Enterprise dark web monitoring

The dark web is an anonymous part of the internet that is inaccessible through traditional search engines. It is often used by criminals to sell and trade stolen data, such as passwords, credit card numbers, and social security numbers. Though not all dark web activity is illegal, malicious actors prolifically use it as they believe they can’t be traced. Our research revealed that 65% of searches on the dark web are for explicitly illegal content. 

The prevalence of criminal activity on the dark web is what makes it a rich source of intelligence for cybersecurity teams. If you know where to look (and have the right tools in your tech stack)  you can identify threat actors on the dark web before they strike. Dark web monitoring helps businesses stay one step ahead of cybercriminals and take necessary measures to safeguard their confidential information. Recaptured data in Searchlight Cyber includes anything from a leaked employee password, a threat to your executives/VIPs, or data scraped by an info stealer malware.

We use advanced AI web data collection methods to scrape and process large amounts of data from the deep and dark web, including underground forums, marketplaces, and encrypted chats. Our dark web monitoring platform automatically extracts context-rich insights from the data for use by investigators and security teams.

Data includes details such as compromised usernames, crypto wallets, IP addresses, email addresses, cookies, financial, medical, and personal information that could be used in a social engineering or phishing attack on your organization or its customers. By automatically monitoring the dark web for attributes linked to your external threat surface, such as domains, IP addresses, and employee credentials, you can identify when they are being targeted by cybercriminals on forums, marketplaces, or messaging platforms like Telegram. This early warning from the dark web gives security teams invaluable time to adapt their defenses based on likely threats and – consequently – a far greater chance of preventing costly cyberattacks.

We gather our data from different sources on the deep and dark web, including underground forums, marketplaces, and encrypted chats, using a combination of automated technology and manual techniques in accordance with US, UK, and European laws. Our team of threat intelligence experts have extensive experience in law enforcement, cybercrime, and the military. Additionally, we use advanced AI web data collection methods to scrape and process large amounts of data quickly and efficiently – extracting context-rich insights from the data for use by investigators and security teams.