Executive Protection
Deepfake And Voice-Clone Fraud
A deepfake alert means someone may be using an AI-made voice, photo or video of a senior person to trick staff, partners or…
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How To Defend. One Playbook Per Alert.
A playbook for every kind of alert Brandefense raises: what it means, what to do in the first 24 hours, how to remove the threat and how to make it less likely next time.
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Identity
4 entriesExecutive Protection
Executive Impersonation
An executive impersonation alert means someone has built a fake profile or account that uses a senior person's name, photo or…
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DarkWeb Monitoring
Infostealer Log Exposure
A stealer log alert means malware on a device may have copied saved passwords and browser cookies for your staff or customers.
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DarkWeb Monitoring
Leaked Credentials
A leaked credentials alert means a working login for your staff or customers has appeared in a dark web dump, stealer log or…
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Brand
6 entriesBrand Impersonation & Social Media Takedown
Counterfeit Product Promotion
A counterfeit promotion alert means a post, shop page, listing or ad is selling fake goods under your name.
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Digital Risk Protection
Fake Mobile Apps
A fake mobile app alert means someone has published an app that copies your name, icon or look, in an app store or on a download…
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Brand Impersonation & Social Media Takedown
Fake Social Media Accounts
A fake social account alert means someone is using your brand name, logo or staff identity on a social network.
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Fraudulent Ad Detection
Fraudulent Ads Using Your Brand
A fraudulent ad alert means a paid ad uses your brand name, logo or keywords to mislead people.
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Phishing Monitoring & Domain Abuse
Lookalike And Phishing Domains
A lookalike domain alert means someone registered a web address that imitates yours, by a small spelling change, a lookalike…
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DarkWeb Monitoring
Stolen Payment Cards
A stolen payment cards alert means card data tied to your customers is being sold in an underground shop.
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Infrastructure
6 entriesVulnerability Intelligence
Actively Exploited Vulnerabilities
An exploited vulnerability alert means a flaw in software you may run has public exploit code or is already being used in attacks.
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DarkWeb Monitoring
Initial Access Listings
An initial access listing means someone is selling a way into your network, such as VPN logins, a remote desktop session or a…
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DarkWeb Monitoring
Leaked Databases And Source Code
A data leak alert means a database, source code, configuration file or API key that looks like yours has been posted on a paste…
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Misconfiguration Detection
Risky Misconfigurations
A misconfiguration alert means a setting on something you expose to the internet is risky.
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Ransomware Intelligence
Ransomware Leak Site Listings
A leak site listing means a ransomware group has named your company on its public site, usually to pressure you into paying.
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Asset Discovery Shadow It
Unknown Exposed Assets (shadow IT)
An unknown exposed asset alert means something tied to your organization is reachable from the internet and your team did not…
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Third Party
2 entriesThird-Party Risk Management
Supplier Exposure Or Dark Web Signal
This alert means something changed in a supplier's outside-facing exposure, or a dark web signal now mentions it.
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Third-Party Risk Management
Supplier On A Ransomware Leak Site
A supplier named on a ransomware leak site may have lost data that includes yours, and attackers may hold access that reaches you.
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- 1What It MeansThe alert in plain words.
- 2First 24 HoursNumbered steps, with who does what.
- 3InvestigationA checklist of what to find out.
- 4RemovalWho to contact: registrar, host, platform, CERT.
- 5HardeningWhat makes it less likely next time.
- 6Measures And MistakesHow to tell it worked, and what to avoid.
These playbooks are general guidance built on public sources. They are not legal advice, and they do not promise any response time. Your own incident process and your legal counsel come first.
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- Ransomware Groups How each group gets in, how it extorts and what stops it. 24 Profiles
- Malware And Tools Malware families and abused tools, what they do and how to spot them. 46 Profiles
- Techniques Attack techniques in plain words, mapped to MITRE ATT&CK. 36 Profiles
- Countries The sectors, groups and national bodies that matter in each country. 32 Profiles
- Vulnerabilities Flaws attackers use in real attacks and what to do about them. 44 Profiles
- Significant Cyber Incidents Significant incidents since October 2024, with a dated timeline, sources and lessons. 103 Profiles
- Agentic Security Best practices for securing AI agents and for using agents in security work, from the main public frameworks. 12 Articles
- How To Defend A playbook for every alert: the first 24 hours, the checklist and the fix. 18 Playbooks
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