CloudSEK: Combining the strength of supply chain intelligence, cyber intelligence, and brand monitoring among others to contextualize the digital dangers facing clients

Innovation is the intersection of an unsolved issue and a committed problem-solver. That's what happened in 2015 when CloudSEK's founder and CTO, Rahul Sasi, discovered that there was no all-inclusive method for keeping an eye on external cyber threats. The hazards provided by the surface web, deep web, dark web, and internet-exposed infrastructure were not addressed by internal threat monitoring solutions like antivirus, intrusion detection systems, and intrusion prevention systems.

When the first version was released in 2017, the founder showcased the product to industry acquaintances. A few months later, he received his first purchase from a US-based IT company. He has since assembled a varied group of driven people whose complementary abilities and working styles have allowed them to support 37 organizations worldwide.

The aim was to construct an Al-based threat management platform that identifies, evaluates, and notifies businesses of dangers that can be taken action upon. Their platform, XVigil, was somewhat manual and partially machine learning-driven in its initial version. In its current incarnation, it is fully automated and collects and analyzes 37 GB of data each day.

Some of the largest investors in the world today, who have decided to back their goal, share their vision. Their goal is to develop the most dependable and quick artificial intelligence system for detecting and neutralizing online threats.

The core idea of CloudSEK is to use artificial intelligence to create a detection, analysis, and alarm system that is fast and dependable. This system provides precise threat analysis, rapid resolution with little to no human participation, and quick detection across internet sources. CloudSEK's goal is to create machines that mimic human intelligence and adaptability in order to facilitate digital security. Systems with the ability to comprehend, learn, and adapt, like human cognition, will be the norm in the future. The goal of CloudSEK is to create an AI-powered system that can browse the internet more quickly, thoroughly, and error-free than a person.

CloudSEK's solutions

Usually, a cyberattack progresses through five stages. The attack begins with reconnaissance to identify weak points in the attack surface of the organization. Next, the attacker uses an Initial Attack Vector (IAV) to get a foothold, escalates privileges, moves laterally within the organization, and finally tries to exfiltrate credentials and data to harm the organization's finances and reputation. CloudSEK breaks the dead chain by giving clients the information on IAVs that are affecting their company.

CloudSEK provides complete takedown management, including submission, follow-ups, and confirmation. By removing the laborious and tedious takedown procedure from their daily tasks, they enable the security team to make smarter decisions.

Their skilled in-house takedowns team offers assistance in removing various reported instances of trademark abuse, including phishing, infringing domains, phony social media profiles, unapproved apps on third-party app stores, DMCA takedowns, and more.

1. Cyber threat monitoring

Monitoring for cyber threats involves keeping an eye on the deep, dark, and surface webs. Rather than trying to contain the damage in the middle of a crisis, the strategy of the hour should be to foresee and counter impending dangers. This type of threat monitoring on a war footing is made possible by proactive threat intelligence.

The XVigil platform's cyberthreat monitoring feature searches thousands of websites (including the deep, surface, and black web) for exposed assets. Thousands of Web pages, forums, and marketplaces are among the thousands of sources that are continuously monitored and indexed.

2. Brand threat monitoring

The brand monitoring feature of the XVigil platform keeps an eye on all sources to find and report any exposed brand assets. Platform alerts about brand dangers that are vital to the prosperity of the company and identity, like phishing websites, phony domain names, phony customer support numbers, and rogue mobile apps.

A brand protection module can notify companies of any unfavorable remarks, reviews, or postings regarding their brand in addition to monitoring the internet for dangers. Additionally, it offers perceptions into how consumers view and react to a brand, assisting companies in making necessary adjustments and safeguarding their good name.

3. Infrastructure monitoring

CloudSEK keeps an eye on infrastructure accessible over the Internet, such as web apps, inventory and asset curation, and vulnerability and misconfiguration monitoring. Organizations and their infrastructure continue to grow. As infrastructure scales to match the pace, it leaves behind unprotected vulnerabilities and misconfigurations that threat actors are enticed to exploit.

To assist businesses, CloudSEK BeVigil Enterprise starts by digitally fingerprinting the assets that are made available to the public within a company and creating an updated central asset inventory.

Predicting and avoiding cyber threats

Rahul Sasi is the Founder and CTO of CloudSEK.

“CloudSEK's integration mechanism is a set of APIs that customers can use to integrate our IAV intelligence into their existing tools and solutions. Through this, we envision a future where threats are resolved and remediated automatically.”