Top 10 Dark Web Monitoring Tools

Most organizations do not need to conduct direct dark web research, but sometimes they still need to scan the dark web through monitoring tools. In addition, tools such as Extended Detection and Response (XDR) or Managed Detection and Response (MDR) services often also capture dark web intelligence to identify infected accounts, assess risk, and provide context for threat analysis.

Some industries, particularly governments, financial institutions, well-known IT security firms or some other critical industry users, may also need more direct access to the dark web for intelligence through dark web monitoring tools such as digital trace monitoring and digital risk protection services when looking for evidence of data breaches and understanding dark web attack vectors and vulnerability information.

The following are the top 10 dark web monitoring tools (commercial and free) that are more popular in the global market.

1. Brandefense

Brandefense is an AI-powered digital risk protection (DRPS) solution that scans the open and dark webs, collects and correlates details of attack methods or data breaches, and alerts when events are relevant to a user’s brand.

Security for senior executives (or VIPs) is another area of focus for Brandefense, as these individuals are often not only part of a company’s brand, but are often targets of attacks. Their names and emails are also often used in spear phishing attacks against employees or customers.

2. CTM360 CyberBlindspot and ThreatCover

CTM360 offers two different solutions to monitor the dark web: CyberBlindspot focuses on intelligence related to corporate assets, extending the Indicators of Compromise (IOC) concept to enable early exposure and warning of attack indicators, increasing the proactivity of security defenses.

ThreatCover provides security analysts with the tools to drill down into threat intelligence sources, providing incident response teams with optimized data quality and contextual information. cTM360 can also provide global shutdown services through Takedown++.

3. IBM X-Force Exchange

IBM X-Force Exchange is primarily a data sharing platform and community that feeds threats and…