Security Teams

Security teams have a tough job; they have to stay on top of constantly-changing cyber threats, keep your organization’s data safe, secure an expanding attack surface, and respond to attacks and breaches. Often, they’re doing all that while overstretched and understaffed. A threat intelligence platform can remove some of the burden on teams by automating some of their responsibilities. 

How Flare’s Threat Intelligence Solution Helps Security Teams

How does Flare answer the needs of security teams? 

Flare’s threat intelligence platform automates the process of scanning for threats, vulnerabilities, and stolen data. Flare continuously monitors the clear & dark web where cyber criminals gather to trade information, sell stolen data, and discuss  attacks. The platform then sends your team alerts when your organization, employees’ names, domains, IP, or any other key information is mentioned. This allows your security teams to proactively discover leaked or stolen data or attacks that are still in the planning stages. 

Why do security teams use Flare to monitor cyber threats? 

The cyber threat landscaping is always evolving. There are an overwhelming number of threats to your organization’s systems, networks, and data — and cyber criminals are constantly talking to each other, building new malware, and changing their tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTP). By using Flare, your team can stay on top of trends in risk, and know exactly when your data has been exposed, so they can immediately take action and stop an attack. 

What do security teams get with Flare’s threat intelligence platform? 

• Automated continuous monitoring: Using an automated solution gives you 24/7 coverage, so security teams will know as soon as their information appears where it should not be. 
• Relevant alerts: Flare cuts through the noise by only delivering notifications when a threat is relevant to your security.
• A proactive security stance: By actively seeking out potential threats, your team can take steps to protect your data, systems, and networks before an attack.
• Visibility into the deep and dark web: Flare’s monitoring solution scans the deep, dark, and clear web,, to find leaks before an attack happens. 
• Unmatched data collection: Flare uses billions of data points to provide security teams with information about your organization’s security stance, relevant threats, and the movement of threat actors between platforms. 

Raffi Kajberouni, President and General Manager at H.E.R.O.S. Inc. said,

“Instead of manually scouring the dark web and other sources for hours, I can save up to 500 hours per year and have peace of mind with this Threat Exposure Management solution.”

An Overview of Security Teams

What are security teams? 

A cybersecurity team is a group of professionals responsible for protecting an organization’s computer systems, networks, and data from cyber threats. Security teams are responsible for implementing security controls, monitoring a system for vulnerabilities, responding to attacks, analyzing threats, and working across departments to ensure that the organization is compliant with data privacy laws and requirements. 

What are the types of security teams?

Sometimes an organization uses cybersecurity subteams to handle different functions. The most common types of teams are blue and red teams, but there are other types of teams as well: 

• Blue teams are responsible for defense. Most often internal, blue teams work to keep networks and data safe from threat actors and red teams. 
• Red teams simulate attacks against an organization’s networks and systems in an attempt to identify weaknesses that an attacker might exploit. Red teams may be internal or external. 
• Purple teams function as a combination of both teams, or may mediate between the two teams. 
• White teams serve a more administrative function, establishing the rules of engagement and analyzing the results of an exercise. 

How can monitoring threats help with red team testing? 

Your attack surface is always growing and changing, creating new vectors for attack. By automatically monitoring your attack surface continuously, your security team gains constant visibility into your attack surface. This is a key part of protecting your organization and testing your defenses. Automated monitoring provides constant visibility into your organization’s vulnerabilities, weaknesses, data leaks, and the misconfigurations that emerge in your external attack surface. Constant monitoring also lets your team know what TTPs threat actors are using, so they can mimic those tactics in red team exercises. The more threat intelligence your red team has, the more realistic of an attack they can simulate during a test. 

What Specific Challenges Do Security Teams face? 

What threats do security teams need additional help with? 

Ransomware is becoming an increasingly common threat to organizations’ networks, as are third party cyber threats, and internal errors. A small team simply can’t do it all. Automated solutions can help teams by monitoring for leaks and vulnerabilities so that analysts can focus on other responsibilities. 

How can security teams overcome staffing shortages? 

The tech industry is in the midst of an IT skills gap. According to a poll from MIT Technology Review Insights, 64% of respondents said candidates for their IT and tech jobs lack necessary skills or experience, while 56% cited an overall shortage of candidates as a concern. A recent Robert Half survey found that 95% of technology managers face challenges finding skilled talent. Existing security teams are stretched thin, and are always responding to new and evolving threats. Automated solutions can act as a force multiplier, helping smaller teams stay on top of new threats and attack trends.

Can AI replace security teams?

While AI and automated solutions are important, no machine can replace a human analyst. AI is a key tool for analysts, but it’s just that — a tool. Without a skilled security team, an automated solution can’t protect your organization against attackers. In the hands of a skilled security professional, however, AI is able to scan for threats, analyze information, and free up human analysts for higher-order tasks that require creativity and strategic thinking. 

Security Teams and Flare

The Flare Threat Exposure Management (TEM) solution empowers organizations to proactively detect, prioritize, and mitigate the types of exposures commonly exploited by threat actors. Our platform automatically scans the clear & dark web and prominent threat actor communities 24/7 to discover unknown events, prioritize risks, and deliver actionable intelligence you can use instantly to improve security.
Flare integrates into your security program in 30 minutes and often replaces several SaaS and open source tools. Learn more by signing up for our free trial.