Overview

ThreatQuotient recently announced v5 of the ThreatQ platform, launching capabilities needed today to support the security operations center (SOC) of the future, where data is the foundation. According to ThreatQuotient, the SOC of the future uses a data-driven approach to improve efficiency, has an open architecture to ingest any data sources free of limitations, and enables balanced automation for teams to translate data-driven context to drive response, either natively using machine automation or with tooling for human analysts.

Key updates available in ThreatQ v5 include:

– DataLinq Engine “connects the dots” across data from all sources to enable extended detection and response (XDR), internal and external, in an organization, including SIEM/SOAR, identity, feeds, cloud, ticketing, etc. so it can be analyzed and understood prior to taking a manual or automated response. Actions can be taken through integrations with the tools security teams already use.
– ThreatQ Data Exchange provides improved flexibility and control over data shared between ThreatQ systems. Teams with separate instances of ThreatQ can collaborate by sharing IOCs, adversary, TTPs, etc. with one another. This increased data exchange provides more context for teams to do their jobs.
– Smart Collections provide improved analysis speeds by automatically and dynamically categorizing data. This is done through a process in which teams define key criteria in advance that automate how intelligence culled through data is enriched, curated, prioritized and expired.

ThreatQuotient also announced ThreatQ TDR Orchestrator in 2021, a new data-driven automation capability for more efficient and effective threat detection and response. With the shortage of security personnel, automation has become a key strategy to offload repetitive tasks and empower humans to conduct advanced security operations tasks more efficiently.