What Is Cyber Threat Data Aggregation?
Cyber threat data aggregation is the meticulous process of collecting, consolidating, and analyzing all data relating to cyber threats. Data can come from multiple sources, including third-party sites and commercial sources. The primary goal of cyber data aggregation is to provide organizations with comprehensive information about potential threats and help them devise a mitigation plan to prevent possible data breaches and future cyberattacks.
Organizations use advanced tools like Polarity by ThreatConnect for efficient and thorough data aggregation.
How Data Aggregation Works
This is how cyber data aggregation works:
- Data collection: Organizations gather data from various internal and external sources, identifying possible vulnerabilities that may pose a threat.
- Data cleaning and transformation: This involves filtering all gathered data to eliminate duplicates and errors and then transforming it into a uniform format. This step may also be called data normalization, where users reorganize data for easier analysis and comparison.
- Data correlation: Once data is normalized, correlation follows, where users analyze patterns and trends and establish possible relationships between malicious behaviors. This step also helps users identify potential threats that may not have been apparent during normalization.
- Data enrichment: Raw data is enhanced and given internal and external context, assisting analysts to find more meaning when they conduct their analysis. This may involve adding geolocation data to an IP address or mapping a hash to known malware signatures.
- Data analysis: Security analysts review the aggregated data and generate insights about existing or emerging threats and vulnerabilities. Some organizations processing large volumes of data prefer using tools powered by machine learning to conduct data analysis and insight generation.
- Data reporting: Users consolidate all insights from the analysis into a threat intelligence report for cyber risk leaders and security operations team members. This may include actionable steps for better threat detection, mitigation, and resolution.
How ThreatConnect Helps With Data Aggregation
Polarity is ThreatConnect’s data aggregation tool that combines a wide range of capabilities into one platform. It’s an all-in-one solution that offers federated search, data correlation, and analysis in one place. Polarity allows analysts to process large data sets faster, more precisely, and efficiently.
Significant advantages of cyber threat data aggregation include:
- Unified display: Polarity’s single, unified interface consolidates all data into one workspace, making it easier for users to access hundreds of data sources.
- Real-time contextualization: Polarity provides analysts and security operations team members with instant and seamless access to the aggregate data.
- Accelerated alert triage: Polarity’s automated search and contextualization help speed up alert triages, allowing security experts to detect and neutralize threats faster.
- Enhanced incident response: Polarity provides real-time insight and facilitates team collaboration, allowing for faster incident response.
Why Trust ThreatConnect?
ThreatConnect specializes in AI-powered platforms that help organizations manage security operations more efficiently. Our wide range of solutions equips enterprises with the ability to detect, mitigate, and resolve vulnerabilities.
Our industry expertise has made us a trusted security partner for nearly 200 of the world’s largest enterprises. We work with organizations across various sectors, providing tailored solutions that meet their needs. Read our Customer Stories to learn how our innovative approach to cybersecurity can work for your business.
Eliminate Cyber Threats With Polarity by ThreatConnect
ThreatConnect streamlines threat detection and response for organizations. Our extensive selection of GenAI-powered tools modernizes security operations, helping customers identify vulnerabilities before they can cause business disruptions. Request a demo today or talk to our experts for product recommendations.