Item: Recorded Future Intelligence Cloud
Rating: 6
Author: Verified User

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

Recorded Future is being used in a daily basis for research purposes. The tool is indexing a lot of different feeds and information that is published on the Internet in real-time. It is allowing us to search across thousand of sources at the same time and saving us a lot of time when researching about a certain topic. It is also possible to configure alerts, so as soon as a certain query is having any match, you receive an alert (email notification, push notification, slack message...).

Pros and Cons

Searching across multiple sources at the same time
Indexing information in real time
Dashboards, statistics and heatmaps about a certain topic

The learning curve for using the platform is high. It is not easy to use, and you have to invest time in order to know how to search appropriately.
Depending on your subscription and role, there are some information that is not available. Sometimes the information can be a little bit limited unless you have all the modules included in your subscription
API capabilities are improving but there are still some features that are missing and some errors that are hard to handle / understand

Return on Investment

We are able to cover a lot of sources only with this intelligence provider, not having to have specific tools for clear web / social media monitoring
As the Recorded Future staff is doing the under demand integration of new sources, we are saving a couple of positions as we do not have to develop our own crawlers
It is possible to integrate the solution with tools such as Splunk, which is really useful in order to obtain KPIs, metrics and other useful insights for the executive members of the company

Alternatives Considered

Mandiant Advantage Threat Intelligence, Kaspersky Threat Management and Defense and FlashPoints

It is the most complete solution of these three, as the others are focused in specific areas and having really detailed analysis about threat actors, APT groups, etc. Recorded Future is not having this level of knowledge in really specific areas but doing a really good work covering thousands of sources and the most relevant forums.

Key Insights

Do you think Recorded Future Intelligence Cloud delivers good value for the price?

Yes

Are you happy with Recorded Future Intelligence Cloud's feature set?

Yes

Did Recorded Future Intelligence Cloud live up to sales and marketing promises?

I wasn't involved with the selection/purchase process

Did implementation of Recorded Future Intelligence Cloud go as expected?

I wasn't involved with the implementation phase

Would you buy Recorded Future Intelligence Cloud again?

Yes

Other Software Used

Mandiant Advantage Attack Surface Management, Kaspersky Threat Management and Defense, Cybersixgill

Likelihood to Recommend

If you want a platform that is covering thousands of sources, and that includes deep, dark web, clear web forums, blogs, newspapers, social media networks, etc. Recorded Future is the most complete solution that I have seen.
On the other hand, if you are looking for a really advanced platform with lot of human added value, research papers, advanced investigations, etc. Recorded Future might not be the ideal solution.

Nice to have - good coverage of thousands of sources

Overall Satisfaction with Recorded Future Intelligence Cloud