Threat intelligence is research on attacker tools, techniques, and behavior, turned into information security teams can act on. SHQ Adversary Lab pulls that intelligence directly from frontline incident response and threat hunting, then feeds it into detection engineering so it becomes a working defense rather than a report nobody reads.
Your source for industry-leading threat intelligence from the SecurityHQ Adversary Labs: Threat Research Unit.
Our mission
SHQ Adversary Lab is SecurityHQ’s intelligence engine, transforming global threat activity into industry-leading insight to strengthen every layer of security performance.
Key areas of focus
Adversary Research
Backed by more than 20 years of frontline experience and intelligence gathered across six global Security Operations Centers, our researchers track emerging threat actors, campaigns, techniques, and vulnerabilities to stay ahead of the evolving threat landscape.
Threat Hunting
Our intelligence-led threat hunters proactively search for attacker activity that automated detections miss, using insights from global operations and a deep understanding of each customer’s environment.
Detection Engineering
Our detection engineers rapidly transform frontline intelligence into tested, deployable detections, continuously strengthening security operations with the latest adversary insights.
Know faster. Act faster.
We monitor threat actor activity worldwide, around the clock, so your team has continuous visibility into the risks that matter most.
175
k+
Incidents Handled
per quarter, on average.
35
%
Increased Activity
in ransomware since Q1 2026.
10
Ransomware Groups
newly identified since Q1 2026.
17
%
Increased Exploitations
in vulnerabilities since Q1 2026.
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Frequently asked questions.
Cyber threat intelligence applies that same research specifically to digital attacks: malware, phishing infrastructure, ransomware groups, and the adversaries running them. SecurityHQ's Threat Research Unit tracks 281+ of these adversaries across six global Security Operations Centers.
Threat intelligence tells you what attackers are doing across the wider threat landscape. Threat hunting uses that intelligence to search your specific environment for signs those techniques are already present. SHQ Adversary Lab runs both together, so hunts stay grounded in real adversary behavior instead of guesswork.
A threat intelligence platform aggregates and correlates intelligence feeds so analysts can act on them faster. SHQ Adversary Lab performs that role for SecurityHQ, converting research into detections deployed across every managed customer environment.
Threat intelligence lowers ransomware risk by surfacing the access-broker activity, phishing kits, and lateral-movement techniques that precede an attack, giving teams time to close gaps before encryption starts. It doesn't guarantee prevention alone. SecurityHQ pairs that intelligence with 24/7 detection and response to act on it in real time.
AI-enabled adversaries are automating reconnaissance, phishing, and exploit development, which SecurityHQ ties to an 89% increase in attack volume. SHQ Adversary Lab's research and detection engineering teams track these techniques as they emerge and convert them into new detections faster than manual analysis allows.