Revolutionising Cyber Threat Detection with the power of the crowd

In the ever-evolving landscape of cybersecurity, organisations face an uphill battle in implementing effective threat detection capabilities. The challenges and burdens associated with detection engineering seem insurmountable for many, with many organisations finding it beyond their reach.

The same struggle extends to security vendors, endpoint providers, and network service providers, all vying for a limited talent pool to build and offer detection capabilities.

However, a paradigm shift is underway, introducing a groundbreaking solution to these perennial challenges — the crowd-powered approach to cyber threat detection and response. Let’s delve into the transformative benefits that the Illuminate Security Bluehat Platform enables:

1. Access to Unprecedented Talent

Traditionally, organisations faced a zero-sum game when it came to acquiring cybersecurity talent. The competition was fierce, with security vendors and endpoint providers fishing from the same talent pool as their customers. Enter the crowd-powered approach, and suddenly, the principles of a zero-sum game are obsolete. The shift mirrors the dynamics of bug bounty ecosystems, where penetration testers leverage their expertise to contribute to the collective defence.

The crowd-powered model enables blue team members to monetise their experience and understanding of threats. For larger organisations, managed service providers, or MXDR providers, this means access to expertise without the need for exhaustive hiring processes or relying on external providers.

2. Results-Driven Approach

Unlike the traditional model where analysts generally receive bonuses and salaries regardless of outcomes, the crowd-powered approach revolutionises the game. Analysts are now incentivized to be the fastest, most accurate, and complete in their findings. Spray-and-pray tactics quickly backfire, impacting an analyst’s expertise score and community standing. The model encourages accuracy, confidence, and accountability in submissions.

Participating companies benefit from a results-oriented approach, ensuring that analysts are motivated to meet the expectations set by organisations seeking help in identifying compromises. The result is a more accurate and effective response to cyber threats.

3. Lowering Costs and Achieving Sustainable Outcomes

One of the major hurdles in cybersecurity is the complexity and cost of technology. The crowd-powered approach simplifies this by lowering the barrier to entry — organisations need only forward log data to participate. Analysts, driven by incentives, implement logic that emphasises speed and completeness in storytelling.

Participating companies gain access to analysts’ expertise. That focus on what is important to the organisation and what is prevalent in the current threat landscape. This approach not only improves outcomes but also reduces the toil and burnout experienced by analysts.

In essence, this innovative approach ensures a sustainable, reliable, and long-term capability for organisations. Analysts, in turn, benefit from being rewarded for their expertise in a true win-win situation.

Embrace the Future of Cybersecurity

If your organisation is grappling with the burden of effective detection or aspires to rival major players in the cybersecurity arena, it’s time to explore the crowd-powered approach. Reach out, and let’s collaborate to revolutionise your threat detection and response capabilities — a future where both organisations and analysts emerge as winners in the ever-evolving cybersecurity landscape.