Google Threat Intelligence (Mandiant) vs. VirusTotal

Usually SOC leverages Intel from mutiple sources. The scenarios are: 1.Suitable: In large scale SOC where more than 5000 devices are being monitored and the tech stack is wide, Mandiant will play an excellent role in that scenario. 2.Not Suitable: In small scale SOCs wherein limited devices belonging to the same tech stack is being used then the analysts can rely on OSINT and it is not useful to buy the solution.

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VirusTotal is perfectly suited as a tool to help security professionals analyze files and URLs that require further analysis to determine security risks in the environment. It truly is a must-have in this world we live in!

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• accelerated threat response feature, prioritizing threats according to requirement.
• Optimization of the threat intelligence , and can be integrated with 3rd party tools.
• Features like - Breach ,Adversary, Machine and Operational Intelligence.
• Mandiant dynamic host and the malware views along with indicators.

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• Fast file scanning
• No agent required
• Available from anywhere

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• Paywalls exist throughout the data set and can halt an investigation without the right model
• Some data was incomplete or broken up between pay tiers
• Navigation through the data lacked a definitive trail or breadcrumbs to retrace steps during investigations

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• I'm not sure VirusTotal can improve this themselves but just keeping up with the evolving "known" threat landscape is tough so even though VirusTotal is very good, nothing is 100% effective in this space.

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Mandiant Advantage Threat Intelligence has a very usable platform, with well-differentiated sections for the analyst, as well as the possibility of cross-searching to obtain the desired results. All this is presented with an interface that is easy on the eye and not very messy, which increases productivity and the speed with which work is done.

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It gives more ways to analyze threats and options to fixed it. This device gives more visibility on vulnerability detection and its analysis. It provides detailed reports to have more information of all malwares which help us to increase overall security of our current organization

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Honestly, we have always used VirusTotal, its a leader in the industry and meets our needs perfectly so we have never had the need to look elsewhere

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• Improved incident response time
• Specific investigations that have reduced the attack surface
• Technical reports on threats not controlled by the bank's local team

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• Extremely useful to confirm if a file is suspicious or not

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