ECHOSEC SYSTEMS
For the average software application, an intuitive UX usually means fewer headaches for the end-user. But when it comes to software for defense teams, usability can make the difference between secured assets and loss of data, infrastructure, and human life.
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What Is Voat and Why Are Echo Chambers Dangerous?
Echosec Systems
December 15, 2020
Updated January 12, 2021: Voat went offline on December 25, 2020 due to lack of funding. However, the following information is still valuable to those interested in the impact of alt-tech platforms and their value for threat intelligence professionals. Voat is still accessible as a historical data source in the Echosec Systems Platform. As social media companies battle..
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What is Parler and Why Should Intelligence Teams Care?
Echosec Systems
December 08, 2020
Open Source Threat Intelligence,
Social Media Monitoring,
National Defense
Updated January 12, 2021: On January 9, 2021, Parler was dropped by Google, Amazon, and Apple. As a result, Parler is no longer a viable real-time data source within the Echosec Systems Platform. However, the following information is still valuable to those interested in the impact of alt-tech platforms and their value for threat intelligence professionals. As the 2020 US..
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Online Extremism and the Evolution of Jihadists
Echosec Systems
November 24, 2020
Open Source Threat Intelligence,
machine learning,
National Defense
On November 2, 2020, a 20-year-old Austrian national posted some concerning images on Instagram. In one, the user posed with an AK-style rifle and a machete. Another used bullets to spell out “baqiya,” a reference to the Islamic State’s
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Days before the 2016 US election, a group of ethical hackers in the Netherlands scanned through logins from LinkedIn’s 2012 breach. Then they took the password linked to Donald Trump’s account—yourefired—and were surprised when it worked against his Twitter login.
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Echosec Systems recently had an article published in Security Magazine: Beyond standard risk feeds: Adopting a more holistic API solution.
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Security on Auto-Pilot? How Threat Intelligence Tools Combat Alert Fatigue
Echosec Systems
November 10, 2020
Cyber Security,
Information Security,
Corporate Security,
Digital Investigation
In November 2013, analysts in a Bangalore security operations centre for Target received a number of malware alarms. The alerts later reached Target security staff in Minneapolis and were promptly dismissed as false positives.
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Around 70% of companies are investing in digital transformation, even as the global economy takes a turn in 2020. While the business advantages of digital transformation are widely understood, organizations are often much slower in understanding associated digital risks as business risks.
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Boost Your API Coverage: Diversifying Threat Intelligence Feeds
Echosec Systems
October 27, 2020
Cyber Security,
Open Source Threat Intelligence,
threat intelligence feeds
Application programming interfaces (APIs) are becoming an integral part of any organization’s investment in digital transformation—and intelligence and corporate security entities are no exception.
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Echosec Systems recently had an article published in Security Magazine: Artificial intelligence and national security: Integrating online data
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