In cybersecurity, intelligence is only as valuable as its timeliness. If your SOC team is reacting to threats at the same time as the rest of the industry, you’re already behind. OPSWAT’s MetaDefender InSights delivers threat intelligence well ahead of major public disclosures, allowing organizations to neutralize risks before they even make headlines.
Intelligence Advantage: See the Threat Before Anyone Else
Cybercriminals don’t wait for public bulletins to launch attacks, and neither should your defense strategy. MetaDefender InSights provides an unprecedented intelligence advantage by continuously collecting, processing, and validating threat indicators—often surfacing them months or even years before agencies like the FBI or CISA publicly disclose them.
With InSights, your SOC team can:
- Know the Bad Guys’ Infrastructure Before Anyone Else – Identify attacker infrastructure and tactics before they are widely known.
- Neutralize Threats Before They Hit the Headlines – Gain early warning notifications and actionable intelligence to mitigate risks at lightning speed.
- Identify Emerging Threats Before the Rest of the Industry – Stay ahead of evolving cyberthreats and take proactive measures before they escalate.
Near Real-Time Threat Intelligence in Action
At the core of MetaDefender InSights is OPSWAT’s ability to provide near real-time threat intelligence. Our automated backend systems work around the clock, collecting and analyzing data, ensuring our customers always have access to the most up-to-date visibility into the threat landscape. API lookups provide instant access to newly published intelligence, while hourly snapshots ensure that security teams are equipped with the latest actionable data.
But it’s not just speed—it’s accuracy and foresight. OPSWAT’s intelligence capabilities extend beyond surface-level indicators to identify adversary tradecraft before it becomes mainstream knowledge. As a Tier 2 member of Microsoft’s MAPP, we gain access to threat indicators that help customers identify attacker infrastructure in its earliest stages. With intelligence providing early warning notifications, supporting continuous threat hunting and retroactive hunting capabilities in your environment, MetaDefender InSights ensures you’re acting on threats before they make headlines.
Case Study: The Value of Early Threat Intelligence
InQuest, acquired by OPSWAT in 2024, has long been recognized for its ability to stay ahead of the curve when it comes to intelligence disclosures. A prime example of this was in 2021, when the FBI and CISA released an advisory on the Chinese Advanced Persistent Threat group APT40. By the time the advisory was published in July 2021, InQuest had already identified and shared 12 of the 49 domains linked to the group's activities with its customers—in some cases, years in advance.
In another case, as part of their public/private sector coordination, the FBI released AC-000172-TT (FBI FLASH - Suspected PRC Cyber Actors Continue to Globally Exploit Barracuda ESG Zero-Day Vulnerability), disclosing information on an ongoing campaign leveraging CVE-2023-2868 to exploit and penetrate networks using vulnerable email security gateways.
The FLASH alert enabled defenders by sharing 68 indicators of compromise. Our InSights Threat Intelligence feeds contained 61 of these indicators at the time of release, enabling our customers to be protected ahead of public agency disclosure. Our intelligence data also contained a subset of 24 indicators (35% of the disclosed set) that had additional lead time preceding an earlier open source report on the same intrusion activity. InSights intelligence feed lead times for these indicators predated this even earlier public disclosure with several IOCs, already available to InSights customers:
- 1 IOC from 181 days prior
- 1 IOC from 163 days prior
- 1 IOC from 144 days prior
- 2 IOCs from 12 days prior
- 19 IOCs from 5 days prior
This proactive intelligence capability is what sets MetaDefender InSights apart. By leveraging early identification of malicious infrastructure, organizations using MetaDefender InSights gain a critical advantage over adversaries, allowing them to preemptively defend against emerging threats before they are widely known. This foresight enables security teams to act with confidence, mitigating risks before they escalate into active compromises.
Stay Ahead with OPSWAT MetaDefender InSights
Simply put, relying on public threat intelligence disclosures means playing catch-up. OPSWAT MetaDefender InSights provides security teams with an operational edge by delivering intelligence that is:
- Faster – Published before major agencies and public sources.
- Actionable – Directly integrated into your security stack for real-time defense.
- Comprehensive – Covering a wide range of adversary tactics, techniques, and procedures.
Don’t wait for the headlines—get ahead of the threat. Talk to one of our experts today to see how MetaDefender InSights can transform your security posture with industry-leading intelligence.
