This White Paper explores trends that are creating requirements for a proactive and automated approach to managing threats to critical information assets. It introduces the concept of Security Threat Management (STM) as a critical component of an integrated lifecycle management framework for effective security management. It demonstrates how a more strategic approach to managing information about security events can elevate the security posture of organizations while reducing the operational costs associated with security management. Finally, it describes the technological requirements for
implementing STM to achieve organizational security objectives in a rational manner.