Stop Threats Before They Strike: Dark Web Monitoring for Your Brand
The dark web is a vital part of the cybercrime underground, home to fraud and cyber threats that can go unnoticed by security teams. Threat actors leverage the anonymous nature of the dark web to cause financial and reputational damage to enterprises through compromised credentials, the exploitation of stolen data, threats of physical harm to executives, and covert planning of future attacks.
Fortra Brand Protection proactively monitors the dark web and provides enterprises with expert-curated intelligence to protect against brand threats and compromised credentials.
Uncover Brand Threats and Exposed Credentials on the Dark Web
Transactions conducted on dark web forums and marketplaces provide threat actors with the discreet cover they need to plan and execute attacks. Like-minded criminals plan attacks, and buy, sell, and solicit resources like stolen credentials, combo lists of logins and banking details. These actions allow them to gain insider access to systems of targeted organizations as well as steal critical data. Lack of visibility into exchanges and fully unredacted lists of compromised credentials that are not anonymized behind paywalls make it difficult for security teams to proactively defend against an attack. Fortra Brand Protection comprehensive protection against dark web threats protects brands and their employees and customers.
Dark Web Brand Monitoring
Fortra Brand Protection Dark Web Brand Monitoring observes dark sites, marketplaces, discussion groups, and forums. It detects a broad set of brand and executive mentions and threats such as stolen PII, card data, emails, phishing kits, and fraud tools targeting organizations, as well as Initial Access Brokers marketing illegal means of entry into corporate networks. By continuously monitoring these sources, Fortra delivers expert[1]curated intelligence and actionable risk insights to safeguard corporate and executive brands, as well as other high-value assets.
Compromised Credentials Monitoring
Fortra Brand Protection Compromised Credentials Monitoring provides visibility into credentials that have been leaked or stolen by infostealers, botnets, and other malware. Complete and unredacted visibility into compromised logins, emails, and passwords enables customers to implement proactive countermeasures like forced password resets and account lockouts to guard against potential account takeovers, breaches, and malware attacks.
Our Dark Web Monitoring delivers high-value intelligence by directly monitoring marketplaces and other dark web sources for references to stolen data and criminal activity linked to enterprises. This focused surveillance connects key data points to known threat actor personas, enabling ongoing monitoring and early detection of changes in behavior or intent. Whether it’s preventing the sale of personally identifiable information (PII), stolen credentials, the misuse of source code, monitoring threatening discussions, or tracking malware and exploit kit distribution, Fortra Brand Protection empowers organizations to mitigate future attacks and stay ahead of emerging threats.
Maintain Vigilance with Dark Web Monitoring
Undetected dark web exchanges, compromised credentials, and attack planning can quickly become serious threats to targeted enterprises and executives. Left ignored, threat actors can use dark web resources to cause irreversible brand damage, physical harm, and execute crippling account takeovers. To protect against attacks, enterprises must be properly equipped to track down and monitor threatening activity. The intelligence to take proper action internally to force password resets, account lockouts, and even stop the exfiltration of outbound transfers in flight is also needed to protect valuable brands and employees. Fortra Brand Protection delivers holistic visibility into dark web threats through targeted intelligence collection. Dark Web Monitoring surveillance combines automated detection and expert human analysis that empowers enterprises to proactively identify and defend against future attacks that originate in the dark web.