Cyberthreat Intelligence (CTI) is the systematic collection, processing, and analysis of data regarding adversary motives, targets, and attack behaviors. As a foundational cybersecurity use case, CTI transforms raw, disparate data into actionable insights, enabling security operations centers (SOCs) to transition from reactive alert-chasing to proactive defense.

A mature CTI program provides critical context by tracking indicators of compromise (IoCs), identifying threat actor tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs), and mapping active campaigns against the organization's specific vulnerabilities. By prioritizing risks that are actively weaponized in the wild, CTI allows organizations to preemptively block attacks, optimize incident response, and align technical security efforts with executive risk management.

How ThreatNG Empowers Cyberthreat Intelligence

ThreatNG shifts the paradigm of Cyberthreat Intelligence by moving beyond generic global threat feeds. It acts as an intelligence generation engine, continuously capturing and verifying threat data specifically mapped to an organization’s external digital footprint.

Agentless External Discovery

ThreatNG executes purely external, unauthenticated discovery to map the digital perimeter. This "outside-in" reconnaissance requires zero internal connectors, API permissions, or seed data. By mimicking the exact discovery methods of sophisticated adversaries, ThreatNG uncovers the hidden external attack surface that internal tools miss, including shadow IT, orphaned subdomains, exposed cloud storage buckets, and unmanaged non-human identities (NHIs).

Precision External Assessment

Following discovery, ThreatNG applies rigorous external assessments to determine the actual exploitability of identified assets, scoring them via the proprietary Digital Presence Triad (measuring Feasibility, Believability, and Impact).

• Subdomain Takeover Susceptibility Assessment: If an organization forgets to delete a DNS record pointing to a canceled third-party service, an attacker can claim that service and host malicious content. ThreatNG automatically identifies dangling CNAME records and cross-references them against a comprehensive vendor list (including AWS, Azure, and Heroku) to definitively determine whether a subdomain is susceptible to takeover, thereby preventing adversaries from staging highly trusted phishing campaigns.

• Web Application Hijack Susceptibility: ThreatNG conducts in-depth Subdomain Header Analysis to assess the presence and proper configuration of fundamental security controls. It checks for missing Content-Security-Policy (CSP) or X-Frame-Options headers and assesses how these gaps expose the application to cross-site scripting (XSS) and clickjacking attacks.

Comprehensive Investigation Modules

ThreatNG deploys specialized Investigation Modules to hunt for targeted threats across the entire digital supply chain.

• SaaSqwatch (SaaS Discovery): This module externally uncovers unmanaged Software-as-a-Service (Shadow SaaS) applications. It identifies unsanctioned logins and API endpoints used by employees outside official IT oversight, exposing the organization to data leaks.

• Dark Web and Social Media Intelligence: ThreatNG actively monitors underground forums, paste sites, and platforms like Reddit and LinkedIn. It discovers leaked corporate credentials, exposed proprietary source code, and targeted executive smear campaigns, delivering critical early-warning intelligence.

Validated Intelligence Repositories

To ensure intelligence is focused strictly on active, weaponizable threats, ThreatNG fuses raw data through its Intelligence Repositories. The DarCache engine continuously integrates live threat streams, incorporating the Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS), CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, and telemetry from monitoring over 100 active ransomware gangs.

This intelligence is then processed by DarChain, a modeling engine that connects isolated vulnerabilities into a visual, multi-stage exploit narrative. For example, DarChain will visually connect a credential leaked on the dark web directly to an exposed administrative port on an abandoned marketing subdomain, showing the exact attack path an adversary would take.

Continuous Visibility and Monitoring

ThreatNG replaces static, point-in-time scanning with continuous observation. It continuously monitors the internet for configuration drift, the deployment of unvetted cloud infrastructure, and the registration of malicious domain permutations (typosquatting). This vigilance ensures that as the external footprint expands, newly introduced vulnerabilities are immediately identified and triaged.

Audit-Ready Reporting and AI-Enabled Triage

ThreatNG translates complex external telemetry into decisive, actionable reporting formats, including Executive Summaries, Technical Guides, and A-F Security Ratings. Furthermore, it provides External GRC Assessment reports that map discovered vulnerabilities directly to regulatory frameworks like PCI DSS, HIPAA, GDPR, and SEC Form 8-K.

To achieve immediate operational velocity, ThreatNG uses its Contextual AI Abstraction Layer to generate highly engineered prompts containing verified attack-path intelligence. An analyst can securely copy this prompt and paste it into their own air-gapped Enterprise AI to instantly generate board-ready mitigation plans without risking data privacy.

Strategic Cooperation: ThreatNG and Complementary Security Solutions

ThreatNG serves as the definitive external intelligence feed that powers and hardens broader internal security ecosystems.

• SIEM and SOAR Platforms: ThreatNG feeds verified external telemetry, and DarChain exploits paths directly into SIEM/SOAR systems. This intelligence triggers automated playbooks to proactively block malicious IP addresses or quarantine compromised user accounts before an attacker breaches the internal network.

• IT Service Management (ITSM): By pushing validated external vulnerabilities into platforms like ServiceNow and Jira, ThreatNG automatically generates context-rich incident tickets for IT and development teams. This cooperative workflow eliminates manual data entry and drastically reduces mean time to remediation (MTTR).

• Cloud Access Security Brokers (CASB) & Identity and Access Management (IAM): The SaaSqwatch module identifies unauthorized SaaS usage and feeds this external intelligence to CASB and IAM solutions. These platforms can then immediately enforce strict authentication policies or block access to the unsanctioned applications.

• Security Awareness Training (SAT): When ThreatNG discovers human-generated exposures—such as an employee leaving an API key in a public code repository or reusing corporate credentials in a third-party breach—it routes this intelligence to SAT platforms. This triggers personalized, real-time micro-training for that specific employee to correct behavior.

Real-World Scenarios: ThreatNG in Action

• Preempting Business Email Compromise (BEC): ThreatNG's continuous monitoring detects a newly registered lookalike domain mimicking an organization's primary URL. The Investigation Modules verify that the threat actor has established active mail exchange (MX) records for the fake domain. ThreatNG immediately feeds this intelligence to the company's secure email gateway to block incoming messages from the domain, while simultaneously providing the legal-grade evidence required to execute an instant, automated domain takedown.

• M&A Due Diligence and Supply Chain Risk: During an acquisition, an enterprise uses ThreatNG to perform an unauthenticated assessment of the target company. ThreatNG discovers an exposed, deprecated AWS S3 bucket containing sensitive customer data and identifies critical web applications lacking basic Content Security Policies. The resulting CTI report provides the acquiring company with the exact intelligence needed to mandate remediation before integrating networks, successfully avoiding inherited breach liability and regulatory fines.