diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/security_solution/public/common/utils/shorten_count_into_string.test.ts b/x-pack/plugins/security_solution/public/common/utils/shorten_count_into_string.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..13699f5dc30607
--- /dev/null
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/security_solution/public/common/utils/shorten_count_into_string.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright Elasticsearch B.V. and/or licensed to Elasticsearch B.V. under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements. Licensed under the Elastic License
+ * 2.0; you may not use this file except in compliance with the Elastic License
+ * 2.0.
+ */
+
+import { shortenCountIntoString } from './shorten_count_into_string';
+
+describe('utils', () => {
+  describe('shortenCountIntoString', () => {
+    it('should not change small numbers', () => {
+      expect(shortenCountIntoString(0)).toBe('0');
+      expect(shortenCountIntoString(9999)).toBe('9999');
+    });
+
+    it('should add K when appropriate', () => {
+      expect(shortenCountIntoString(10000)).toBe('10K');
+      expect(shortenCountIntoString(109000)).toBe('109K');
+      expect(shortenCountIntoString(109800)).toBe('109.8K');
+      expect(shortenCountIntoString(109897)).toBe('109.8K');
+    });
+
+    it('should add M when appropriate', () => {
+      expect(shortenCountIntoString(10000000)).toBe('10M');
+      expect(shortenCountIntoString(109000000)).toBe('109M');
+      expect(shortenCountIntoString(109800000)).toBe('109.8M');
+      expect(shortenCountIntoString(109890000)).toBe('109.8M');
+    });
+
+    it('should add B when appropriate', () => {
+      expect(shortenCountIntoString(10000000000)).toBe('10B');
+      expect(shortenCountIntoString(109000000000)).toBe('109B');
+      expect(shortenCountIntoString(109800000000)).toBe('109.8B');
+      expect(shortenCountIntoString(109890000000)).toBe('109.8B');
+    });
+  });
+});
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/security_solution/public/common/utils/shorten_count_into_string.ts b/x-pack/plugins/security_solution/public/common/utils/shorten_count_into_string.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..63d2c8f597911b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/security_solution/public/common/utils/shorten_count_into_string.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright Elasticsearch B.V. and/or licensed to Elasticsearch B.V. under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements. Licensed under the Elastic License
+ * 2.0; you may not use this file except in compliance with the Elastic License
+ * 2.0.
+ */
+
+export const shortenCountIntoString = (count: number): string => {
+  if (count < 10000) {
+    return count.toString();
+  }
+  const abbreviations = [
+    { magnitude: 1e18, unit: 'E' },
+    { magnitude: 1e15, unit: 'P' },
+    { magnitude: 1e12, unit: 'T' },
+    { magnitude: 1e9, unit: 'B' },
+    { magnitude: 1e6, unit: 'M' },
+    { magnitude: 1e3, unit: 'K' },
+  ];
+  const { magnitude, unit } = abbreviations.find(
+    (abbreviation) => count >= abbreviation.magnitude
+  ) ?? {
+    magnitude: 1,
+    unit: '',
+  };
+
+  return (
+    toFixedWithoutRounding(count / magnitude, 1).replace(/\.0+$|(\.[0-9]*[1-9])0+$/, '$1') + unit
+  );
+};
+
+const toFixedWithoutRounding = (n: number, p: number) => {
+  const result = n.toFixed(p);
+  return +result <= n ? result : (+result - Math.pow(0.1, p)).toFixed(p);
+};
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/security_solution/public/overview/components/overview_cti_links/cti_no_events.test.tsx b/x-pack/plugins/security_solution/public/overview/components/overview_cti_links/cti_no_events.test.tsx
index 5e1697279dd4c7..f00e1053e80822 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/security_solution/public/overview/components/overview_cti_links/cti_no_events.test.tsx
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/security_solution/public/overview/components/overview_cti_links/cti_no_events.test.tsx
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ describe('CtiNoEvents', () => {
     );
 
     expect(wrapper.find('[data-test-subj="cti-total-event-count"]').text()).toEqual(
-      'Showing: 0 events'
+      'Showing: 0 indicators'
     );
   });
 });
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/security_solution/public/overview/components/overview_cti_links/cti_with_events.test.tsx b/x-pack/plugins/security_solution/public/overview/components/overview_cti_links/cti_with_events.test.tsx
index 3b03b9c418a1cd..fac05bb72df38f 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/security_solution/public/overview/components/overview_cti_links/cti_with_events.test.tsx
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/security_solution/public/overview/components/overview_cti_links/cti_with_events.test.tsx
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ describe('CtiWithEvents', () => {
     );
 
     expect(wrapper.find('[data-test-subj="cti-total-event-count"]').text()).toEqual(
-      `Showing: ${mockCtiWithEventsProps.totalCount} events`
+      `Showing: ${mockCtiWithEventsProps.totalCount} indicators`
     );
   });
 });
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/security_solution/public/overview/components/overview_cti_links/threat_intel_panel_view.test.tsx b/x-pack/plugins/security_solution/public/overview/components/overview_cti_links/threat_intel_panel_view.test.tsx
index 59ee1e5447ba30..f0e3bcaaec6e02 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/security_solution/public/overview/components/overview_cti_links/threat_intel_panel_view.test.tsx
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/security_solution/public/overview/components/overview_cti_links/threat_intel_panel_view.test.tsx
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ describe('ThreatIntelPanelView', () => {
     );
 
     expect(wrapper.find('[data-test-subj="cti-total-event-count"]').text()).toEqual(
-      `Showing: ${mockThreatIntelPanelViewProps.totalEventCount} events`
+      `Showing: ${mockThreatIntelPanelViewProps.totalEventCount} indicators`
     );
   });
 });
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/security_solution/public/overview/components/overview_cti_links/threat_intel_panel_view.tsx b/x-pack/plugins/security_solution/public/overview/components/overview_cti_links/threat_intel_panel_view.tsx
index 51ce06762ddf92..babbd5d13224f1 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/security_solution/public/overview/components/overview_cti_links/threat_intel_panel_view.tsx
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/security_solution/public/overview/components/overview_cti_links/threat_intel_panel_view.tsx
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ import { CtiListItem } from '../../containers/overview_cti_links/helpers';
 import { useKibana } from '../../../common/lib/kibana';
 import { CtiInnerPanel } from './cti_inner_panel';
 import * as i18n from './translations';
+import { shortenCountIntoString } from '../../../common/utils/shorten_count_into_string';
 
 const DashboardLink = styled.li`
   margin: 0 ${({ theme }) => theme.eui.paddingSizes.s} 0 ${({ theme }) => theme.eui.paddingSizes.m};
@@ -84,7 +85,7 @@ export const ThreatIntelPanelView: React.FC<ThreatIntelPanelViewProps> = ({
     () => (
       <FormattedMessage
         data-test-subj="cti-total-event-count"
-        defaultMessage="Showing: {totalEventCount} {totalEventCount, plural, one {event} other {events}}"
+        defaultMessage="Showing: {totalEventCount} {totalEventCount, plural, one {indicator} other {indicators}}"
         id="xpack.securitySolution.overview.ctiDashboardSubtitle"
         values={{ totalEventCount }}
       />
@@ -160,7 +161,7 @@ export const ThreatIntelPanelView: React.FC<ThreatIntelPanelViewProps> = ({
                           justifyContent="flexEnd"
                         >
                           <DashboardRightSideElement key={`${title}-count`} grow={false}>
-                            {count}
+                            {shortenCountIntoString(count)}
                           </DashboardRightSideElement>
                           <DashboardRightSideElement key={`${title}-source`} grow={false}>
                             {path ? (