Onion / Hidden Service: Data Point Intelligence Guide
An onion address is a public key, not a location. Everything you can learn about a hidden service comes from...
Cyber Intelligence
File / Document: Data Point Intelligence Guide
Every file carries more than its content. The container, the metadata and the structure record how it was made and...
Malware Family: Data Point Intelligence Guide
A malware family name is an analytical claim, not a fact stamped on the binary. It is the most useful...
SSL/TLS Certificate: Data Point Intelligence Guide
Adversaries change domains and IPs constantly. They reuse certificate configuration because it is tedious not to. That asymmetry makes the...
CVE / Vulnerability: Data Point Intelligence Guide
A CVE identifier is a label for a flaw, not a measure of your risk. Treating the two as the...
File Hash: Data Point Intelligence Guide
A file hash is the cheapest reliable fact in cyber threat intelligence: fixed length, unambiguous, and either it matches or...
Device / Advertising ID: Data Point Intelligence Guide
An advertising identifier was designed to be a resettable, privacy-preserving marketing token. In practice it became one of the most...
Username / Handle: Data Point Intelligence Guide
People change platforms, phones and email providers. They almost never change the handle they picked at fifteen. That inertia is...
Email Address: Data Point Intelligence Guide
An email address is an account key, a routing instruction and a reputation record in one string. It is also...
Person / Name: Data Point Intelligence Guide
A name is the weakest identifier in intelligence work and the one most likely to end a career when handled...
