Silobreaker integrates RANE geopolitical intelligence to warn security teams of world events that could heighten the risk of cyberattacks. Credit: ioat/Shutterstock Security and threat intelligence company Silobreaker has announced new geopolitical threat intelligence capabilities with RANE (Risk Assistance Network + Exchange). The tie-up will see Silobreaker integrate global risk intelligence company RANE’s enterprise geopolitical intelligence into its own platform, providing cyber threat intelligence teams with real-time information about world events that could heighten the risk of cyberattacks. The integration, announced at Infosecurity Europe 2023 in London, will provide context into highly complex, interconnected events, allowing teams to take proactive steps to reduce their organizations’ exposure to risks impacting business productivity, resiliency, and continuity, Silobreaker said. The release comes amid an increasing blurring of the lines between geopolitical events and cyber activity, significantly heightened by factors such as the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war, political conflicts, and nation-state cyber campaigns. Integration provides “early warning system” of geopolitical-linked cyber threats Users will be able to seamlessly access RANE reports, country risk scores, and the full resources of Silobreaker’s data source-agnostic platform, the firm said. This will help teams retrieve RANE’s geopolitical intelligence and pivot between it and other finished intelligence sources, or data from millions of open and dark web sources, to contextualize results and meet complex intelligence requirements, Silobreaker added. Features include automated data collection and customizable dashboards. “In recent years, there’s been a blurring of the lines between geopolitical events and cyber activity,” said Kristofer Mansson, CEO of Silobreaker. “Today, if you want to defend against the latter, you absolutely need to know about the former. With RANE’s geopolitical threat intelligence integrated into our platform, organizations have access to an early warning system of the events that cross over with the most pressing current cyber threats – emphasizing the importance of multi-disciplinary intelligence for mitigating the most serious risks.” Organizations warned of significant cyberspace conflict amid Russia-Ukraine war Last September, the head of the UK National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC), Lindy Cameron, urged UK organizations and Ukraine’s allies to prepare for Russian cyberattacks targeting critical infrastructure. She cited a “very significant conflict in cyberspace – probably the most sustained and intensive cyber campaign on record – with the Russian State launching a series of major cyberattacks in support of their illegal invasion [of Ukraine].” Meanwhile, a Forrester report revealed the extent to which the cyber impact of the Russia-Ukraine conflict has expanded beyond the conflict zone with malware attacks propagating into European entities. “Russian hackers use advanced persistent threats (APTs) and sensitive data infiltration to gain advantage. About a quarter of total investigated intrusion attacks were identified as successful, and Russian adversaries exfiltrated strategic information, but this number might be underestimating the Russian threat,” the report read. Related content news CISA, FBI urge developers to patch path traversal bugs before shipping The advisory highlights how developers can follow best practices to fix these vulnerabilities during production. By Shweta Sharma May 03, 2024 3 mins Vulnerabilities news Microsoft continues to add, shuffle security execs in the wake of security incidents The company has appointed new product security chiefs as well as a customer-facing CISO as it continues to respond to high-profile attacks on its products and own network. By Elizabeth Montalbano May 03, 2024 4 mins CSO and CISO feature Malware explained: How to prevent, detect and recover from it What are the types of malware? How does malware spread? How do you know if you’re infected? We've got answers. By Josh Fruhlinger May 03, 2024 18 mins Ransomware Phishing Malware brandpost Sponsored by Cyber NewsWire LayerX Security Raises $26M for its Browser Security Platform, Enabling Employees to Work Securely from Any Browser, Anywhere Early adoption by Fortune 100 companies worldwide, LayerX already secures more users than any other browser security solution and enables unmatched security, performance and experience By Cyber NewsWire May 02, 2024 4 mins Cyberattacks Security PODCASTS VIDEOS RESOURCES EVENTS SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER From our editors straight to your inbox Get started by entering your email address below. Please enter a valid email address Subscribe