Estimative Language: How to Assign Confidence to Your Assessments

Adam Goss
11 min readJun 3, 2024

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Estimative Language

Estimative language is a cornerstone of any good cyber threat intelligence report. It allows analysts to make clear, precise, and transparent assessments about the likelihood of an outcome or event so key stakeholders can make informed decisions. Without it, the lines between judgment and fact become blurred.

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Adam Goss

Helping demystify cyber threat intelligence for businesses and individuals | CTI | Threat Hunting | Custom Tooling