Cyber Threat Intelligence (CTI)
Processed, actionable information about current and future cyber threats.
Dark Web
Part of the internet accessible via Tor, not publicly indexed — source for leak and breach data.
CIRT
Cyber Incident Response Team — specialized team for active incident response and forensics.
Attack Surface
All exploitable entry points of an organization — ports, services, domains, exposed systems.
TOR Network
The Onion Router — anonymizing network through which dark web resources are accessible.
CVE
Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures — standardized register of known security vulnerabilities.
CIQ360 Score
Darkscope Cyber Intelligence Quality Score — daily risk ranking from 1.25 million samples.
Ransomware
Malware that encrypts data and demands ransom — often discovered weeks after initial compromise.
VIP Protection
Monitoring of executives' personal identity data on dark web sources.
Stealer Malware
Malware that steals credentials, cookies and data — often the starting point for ransomware.
Botnet
Network of compromised machines — used for DDoS, spam and credential stuffing.
Zero Net
Decentralized, anonymous peer-to-peer network — used for certain hacker communications.