Intelligence, cybersecurity and the human factor: Where NetClean ProActive Cloud fits

At Recorded Future’s PREDICT 25, one message really resonated with me: the world of cybersecurity is moving too fast for us to simply react. Intelligence must become action. Defense must include the human behind the screen.

From Defense to Foresight

For years, cybersecurity has been about protecting systems, keeping threats out and responding when something goes wrong. Intelligence adds something deeper. It is about foresight, understanding who might attack, why they do it and what patterns we can learn from.

When we connect these two worlds, something powerful happens. We shift from being protected to being prepared. Intelligence gives us context while cybersecurity gives us control. Together, they make organizations more resilient.

The Human Risk

But in 2025, the biggest vulnerability isn’t always a line of code, it is a person.
Inside every organization are human risks: curiosity, negligence or even deliberate harm. The hardest to detect are those whose behaviors cross ethical or legal lines, such as the consumption of child sexual abuse material (CSAM).

This isn’t only about the content itself, it is about what that behavior reveals. Individuals who engage in this kind of illegal activity expose themselves to significant personal and organizational risk. Their behavior makes them vulnerable to blackmail, extortion and manipulation by criminal networks or foreign state actors. In other words, they can become targets and through them, so can the organization they work for.

Where NetClean ProActive Cloud Fits

This is where NetClean ProActive Cloud makes a difference. It turns intelligence into prevention by detecting illegal content consumption across corporate environments and surfacing hidden risks before they escalate. It bridges cybersecurity and human intelligence by helping organizations:

• Identify behavioral red flags early
• Understand the vulnerability behind the behavior
• Respond swiftly and appropriately to protect data and organizational integrity ProActive Cloud offers visibility into threats that exist inside the network, not just outside it.

READ MORE: Read how ProActive Cloud detects hidden risks in practice in “Climbing the pyramid of pain — tackling insider threats with NetClean ProActive.”

Turning Insight into Action

At PREDICT 25, speakers emphasized that “precision is your advantage.” That is exactly what ProActive Cloud delivers: clear, actionable insights into an extremely vulnerable and compromising human behavior, enabling organizations to act with speed, accuracy and integrity.

Because security doesn’t stop at the firewall. It includes the people behind the screens, their choices, their vulnerabilities and their risks.