-first strategies across Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, and Thailand
• What role AI is playing today — and what it can't yet replace — as a practical accelerator of threat intelligence workflows
• Why provider selection is shifting toward integration quality, accuracy, and advisory partnership over AI feature sets
• Key recommendations for repositioning threat intelligence from a passive alerting function to an enterprise decision engine