Definition ∞ Malware threat intelligence involves collecting, analyzing, and disseminating information about malicious software and its associated attack campaigns. This intelligence includes details about malware families, attack vectors, indicators of compromise, and the tactics, techniques, and procedures used by cybercriminals. It provides actionable insights to organizations and individuals for proactively defending against evolving malware threats. This information helps in predicting and preventing attacks.
Context ∞ For the digital asset ecosystem, malware threat intelligence is indispensable for protecting exchanges, decentralized applications, and individual users from cyberattacks. News often reports on new malware strains specifically designed to target cryptocurrency wallets or exploit blockchain vulnerabilities. The sharing of this intelligence among security researchers and platforms is vital for enhancing collective defense capabilities. Effective threat intelligence helps anticipate and respond to emerging threats in real time.