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IBM X-Force Exchange

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What is IBM X-Force Exchange?

IBM experts provide the X-Force threat intelligence suite of services, including X-Force Research and X-Force Research Publications, and the X-Force Exchange platform for sharing threat intelligence knowledge and best practice with industry experts.

Categories & Use Cases

Best community based AIO Cyber Security Portal

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

We have integrated IBM-Xforce with our SIEM(IBM Qradar). The IBM X-force threat intel enables us to research security threats, aggregation of intelligence via SIEM rules, and collaborate with peers.

Pros

  • Ready made security research on threats.
  • Security Intel
  • Integrate threat intel feeds with SIEMs.

Cons

  • Pruning of IOC to reduce false positives.
  • Add more flexibility to integration on SIEMs to allow users to compare UserAgents, Compromised users/domains like HIBP.
  • Only watch vulnerabilities for selected vendors.

Most Important Features

  • Threat Intel Feeds& Confidence ratings.
  • Security Research
  • IOC/Collection Timelines

Return on Investment

  • Threat Intel - Low Confidence IOC - Overhead.
  • Lack of integration with IBM Qradar+Vulnerability via X-Force.

Alternatives Considered

CrowdStrike Falcon Endpoint Protection

Other Software Used

Darktrace, Trend Micro Cloud One - Conformity, Fortinet FortiGate