Fortra® Threat Brain

What Is Fortra Threat Brain?

Fortra Threat Brain is an all-in-one information hub fed by telemetry of our expansive portfolio of products. Augmenting that already sizeable set are additional insights gleaned from across the dark web, social media, law enforcement, and of course, a select pool of partners.

At Fortra, we’re always on the hunt for the latest tactics, techniques, and procedures that today’s cybercriminals employ. We believe that decisions are only as good as the information behind them and, as a result, we’ve made it our mission to produce world-class threat intelligence and research. That’s why we created Fortra Threat Brain, the culmination of our investigative efforts and the synthesis of combined Fortra technologies—and we’re just getting started.

Threat Intelligence Helps Breaks the Cyber Attack Chain

Fortra empowers our customers to break the attack chain at any stage. Our advanced security capabilities—both defensive and offensive—combine with proprietary Fortra Threat Brain intelligence to anticipate attacker behavior and give our customers the upper hand.

Fortra Threat Brain offloads the manual workload from busy SOCs and automatically addresses issues lower in the Pyramid of Pain. These are indicators which are Trivial, Easy, Simple, and Annoying, such as IP addresses, hash values, domain names, and network artifacts.

With these indicators out of the way, expert analysts (like our Fortra Intelligence & Research Experts) are free to worry about the most important ones: the Challenging and Tough IOCs.

By focusing on top-of-the-Pyramid indicators at every stage of the attack chain, our customers get a head start against adversaries. This level of AI-driven, corroborated threat intelligence uniquely positions them to thwart threat actors no matter where they are in the cyber kill chain.

The pyramid of pain and how Fortra Threat Intelligence helps

Benefits of Fortra Threat Brain

A rising tide lifts all boats. With threat intelligence from Fortra, your enterprise can prioritize the areas of highest impact. Armed with critical data, you will be empowered to:

Respond Rapidly

Make the best decision in the moment, expedited by a comprehensive view of the threat landscape as it relates to you

Manage Alerts

Reduce analyst fatigue and false positives; without automation, sheer volume can cause missed indicators

Prevent Fraud

Aggregate data from disparate communities and sources to identify patterns of fraud and abused information

Improve Security Posture

Construct accurate risk models that facilitate security choices based on your organization’s vulnerabilities

How Does Fortra Threat Brain Work?

Fortra Threat Brain is made up of three parts: our unique technology, our research team, and a data sharing exchange of quickly corroborated information.

Powerful Technology

Fortra’s one-of-a-kind threat intelligence research solutions

Our expansive portfolio of industry-leading cybersecurity products

AI-based automation, coupled with machine learning

Research Team

A world-class team of threat intelligence analysts and experts

Select Fortra security partners

Public law enforcement agencies

Data Sharing Exchange

Data from the dark web

Information across social media platforms

Combined intelligence from our solutions, partners, and law enforcement bureaus

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Fortra Threat Brain = Powerful Technology

Threat intelligence engines like Fortra Threat Brain offer enhanced incident response and threat detection capabilities, proactive risk management and threat anticipation, and integration with existing security tools and frameworks. Fortra leverages the following methodologies to deliver world-class intelligence in every solution.

A Global Net of Threat Defense

Fortra harnesses real-time threat intelligence from our vast array of internal cybersecurity solutions. These tools sit on the front lines of threat defense every day as they protect our customers’ environments. By harnessing the valuable range of threat data they ingest, attack indicators affecting one organization can be repurposed to protect the entire customer base.

We make every IOC count.

In addition, Fortra leverages feeds, advisories, and threat intelligence from across a multitude of external sources worldwide. This includes data from the dark web, social media, law enforcement, and more.

The result is a threat picture that is truly comprehensive, with the weight of Fortra’s dynamic solutions behind it.

The Benefit of Fortra's Unmatched Portfolio in Action

Fortra has the distinction of being one of the few leading cybersecurity companies on the market with equally strong offensive and defensive security solutions. Our offensive security solutions tell us which TTPs are successful in adversary simulations while our defensive security solutions provide real data on active campaigns and the TTPs that adversaries are currently using. The reward is two-fold when it comes to gathering threat intelligence.

Niche security vendors may offer threat intelligence solutions tailored to their flagship offering: email security, for example. While drawing from in-the-field agents, the scope of that threat intelligence is limited to a single vertical: email.

By contrast, the threat intelligence that underpins Fortra email security offerings—or any of our other solutions—will be enriched by threat data amassed from across our diverse range of solutions: XDR, DLP, VM, and more. This adds color and context to otherwise flat indicators.

By weaponizing both our offensive and defensive solutions to deliver real-time threat data, we maximize both output and value to our customers with a 360-degree threat angle few competitors can’t match.

Machine Learning

Fortra mobilizes machine learning to find threats faster and evaluate risks. Here are some examples of how we use ML to increase protected outcomes for our customers:

Anomaly detection through unsupervised learning and clustering across operating systems; web applications; and cloud, network, and SaaS applications
Malicious email and brand abuse detection using natural language processing (NLP), random forest classifier, and other techniques
Dynamic vulnerability ranking via supervised learning to add multiple dimensions to the CVSS score

Our machine learning innovations allow us to:

Uncover the latest malware and TTPs
Develop models to combat AI-powered threats like deepfakes and account abuse
Surface malicious campaigns by aggregating large volumes of messages

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Our Intelligence is More Than Our Technology

Fortra Threat Research

We leave nothing to chance when it comes to uncovering the exploits that could upend our customer base and its associates. With a proven track record and an arsenal of research resources, Fortra’s team of world-class threat intelligence experts can get you the information you need to gain the upper hand in today’s threat landscape.

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Cyberthreat Intelligence Community

Fortra is committed to ongoing threat research and prioritizes collaboration with industry experts and organizations worldwide. We give back to the cyberthreat intelligence community, providing a multi-vector profile of emerging threats and offering customers continuous improvements based on the latest threat research available.

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Fuel Your Strategy with Fortra Threat Intelligence

Too many threats, too little time? Backed by insights from Fortra’s powerful portfolio, researchers, and the public threatscape, Fortra Threat Brain can help you make critical decisions with confidence.