How Signal Manages Risks and Threats to Business
Recently Signal picked up activity on the web indicating a possible threat to the Chief Executive Officer of a military-related organisation.
The stakes were pretty high - the CEO was receiving death threats, and conversations we intercepted between bad actors on the Deep Web indicated that the CEO’s home address might be revealed, seriously jeopardising his safety.
The first step in combating the risk? Signal pushed the data it had detected into the corporate security operations platform of one of Signal’s integrated partners. Signal informed the at-risk organisation, handed over the relevant data - and the organisation was then able to instigate risk mitigation procedures. This offensive reaction was far more cost-effective than waiting to become defensive following an attack.
The successful outcome wouldn’t have been possible before Signal became able to integrate with more and more platforms, enabling users to look at threats on what’s commonly known as ‘a single pane of glass.’
In plain English, this means centralised control on a unified dashboard. Signal helps by enabling information captured on the Dark Web and World Wide Web to be plugged into an increasing number of other platforms so the ‘bigger picture’ can be viewed all at once.
Integrations with other Apps & Platforms to Prevent Harm
It’s about integration. Leading open source threat intelligence tool Signal works in the following ways:
Integrates with a number of other leading solutions in the safety and security market including Everbridge Critical Event Management, xMatters, Noggin and i2 Analyst’s Notebook
Signal helps deliver a comprehensive view of developing incidents and events to assist with the protection of locations, assets, people or cyber environments
Intelligence found by Signal can be shared with other integrated systems thanks to the setup of its API.
The Ways Signal Minimises Potential Harm to Business
Helping the CEO in the above story to avoid attack is one of dozens of use cases for which Signal is a powerful and effective tool. Businesses around the globe utilise Signal to minimise potential damage from:
Data Breach detection - in which employees’ data, passwords, accounts and banking details are shared online and put up for auction
Ransomware - in which an organisation or key suppliers are discussed on known ransomware forums as intended victims.
Employee inducement - this means employees targeted to provide confidential or secure information
Doxing - personal details shared online, such as home addresses, family details, sensitive personal information
Domain or IP mentions - shared online in hacking or cyber forums
Saboteurs exploiting vulnerabilities with key applications.
We can save your employees and business potential time, harm and money by keeping you aware of developing situations which might threaten your interests.
Contact Signal to learn more or schedule a demo.