Architecture

Three intelligence pillars

Data Nexus, Threat Intelligence, and Observability—inputs, not apps.

Platform pillars are inputs/capabilities. Applications are intelligence outcomes on the spine. Do not confuse the two altitudes.

Platform (pillar)Application (outcome)
Threat IntelligenceCybersecurity Intelligence
ObservabilityObservability Intelligence
Data NexusDomain applications consuming acquired data (News, Market, Automotive, …)
PillarRole
Data NexusAcquire and connect diverse data—connectors, streams, normalization, provenance, quality, governed access.
Threat IntelligenceUnderstand what is known about threats—actors, campaigns, TTPs, indicators, vulnerabilities, exploits, advisories, emerging risks.
ObservabilityUnderstand what is happening in the environment—logs, metrics, traces, events, runtime signals, telemetry, operational context.

Do not add Cybersecurity as a fourth pillar. Cybersecurity Intelligence is the application outcome for the Threat Intelligence pillar (with Observability + Context).

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