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Threat Intelligence Companies: 10 Vendors Compared on Sources and Integrations
Ten threat intelligence companies compared on sources, analyst services and integrations, from each vendor's own product page. Checked November 2026.
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Blog. Cybersecurity And Risk.
Threat actors, dark web activity, ransomware and digital risk, explained by the analysts who track them.
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All Blog Articles. Newest First.
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Nmap Commands Cheat Sheet: What an Outside Scan Shows
A scoped Nmap command reference for external port checks, service identification, and careful interpretation of open, closed, and filtered results.
DRPS Articles
Brand Protection Companies: 10 Vendors Compared on Coverage and Takedown
Ten brand protection companies compared on coverage, takedown and integrations, from each vendor's own product page. Checked November 2026.
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DNS History Lookup: How to Find Old Records and Why Attackers Do
A practical workflow for tracing historical DNS records, validating ownership, and resolving forgotten internet-facing assets without treating old observations as current facts.
DRPS Articles
OTP Bots: How Criminals Steal One-Time Codes and How Banks Stop Them
An OTP bot scales a social-engineering step, but it does not defeat authentication alone. Banks can reduce the risk by connecting authentication, session, transaction, customer-reporting, and threat-intelligence signals.
VIP Security
Deepfake Executive Impersonation: A Verification And Response Playbook
Stop deepfake executive impersonation with independent callbacks, dual approval, evidence preservation and a coordinated response playbook.
How-To Guide
How to Choose Third-Party Risk Management Software: A Buyer’s Evaluation Framework
A vendor-neutral framework for turning third-party risk workflows into requirements, testing continuous monitoring, and documenting a defensible shortlist.
DRPS Articles
Brand Phishing Response RACI: Roles, Decisions, and Handoffs
A governance guide for assigning brand phishing decisions, documenting handoffs, maintaining coverage, and preventing response cases from losing ownership.
Threat Research
What DDoS-for-Hire Ads Sell That Hacktivist Claims Don’t
Commercial DDoS-for-hire ads sell either time offline or rented capacity to a paying customer. We compare 259 ad templates with hacktivist claims and read the phishing-cleanup pitch.
Threat Research
One Hacktivist Claim, Many Posts: Which Unit to Count
One NoName057(16) claim averages 1.92 collected posts, and the multiplier follows the mirrors we hold. Count claim events when a group names your country or sector.
Threat Research
Hacktivist DDoS Claims Are Campaign Notices, Not Incident Reports
A hacktivist DDoS claim post is usually a campaign notice: a political header, about five listed sites and an outside check for most entries. The posts track claims well and outages poorly.
Threat Research
What a Malware Subscription Actually Buys
Selected crypter, loader, RAT and panel ads meter supply by file, day or month. Written seller promises are rare, so on the advertised terms the buyer carries the detection decay.
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What a 0-Day Ad Really Sells: 37 of 93 Are Unnamed-Exploit Claims
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What WormGPT and Other AI-Branded Tool Ads Sell
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Why Web Shell, cPanel and RDP Prices Do Not Add Up
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The September Surge in Access-Labelled Posts
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Most Initial Access Offers We Read Sold Websites, Not Networks
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Anatomy of a Corporate Network Access Listing
05 FAQ
About The Blog.
Knowledge Hub →01What does the Brandefense blog cover?
Articles on ransomware, APT groups, the dark web, digital risk protection, fraud, sector analysis and VIP security, written for security teams.
02How often is the blog updated?
The newest articles appear first, and every article shows its publish date.
03How do I find articles on one topic?
Use the topic links above the list to open one topic, or type a word in the search box. Search and topic filters cover the full article collection.
04Where do the facts in the articles come from?
Articles draw on public sources such as CISA advisories, MITRE ATT&CK and ENISA reports. Sources are listed at the end of an article when it cites them.
05How do I get new articles by email or feed?
The site feed at brandefense.io/feed/ lists new posts. The email sign-up box is on the All Resources and Reports pages.
06What does Brandefense do?
Brandefense is an AI-driven threat intelligence company. Its platform covers cyber threat intelligence, digital risk protection and external attack surface management. You can request a demo from the Request A Demo page.
07How many articles are on the Brandefense blog?
This collection currently contains 528 public articles. The page shows the total at the top and the count for each topic next to its name. Each article shows its publish date.
08Who writes the Brandefense blog?
The blog describes its articles as explained by the analysts who track threats. They cover threat actors, dark web activity, ransomware and digital risk. The newest articles appear first.
09Does the blog have articles about APT groups?
Yes. The Knowledge Hub also holds profiles of threat groups. Use the topic links or article search to explore the coverage.
10What is the difference between the deep web, the dark web and the surface web?
The surface web is the part of the internet that search engines list. The deep web is content that search engines do not list, such as pages behind a login. The dark web needs special software to reach.
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