Threat intelligence

Preventive analytics of penetration factors, access violations, information leaks, system blocking and other incidents

Managed threat intelligence is evidence-based knowledge, including context, mechanisms, indicators, consequences, and practical advice, about an existing or emerging threat or danger to assets. This knowledge can be used to make decisions to respond to that threat or danger.

Threat intelligence (threat analysis) is an important component of information security. It helps determine in advance which threats are the most dangerous for a particular business. In this way, you can get an idea of ​​the threats that will target or are targeting the organization, its employees, customers, and partners. These threats can potentially lead to loss of income, reputation, service interruptions, and other negative consequences. With threat intelligence, organizations can prioritize the most likely causes of problems and channel available resources to where they will be most effective.

Managed Threat Intelligence service helps you outrun intruders and protect your business intelligently by making your armour heavier, not everywhere, but only where the next hit comes.

Sources of information about threats

serviceShared indicators of compromise
Retrieving information about malicious activity from event logs. The indicators are openly documented and facilitate the identification of problems related to network traffic anomalies, compromised user data, suspicious file modifications, and more.
serviceOpen sources
For intelligence and analysis, we use various resources ranging from traditional media to social media posts, cybersecurity forums, popular blogs, vendor sites, and more. At the same time, brand and domain hijacking monitoring is performed.
serviceProprietary threat analytics
Various threats targeting our customers help us build a comprehensive threat database. By collecting and correlating threats from our clients, we augment and enrich our internal algorithms, and security analysts learn more about the threat landscape. This, in turn, gives you relevant information to protect your business.
serviceDeep Web and Dark Web threat analytics
We go beyond open-source information and analyze what is happening on the forums in the so-called Deep Web and Dark Web. We collect information from sources such as Telegram, QQ and IRC hacker groups, as well as various marketplaces, forums, and file-sharing platforms, and that enables us to identify stolen assets, new threat vectors, analyse exploit kits, as well as other attackers’ tools and methods.
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Basic steps of threat intelligence

  1. Requirements. This phase is critical to the threat intelligence lifecycle as it defines the structure of the project. During this planning phase, the team will agree on the goals and methodology of their intelligence programme based on the client’s needs. The team can detect:
    • who are the attackers and what their motives are;
    • what is the attack surface;
    • what specific actions should be taken to strengthen the defence against a future attack.
  2. Data collection. Once the requirements have been identified, the team proceeds to gather the information needed to achieve their goals. Depending on those goals, the team will analyze traffic logs, public data sources, relevant forums, social media, blogs, and publications by industry or subject matter experts.
  3. Processing. Once the raw data from different sources have been collected, they are combined and converted into a format suitable for analysis. In most cases, it is a structured spreadsheet: decrypted files, translated information from foreign sources, and other relevant data.
  4. Analysis. After processing the dataset, the team conducts a thorough analysis to find answers to the questions posed in the requirements phase. During the analysis phase, the team also works to break down the resulting dataset into elements: the necessary actions and valuable recommendations for stakeholders.
  5. Transfer of analysis results. At the stage of transferring the results, the threat analysis team converts its report into a convenient format and presents the results to stakeholders. The presentation of results depends on the audience. In most cases, the recommendations are presented concisely, without confusing technical jargon.
  6. Feedback. The final phase of the Threat Intelligence lifecycle involves obtaining feedback on the submitted report to determine if adjustments need to be made for future threat intelligence operations. Stakeholders can change their priorities, the frequency with which they want to receive threat intelligence reports, or the way the data is transmitted or presented.

We think like hackers by modelling their behaviour. This allows us to quickly and efficiently obtain the necessary data, analyze it, warn customers and provide them with recommendations on how to prevent a possible attack. We are your ears and eyes in the world of security threats.

Service summary

⏳ Duration of delivery

Continuous. You can subscribe to managed compliance on a monthly basis and stop the subscription any day.

🎁 Can it be free or have a testing period?

Free consultation and initial analysis of business requirements.

💼 What type of business needs it?

Businesses that process sensitive data, have a significant online presence, regulatory requirements, or operate in a high-risk industry, etc.

💡 When is this service needed?

When you need to mitigate potential security threats before they can cause harm, or even before they cause even the slightest security event.

📈 Your profit

Prevented security breaches, avoided financial and reputational damage, reduced insurance premiums and compliance costs.

⚙️ Our methods and tools

Threat Intelligence Platforms (TIPs), collecting and analysing security-related data, ML, AI, SIEM, IDPS, etc.

📑 Deliverables

Regular reports and alerts on emerging threats and potential vulnerabilities. Actionable recommendations on security improvements.

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FAQ

Cyber threat intelligence (CTI) is the practice of collecting, analyzing, and sharing information about potential and actual cyber threats. CTI is used to identify and understand threats, their tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs), and the motivations and capabilities of threat actors.

CTI helps organizations to proactively identify and mitigate cyber threats, as well as to prepare for and respond to cyber incidents. CTI sources can include open-source intelligence (OSINT), commercial threat intelligence feeds, and information shared within industry-specific information sharing and analysis centers (ISACs) or government organizations.

Effective CTI provides organizations with actionable information that can be used to inform decision-making and improve their cybersecurity posture. By understanding the evolving threat landscape, organizations can better protect their networks, systems, and data from cyber attacks.

Cyber threat intelligence (CTI) is important for several reasons:

Proactive threat identification: CTI enables organizations to proactively identify potential threats before they occur, allowing them to take measures to prevent or mitigate them.

Improved incident response: CTI provides insights into the tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs) used by threat actors, enabling organizations to better prepare for and respond to cyber incidents.

Better-informed decision-making: CTI helps organizations make more informed decisions about their cybersecurity investments, including what tools, technologies, and processes to implement.

Enhanced collaboration: CTI facilitates collaboration and information sharing within and between organizations, enabling them to pool resources and knowledge to better defend against cyber threats.

Cost savings: CTI can help organizations identify and prioritize risks, enabling them to allocate their cybersecurity resources more efficiently and effectively.

Compliance: Many industries and governments require organizations to demonstrate that they are taking proactive measures to identify and mitigate cyber threats. CTI can help organizations meet these compliance requirements.

A cyber threat intelligence (CTI) plan is a document that outlines an organization's approach to collecting, analyzing, and sharing information about potential and actual cyber threats.

A typical CTI plan includes the following components:

CTI objectives: This section outlines the goals and objectives of the organization's CTI program, including what threats the organization is most concerned about, what information needs to be collected, and how it will be used to improve the organization's cybersecurity posture.

CTI stakeholders: This section identifies the internal and external stakeholders involved in the CTI program, including IT and cybersecurity personnel, management, legal, and external partners such as vendors, industry-specific Information Sharing and Analysis Centers (ISACs), and government agencies.

CTI sources: This section lists the sources of CTI, including open-source intelligence (OSINT), commercial threat intelligence feeds, and information shared within ISACs or government organizations.

CTI collection and analysis: This section outlines the processes and procedures for collecting and analyzing CTI, including the tools and technologies used, the roles and responsibilities of personnel involved in the CTI program, and the criteria for prioritizing and triaging CTI.

CTI dissemination: This section outlines the processes and procedures for disseminating CTI to relevant stakeholders, including the frequency and format of CTI reports.

CTI response: This section outlines the processes and procedures for responding to CTI, including incident response plans, remediation actions, and ongoing monitoring and review of CTI.

Cyber threat intelligence (CTI) can be used in a variety of ways to improve an organization's cybersecurity posture. Here are some ways that CTI can be used:

Threat detection: CTI can be used to identify and detect potential threats to an organization's systems, networks, and data. By monitoring for known indicators of compromise (IOCs) and emerging threats, organizations can proactively identify and mitigate cyber threats.

Incident response: CTI can provide valuable insights into the tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs) used by threat actors, enabling organizations to better prepare for and respond to cyber incidents. By incorporating CTI into their incident response plans, organizations can improve their response times and effectiveness.

Vulnerability management: CTI can help organizations prioritize their vulnerability management efforts by providing insights into the most significant and relevant threats. By focusing on vulnerabilities that are most likely to be exploited by threat actors, organizations can allocate their resources more effectively.

Risk management: CTI can be used to identify and assess cybersecurity risks to an organization, enabling better-informed decision-making about cybersecurity investments and priorities.

Third-party risk management: CTI can help organizations assess the cybersecurity risks associated with their third-party vendors and partners.

Threat hunting: CTI can be used to proactively search for threats within an organization's systems and networks. By combining CTI with advanced threat hunting techniques, organizations can identify and neutralize threats that may have otherwise gone undetected.

Cyber threat intelligence (CTI) can guide threat hunting by providing valuable insights into the tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs) used by threat actors, enabling organizations to proactively search for and neutralize potential threats within their systems and networks. Here are some ways that CTI can guide threat hunting:

Identifying potential threat actors: CTI can provide information on known threat actors and their TTPs. This can be used to identify which threat actors are most likely to target an organization, and what TTPs they are likely to use.

Prioritizing hunting efforts: CTI can help prioritize hunting efforts by providing insights into the most significant and relevant threats. This can enable organizations to focus on the threats that are most likely to result in a successful attack.

Developing hunting hypotheses: CTI can be used to develop hypotheses about potential threats and how they might manifest within an organization's systems and networks. This can guide the development of hunting scenarios and the identification of potential indicators of compromise (IOCs).

Identifying IOCs: CTI can provide information on known IOCs associated with specific threat actors or TTPs. This can be used to identify potential IOCs within an organization's systems and networks.

Monitoring for emerging threats: CTI can be used to monitor for emerging threats and new TTPs. This can enable organizations to proactively search for and neutralize threats before they are widely known or exploited by threat actors.

The key concepts of cyber threat intelligence (CTI) include:

Threat actors: This refers to individuals, groups, or organizations that pose a threat to an organization's systems, networks, or data. Threat actors can include nation-states, criminal organizations, hacktivists, and insiders.

Tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs): This refers to the methods used by threat actors to gain access to an organization's systems, networks, or data. TTPs can include malware, social engineering, phishing, and brute force attacks.

Indicators of compromise (IOCs): These are artifacts or patterns in network traffic, system logs, or other data sources that can indicate the presence of a cyber threat. IOCs can include IP addresses, domain names, file hashes, and command and control (C2) infrastructure.

Intelligence sources: These are the sources of information that CTI analysts use to gather intelligence about potential and actual cyber threats.

Intelligence analysis: This refers to the process of analyzing CTI to identify patterns and trends in cyber threats, and to develop actionable intelligence for use in threat detection, incident response, and other cybersecurity activities.

Intelligence sharing: This refers to the sharing of CTI between organizations, enabling them to collaborate on cybersecurity threats and improve their overall cybersecurity posture.

Threat modeling: This refers to the process of identifying and prioritizing the most significant and relevant cyber threats to an organization, based on the organization's industry, size, and other factors.

Business cases of projects we completed

Audit of smart contracts and blockchain
Business Automation
Information security incident response and investigation
Managed security and compliance (ISO 27001, etc.)
Security analysis of software source code
Security assessment: audits and penetration tests
Security Operations Center cases