Cybersecurity & Intelligence: IntelEdge’s OSINT Advantage
At Security Boulevard, Vaidotas Sedys has written an article that heralds the end of Cybersecurity Awareness Month (that’s a thing?). In it, he discusses the role of OSINT in the industry using the case of Microsoft leaking data twice due to a misconfigured URL link as a spring board for the overall piece.
“Cybersecurity companies that employ open source intelligence crawl through thousands of sites, forum messages and dark web marketplaces, looking for stolen personal credentials and other confidential information, such as source code or trade secrets. Monitoring these sources also helps identify insecure databases and domain squatting.
It might sound counterintuitive, but organizations often do not suspect that some of their sensitive data is lurking somewhere in the open in cyberspace. As such, OSINT helps organizations find both unintentional data leaks and criminal data breaches. It can also aid in identifying insecure devices and outdated applications.
The breakthrough that OSINT brings to the cybersecurity landscape mostly comes from the fact it uses publicly available information, releasing cybersecurity organizations of a legally troubling necessity to scour through classified or restricted sources looking for criminal evidence. Moreover, modern data scraping solutions, combined with artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML), allow them to pull and analyze raw cyber intelligence in real-time.”
Microsoft’s woes highlight the importance of cybersecurity in the digital age. The article emphasizes the growing threat of cybercrime, with a prediction that global cybercrime could reach $10.5 trillion by 2025. It suggests that while raising awareness, educating employees, and implementing security measures like data encryption and multi-factor authentication are essential, they may not be sufficient without the use of open source intelligence.
The Role IntelEdge’s OSINT & AI Plays in the Cybersecurity Space
IntelEdge specializes in utilizing OSINT to assist financial institutions and other businesses in staying ahead of emerging threats and enhancing their research capabilities. With trillions in damages and information on the line, monitoring thousands of websites, forum messages, and dark web marketplaces, IntelEdge helps uncover stolen personal credentials, confidential data, and even source code or trade secrets. This proactive approach aids in identifying insecure databases, domain squatting, and other vulnerabilities that organizations might not be aware of.
What sets OSINT apart is its reliance on publicly available information, negating the need to navigate classified or restricted sources. IntelEdge leverages modern data scraping solutions, AI, and machine learning to pull and analyze cyber intelligence in real-time, providing clients with a competitive edge in an ever-evolving landscape. But what really separates us is that we actually are capable of searching the Deep Web and Dark Web successfully and have proven it to our clients time and time again.
IntelEdge's OSINT "Starter" Pack
IntelEdge helps financial institutions and other businesses monitor their digital presence, ensuring that sensitive data is secure. We scan thousands of URLs to identify specific client data, such as corporate email addresses, phone numbers, company names, employee information, access tokens, and IP addresses. Whenever compromised data surfaces in the public domain or the dark web, IntelEdge's clients receive instant alerts.
The internet is a big place, which means if you’re going to have someone keeping an eye on it they need to be able to actually look through it quickly and effectively. That’s where IntelEdge shines as we’ve got years of experience doing exactly this and due to our capabilities we’re lean, fast and inexpensive; capable of delivering results as quickly as necessary for our clients’ needs.
Diving into the Dark Web
The dark web, a vast confusing network beneath the internet teeming with valuable intelligence, IntelEdge is able to delve in and discover the latest data breaches and cyber attack methods. Our methods accelerate incident response time and allow for in-depth research on the latest cybercrime strategies. If something is happening, we’ll know about it before anyone else and let you know how best to respond.
Final Recommendations and the Role of IntelEdge
IntelEdge exemplifies the power of OSINT and AI in providing cybersecurity and research solutions. We empower financial institutions and other businesses with a proactive approach to managing and preventing data breaches, identifying cyber threats, and staying informed about the latest criminal strategies. We excel at it because we’ve got years of experience doing this sort of thing for our many clients, and have extensive backgrounds in the intelligence and defence industry.
Cybersecurity and information defence is critical in the digital landscape businesses and governments exist in today. It only makes sense to work with teams with the knowledge and background necessary to ensure your data and security is under the tightest protection possible. Knowing is half the battle and IntelEdge is ready to assist.
Empower yourself with the knowledge only OSINT and real time monitoring can provide – contact IntelEdge and get started with knowing you’ve done everything you can to protect your business.