Intelligence
What is PIR?
Priority Intelligence Requirement: a question the intelligence team is expected to answer because it supports a specific decision.
A priority intelligence requirement is a question that leadership needs answered to make a specific decision, and that the intelligence team is therefore expected to work on. PIRs set what gets collected and what gets ignored.
A good PIR is specific, tied to a decision and time-bound, for example "Which ransomware groups are targeting European logistics firms this quarter, and through which initial access methods?" Vague PIRs such as "tell us about threats" produce vague intelligence.