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Bitdefender and ThreatQuotient partner to bolster threat detection capabilities
Cybersecurity vendor Bitdefender , has announced a strategic partnership with ThreatQuotient , a security operations platform innovator , to incorporate Bitdefender Advanced Threat Intelligence into the ThreatQ Platform . The partnership provides ThreatQuotient customers including enterprises with a security operation centre ( SOC ), managed security services providers ( MSSPs ) and managed detection and response ( MDR ) providers greater visibility across the global threat landscape to enable detection that is more accurate resulting in accelerated response to threats .
“ The proprietary real-time threat intelligence provided by Bitdefender strengthens our clients ’ ability to accurately detect , assess and validate emerging threats so they can take faster actions to eliminate them from environments ,” said Jonathan Couch , Senior Vice President Strategy , ThreatQuotient . “ Bitdefender is recognised globally for having best-in-class threat intelligence and threat detection capabilities validated by MITRE and other leading independent testing organisations . ThreatQ customers will have contextualised insights on advanced persistent threats ( APTs ), malicious email campaigns and other dangers under one centralised view to quickly assess , validate and respond . Our collaboration has proved invaluable to our customers by increasing visibility into malicious campaigns as threat frequency and sophistication continues to rise .” with attacker command and control ( C & C ) servers ; and phishing campaigns . Security teams using the ThreatQ platform incorporate these feeds based on specific threat detection needs leveraging easy to use and configure integration . Security Operation Centres ( SOCs ) and internal security teams receive all the latest threat updates without having to change configurations or write new software code .
Andrei Florescu , Vice President , Product Management , Bitdefender Business Solutions Group , said : “ Our collaboration with ThreatQuotient helps organisations become more cyber resilient as methods for evading detection become increasingly advanced . Threat intelligence platforms like ThreatQ greatly improves detection capabilities and situational awareness across the entire operation while prioritising SOC activities based on threat risk and potential impact .”
Bitdefender Advanced Threat Intelligence is powered by the Bitdefender Global Protective Network ( GPN ), an extensive network of hundreds of millions of sensors continuously collecting endpoint threat data worldwide . Bitdefender Labs , an elite team of security practitioners , correlates GPN data against known indicators of compromise ( IOCs ), malware , malicious domains and URLs and performs deep analysis to discover unknown threats . This telemetry coupled with human and automated analysis results in hundreds of newly discovered threats each minute , validation of billions of threat queries daily and less false positives for security teams . p
Having accurate , and actionable threat intelligence is critical to effective threat detection and response . ThreatQuotient integrates Bitdefender ’ s threat intelligence feeds including file hashes , IP addresses and domains associated with advanced persistent threats ( APTs ), domains associated with malware , IP addresses associated
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