Cyber Defense Platform

Threat actors are always plotting. Your team is tasked with keeping your data safe from them… but that’s hard to do when your analysts don’t know what’s being plotted. Cyber defense platforms are essential tools in this battle; such platforms provide a glimpse into the world of threat actors and stolen data, giving your team the information they need to stop attacks before they happen. 

An Overview of Cyber Defense Platforms

What is a cyber defense platform? 

A cyber defense platform refers to any suite of tools meant to defend an organization’s data, devices, networks, or systems from digital threats or attacks. Cyber defense platforms typically provide organizations with a unified view of their risk, allowing them to easily monitor threats and the controls in place to manage risk. 

Is a threat intelligence platform the same as a cyber defense platform? 

Threat intelligence platforms are a type of cyber defense program. A threat intelligence platform gives an organization a continuous, real-time view of their digital risk. This is done by bringing together threat data from several sources, including open source intelligence (OSINT), external feeds, internal telemetry, and other intelligence sources. The platform then uses advanced analytics to predict potential attacks, and prioritize responses. However, there are many other kinds of cyber defense programs that can be used to protect an organization’s assets.

What kinds of cyber defense platforms are there? 

There are several kinds of platforms, each focusing on a specific area of cybersecurity: 

• Endpoint Security Platforms (ESPs): ESPs protect endpoints like laptops, desktops, and servers.
• Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) Platforms: SIEM platforms collect and analyze data from several sources, like logs, to find threats. 
• Security Orchestration, Automation, and Response (SOAR) Platforms: SOAR platforms automate incident response workflows.
• Threat Intelligence Platforms (TIPs): Threat intelligence platforms find and analyze data from several sources to identify potential threats. 
• Network Security Platforms: These platforms protect network infrastructure and traffic.
• Identity and Access Management (IAM) Platforms: IAM platforms: Manage user access, identities and logins.
• Cloud Security Platforms: These platforms provide secure cloud-based environments for developers and the rest of an organization. 
• Application Security Platforms: Platforms that keep software applications safe during development and runtime.
• Data Protection and Data Loss Prevention (DLP) Platforms: DLP tools prevent unauthorized access to or exfiltration of sensitive data.
• Managed Security Service Providers (MSSPs): MSSPs are outsourced cybersecurity providers. 

Why are Cyber Defense Platforms Important?

Why are cyber defense platforms necessary in today’s digital landscape? 

It can be difficult to be proactive in security; especially if your security team is constantly reacting to threats or attacks. Cyber defense platforms give your team a first line of defense, often automated, so that your team can step back and work more strategically. By understanding the threats facing your organization, your team can plan ahead, and be proactive about mitigating vulnerabilities. 

How can cyber defense platforms help stop breaches? 

A strong cyber defense intelligence platform provides your team with what they need to prevent attacks. For example, it may provide your team with the most relevant threat information, which helps your organization strengthen cyber defenses, hunt for threats, remediate vulnerabilities, improve compliance, and streamline your cybersecurity processes. 

What is the impact of a data breach?

The average cost of a data breach is  $4.88 million. This includes the cost of finding and remediating the breach, interruptions of operations, legal fees and other fines. However this is just the average; many industries experience much higher costs, which can be devastating for small and midsize businesses. 

How Flare’s Cyber Defense Platform Protects your Data

Why does Flare’s cyber defense platform work? 

Flare’s platform is focused on bringing your team targeted, relevant threat intelligence; it automates the process of scanning for threats, data, and networks. Flare’s cyber defense platform continuously monitors the clear & dark web — as prominent threat actor communities — for leaked or stolen data, as well as any other information that can help your team prepare for a possible attack. Whenever your data — including the name of your organization, employees, or any other sensitive data — appears, Flare notifies your team so they can take action quickly and mitigate harm.

How does Flare integrate with other cyber defense platforms? 

Your team probably works with several security tools. Flare is designed to be compatible with other platforms through its REST API, easily integrating with the suite of cybersecurity tools being used by your team. Flare’s threat intelligence platform provides data to other cyber defense platforms in real-time, enriching insights and enhancing the visibility of threats and risk. 

What do you get with Flare’s cyber defense platform? 

• Unmatched data collection: Flare uses billions of data points to provide your team with information about your organization’s security stance, relevant threats, and the movement of threat actors between platforms.
• Transparency: Flare lists every source so you know exactly where your threat intelligence data is coming from. 
• Translation: Using AI, Flare can translate alerts from all over the world.
• Automated continuous monitoring: Using an automated solution gives your team 24/7 coverage of your digital footprint and any risks that pose a threat. 
• Relevant alerts: Flare combats alert fatigue by delivering notifications only when a threat is relevant to your security.
• A proactive security stance: By actively seeking out potential threats, you can catch breaches early and take steps to protect your data, systems, and networks.
• 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.

Flare and Cyber Defense

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 helps your team defend your data and networks by delivering only the most relevant threat data so your team has context when they mitigate risk.

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.