Supply Chain Threat Intelligence in cybersecurity refers to collecting, analyzing, and disseminating information about potential cyber threats and vulnerabilities related to an organization's supply chain. It's about gaining insights into the risks associated with vendors, suppliers, and other third parties contributing to the organization's products or services.

Here's a breakdown of critical aspects:

Scope of Supply Chain Threat Intelligence:

• Vendor-specific intelligence: Information about the security posture of individual vendors, including their cybersecurity practices, known vulnerabilities, and history of security incidents.

• Industry-specific intelligence: Insights into the common threats and vulnerabilities affecting specific industries or sectors within the supply chain.

• Geographic-specific intelligence: Information about cyber threats and risks associated with specific regions or countries where vendors operate.

• Emerging threats and trends: Intelligence on new and evolving cyber threats, attack techniques, and vulnerabilities that could impact the supply chain.

Sources of Supply Chain Threat Intelligence:

• Open-source intelligence (OSINT): Publicly available information, such as news articles, security advisories, and social media posts, can reveal potential threats and vulnerabilities in the supply chain.

• Dark web monitoring: Monitoring underground forums and marketplaces for mentions of vendors, leaked data, or planned attacks targeting the supply chain.

• Security rating platforms: Utilizing platforms that provide risk scores and assess vendors' security posture.

• Threat intelligence feeds: Subscribing to commercial threat intelligence feeds that provide curated information about cyber threats and vulnerabilities.

• Information-sharing communities: Participating in industry-specific information-sharing communities to exchange threat intelligence and best practices.

Benefits of Supply Chain Threat Intelligence:

• Proactive risk management: Identifying and mitigating potential threats before they impact the organization.

• Improved vendor selection: Making informed decisions based on their security posture and risk profile.

• Enhanced incident response: Responding more effectively to security incidents by understanding the potential impact on the supply chain.

• Strengthened collaboration: Facilitating collaboration with vendors and suppliers on security matters.

• Reduced costs: Preventing security incidents and minimizing the associated financial losses.

ThreatNG can be a powerful tool for gathering and leveraging supply chain threat intelligence. Here's how its features and capabilities contribute to each aspect:

1. Gathering Supply Chain Threat Intelligence:

• Intelligence Repositories: ThreatNG provides access to a vast collection of threat data, including:

• Dark web monitoring: Uncover mentions of your vendors, leaked data, or planned attacks targeting them in underground forums and marketplaces.

• Known vulnerabilities: Stay informed about the latest vulnerabilities affecting your vendors' software and hardware.

• Ransomware events and groups: Track ransomware activities and identify potential threats to your vendors.

• Compromised credentials: Identify compromised credentials associated with your vendors, signaling potential breaches or unauthorized access.

• Investigation Modules:

• Domain Intelligence: Gather detailed information about vendors' online presence, including DNS records, certificates, and exposed services, which can reveal potential vulnerabilities and security gaps.

• Sensitive Code Exposure: Identify risky coding practices and leaked credentials in vendors' code repositories, highlighting potential security weaknesses that attackers could exploit.

• Social Media: Monitor social media for mentions of vendors and potential security incidents, providing early warnings of emerging threats.

• Archived Web Pages: Analyze historical data to identify recurring security issues and assess vendors' ability to address vulnerabilities effectively.

2. Analyzing Supply Chain Threat Intelligence:

• ThreatNG's Correlation and Analysis Engine: Combine data from various sources to identify patterns, trends, and connections that may indicate potential threats to your supply chain.

• Reporting and Visualization Tools: Generate customized reports and visualizations to analyze and understand the threat landscape specific to your vendors and industry.

• Risk Scoring and Prioritization: Assign risk scores to vendors based on the severity of identified threats and vulnerabilities, allowing you to prioritize your risk management efforts.

3. Using Supply Chain Threat Intelligence:

• Proactive Risk Mitigation: Use the gathered intelligence to identify and mitigate potential threats before they impact your organization.

• Inform Vendor Selection: Based on their security posture and risk profile, make informed decisions about vendor selection and onboarding.

• Strengthen Security Requirements: Negotiate and enforce strong security requirements in contracts with vendors, ensuring they meet your organization's security standards.

• Enhance Incident Response: Develop and refine incident response plans based on the specific threats and vulnerabilities identified through threat intelligence.

• Collaboration and Information Sharing:

• Share Threat Intelligence with Vendors: Proactively share relevant threat information with your vendors to help them improve their security posture and reduce their risk of compromise.

• Collaborate on Security Assessments: Work with vendors to conduct joint security assessments and penetration testing to identify and address vulnerabilities.

Working with Complementary Solutions:

• Threat Intelligence Platforms (TIPs): Integrate ThreatNG's intelligence with other TIPs to enrich your understanding of the threat landscape and gain a more comprehensive view of potential risks.

• Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) Systems: Feed ThreatNG's findings into your SIEM to correlate data and improve threat detection and response capabilities.

• Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC) Platforms: Integrate ThreatNG with GRC platforms to streamline vendor risk management processes and ensure compliance with relevant regulations.

Examples:

• Identifying a compromised vendor: ThreatNG's Dark Web Presence module detects that a vendor's credentials have been leaked on an underground forum. You can then proactively notify the vendor and take steps to mitigate the potential impact on your organization.

• Assessing vendor risk based on industry threats: ThreatNG's Intelligence Repositories reveal a new ransomware group specifically targeting organizations in your industry. By analyzing your vendors' Technology Stack and security posture, you can prioritize those most at risk and take proactive measures to protect them.

• Collaborating on vulnerability remediation: ThreatNG's Domain Intelligence module identifies a critical vulnerability in a vendor's web application. You can then share this information with the vendor and collaborate on remediation efforts to address the vulnerability promptly.

By effectively leveraging ThreatNG's supply chain threat intelligence capabilities, organizations can gain valuable insights into potential risks, strengthen their security posture, and protect their critical assets from the evolving threat landscape.