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 against dark web threats protects brands and their employees and customers.
Dark Web Brand Monitoring
Fortra 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 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 account takeovers.
To protect against these attacks, enterprises must be equipped to track and monitor threatening activity while also taking decisive internal action. This includes forcing password resets, locking compromised accounts, and stopping the exfiltration of sensitive data in real time.
To support these efforts, organizations often rely on:
- Data loss prevention (DLP) tools to monitor and block unauthorized data movement across endpoints, networks, and cloud environments.
- Data protection solutions to secure sensitive information through encryption, access controls, and policy enforcement.
- Cloud data protection to safeguard sensitive data stored and processed in cloud environments across SaaS, IaaS, and PaaS platforms.
- Data security posture management (DSPM) to identify where sensitive data resides, assess risk exposure, and prioritize remediation efforts.
- Phishing protection software to detect and block credential harvesting attempts across email and web channels.
- Domain monitoring to identify look-alike domains and infrastructure used in spoofing and impersonation campaigns.
- Social media protection to detect fraudulent accounts and impersonation targeting customers on major platforms.
Fortra delivers holistic visibility into dark web threats through targeted intelligence collection. Dark web monitoring combines automated detection with expert human analysis, helping enterprises identify risks early and take action before threats escalate.