¶ Introduction
In an increasingly complex and evolving threat landscape, organizations need cutting-edge solutions to prevent cyberattacks and safeguard their digital assets. Combining premium threat intelligence sources with artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities is a powerful strategy to proactively detect and mitigate threats. This solution brief explores the benefits and key features of Exium's approach to threat prevention using premium threat intelligence and AI, providing an in-depth overview of how it enhances security and mitigates advanced threats.
¶ The Challenge
Cybersecurity challenges are more formidable than ever, encompassing:
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Sophisticated Threats |
Rapidly Evolving Threats |
Data Breaches |
Compliance Demands |
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| Cyber adversaries employ advanced techniques to infiltrate and compromise networks and systems. | New vulnerabilities and threats continually emerge, necessitating agility in threat detection and mitigation. | Security incidents can lead to data breaches, resulting in financial losses and damage to an organization's reputation. | Organizations must adhere to regulatory and industry standards to protect sensitive data and ensure data privacy. |
¶ The Solution: Exium's Data-Driven Threat Prevention
Integrating premium threat intelligence sources with AI capabilities empowers organizations to proactively address security challenges. Key features and benefits include:
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Early Threat Detection:
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Machine Learning and Behavioral Analysis:
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Real-time Threat Correlation:
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Automated Threat Response:
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Incident Investigation Support:
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By integrating premium threat intelligence sources with AI capabilities, Exium helps organizations enhance their security posture, protect sensitive data, and align with industry standards and regulations.
¶ Monitoring Threat Prevention on Exium's Platform
To view threat prevention activities within your workspace, please follow these steps:
- Log into the partner admin console and navigate to the company workspace.
- Click on "Dashboards" in the left menu bar, then select the "Analytics" tab.
- This action will open the dashboards, allowing you to analyze blocked threats in your environment, complete with detailed insights.
¶ Investigating Blocked Threats and Policies
To view the details of blocked threats, whether based on threat intelligence or organizational policies, please follow these steps:
- Log into the partner admin console and navigate to the company workspace.
- Click on "Dashboards" in the left menu bar, then choose "Blocked Threats / Policies."
- This will display a list of blocked threats along with any content that has been blocked due to organizational policies.
If you encounter something that shouldn't have been blocked, you can easily allow it by clicking the button on the right under “Action.” Additionally, if you wish to report any misclassification of content, simply click on the button with the “mail” icon.
¶ Malicious/Ad Domains Threatfeeds/Blocklists
When enabled, Exium will block domains that match the threatfeeds or Blocklists outlined in the next section. To manage these settings, please follow these steps:
- Log into the partner admin console and navigate to the company workspace.
- Click on “Zero Trust Policies” in the left menu bar, then choose “Malicious/Ad Domains.”
- You can then click on “Disable” or “Enable” next to the corresponding list name.
¶ Harnessing Threat Intelligence: Key Feeds and Block Lists in Exium's Unified Security Solutions
Here are a few examples of the threat intelligence feeds and block lists utilized by Exium’s unified SASE and XDR platform:
¶ MISP:
MISP is an open-source threat intelligence platform designed for sharing, storing, and correlating Indicators of Compromise related to targeted attacks. It encompasses a wide range of information, including threat intelligence, financial fraud details, vulnerability data, and even counter-terrorism information.
¶ OpenCTI Threatfeeds:
OpenCTI is an open-source threat intelligence platform that enables centralized data sharing and information management. Key items of interest include IP addresses, domains, URLs, and hash indicators.
¶ Blocklists:
Blocklists consist of sets of rules formatted as text that our DNS filter uses to block ads and content that may be malicious or compromise your privacy. These blocklists allow for flexible customization of filtering rules.
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Threat Intelligence Feeds/ Block Lists |
Description |
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| 1 | AdGuard DNS filter | Threat feed composed of several filters (AdGuard Base filter, Social Media filter, Tracking Protection filter, Mobile Ads filter, EasyList and EasyPrivacy) and simplified specifically to be better compatible with DNS-level ad blocking |
| 2 | AdAway Default Blocklist | Open-source ad blocker for Android using the hosts file |
| 3 | Peter Lowe's Blocklist | Blocklist with hostnames of ad and tracking servers |
| 4 | Dan Pollock's List | List for blocking ads and preventing user tracking |
| 5 | OISD Blocklist Small | List for blocking ads and trackers. Prioritizes functionality over blocking. |
| 6 | Dandelion Sprout's Game Console Adblock List | List for blocking ads on videogame consoles that use AdGuard Home |
| 7 | Perflyst and Dandelion Sprout's Smart-TV Blocklist | List for preventing smart TVs from sending metadata to the vendor, and for blocking ads in apps and movie services |
| 8 | NoCoin Filter List | List for blocking browser-based crypto mining |
| 9 | The Big List of Hacked Malware Web Sites | List of websites that are hacked with malware, ransomware or trojans |
| 10 | Scam Blocklist by DurableNapkin | List for blocking untrustworthy websites |
| 11 | Malicious URL Blocklist (URLHaus) | Blocklist of malicious websites based on the Database dump of Abuse.ch URLhaus |
| 12 | Dandelion Sprout's Anti-Malware List | Dandelion Sprout's Anti-Malware List (DNS filtering in AdGuard Home, AdGuard for Android, and AdGuard for Windows) |
| 13 | Phishing Army | The Blocklist to filter Phishing domains! |
| 14 | WindowsSpyBlocker - Hosts spy rules | List for blocking spying and tracking on Windows |
| 15 | 1Hosts (Lite) | List for blocking pesky ads, trackers, and malware. Balanced version: set & forget, doesn't hamper user experience. |
| 16 | OISD Blocklist Big | List for blocking ads and trackers. Prioritizes functionality over blocking. Risks of incorrect blocking are higher than in the small version of OISD Blocklist. |
| 17 | Phishing URL Blocklist (PhishTank and OpenPhish) | Blocklist of phishing websites, based on PhishTank and OpenPhish lists |
| 18 | Stalkerware Indicators List | Stalkerware indicators of compromise for Android and iOS. |
| 19 | The NoTracking blocklist | The NoTracking blocklist is a DNS based filter list for blocking ads, malware, phishing and other online garbage. |
| 20 | Steven Black's List | Unified hosts file (adware + malware). |
| 21 | HaGeZi's Normal Blocklist | Broom - Cleans the Internet and protects your privacy! Blocks Ads, Affiliate, Tracking, Metrics, Telemetry, Phishing, Malware, Scam, Fake, Coins and other Crap. |
| 22 | 1Hosts (mini) | List for blocking pesky ads, trackers, and malware. Lenient version: unblocks a number of ads & trackers for in-app rewards, anti-AdBlock, etc. |
| 23 | Dandelion Sprout's Anti Push Notifications | Aims to remove push notifications on sites. Combines eligible rules from AdGuard Popups Filter's anti-push sections and Fanboy's Notifications Blocking List. |
| 24 | ShadowWhisperer's Malware List | Malicious Sites, PUPs, Malware, Browser Hijackers, Phishing Sites |
| 25 | HaGeZi's Threat Intelligence Feeds | Increases security significantly! Blocks Malware, Cryptojacking, Spam, Scam and Phishing. |
| 26 | HaGeZi's Allowlist Referral | This list unblocks affiliate & tracking referral links that appear in mails, search results etc. |
| 27 | HaGeZi's Anti-Piracy Blocklist | Blocks websites and services that are mainly used for illegal distribution of copyrighted content. |
| 28 | HaGeZi's Gambling Blocklist | Blocks gambling content. |
| 29 | HaGeZi's Pro Blocklist | Big broom - Cleans the Internet and protects your privacy! Blocks Ads, Affiliate, Tracking, Metrics, Telemetry, Phishing, Malware, Scam, Fake, Coins and other Crap. |
| 30 | HaGeZi's Ultimate Blocklist | Ultimate Sweeper - Strictly cleans the Internet and protects your privacy! Blocks Ads, Affiliate, Tracking (+Referral), Metrics, Telemetry, Phishing, Malware, Scam, Free Hoster, Fake, Coins and other Crap. |
| 31 | uBlock₀ filters – Badware risks | For sites documented to put users at risk of installing adware/crapware/malware, having login credentials stolen, etc. The purpose is to at least ensure a user is warned of the risks ahead. |
| 32 | HaGeZi's Pro++ Blocklist | Sweeper - Aggressive cleans the Internet and protects your privacy! Blocks Ads, Affiliate, Tracking, Metrics, Telemetry, Phishing, Malware, Scam, Fake, Coins and other Crap. |
| 33 | HaGeZi's DynDNS Blocklist | Blocks dynamic DNS services to protect against malicious use in phishing campaigns and others. |
| 34 | HaGeZi's Badware Hoster Blocklist | Blocks known free hosters that also host badware via user content to prevent the use of these hosters for malicious purposes. |
| 35 | HaGeZi's The World's Most Abused TLDs | The Top Most Abused Top Level Domains, merged from HaGeZi, Yokoffing, DandelionSprout and SpamHAUS. |
| 36 | ShadowWhisperer's Dating List | Blocks dating websites. |
| 37 | AdGuard DNS Popup Hosts filter | Filter includes rules for sites that open in a new window, composed from AdGuard, EasyList, ABPindo filters and improved for compatibility with DNS-level pop-up blocking. |
| 38 | HaGeZi's Encrypted DNS/VPN/TOR/Proxy Bypass | Blocks known free hosters that also host badware via user content to prevent the use of these hosters for malicious purposes. |
| 39 | HaGeZi's Windows/Office Tracker Blocklist | Blocks Windows/Office native broadband trackers that track your activity. |
| 40 | AbuseCh Malicious Domains | URLhaus abusech malicious URLs that are being used for malware distribution. |
To learn more about implementing SASE, XDR, IAM/ MFA, and GRC for your organization and explore tailored solutions that meet your unique requirements, contact Exium at partners@exium.net for a consultation or demonstration. If you are ready to get started, check out our testing and onboarding process.