CloudSEK BeVigil Enterprise - External Attack Surface Management
Brand monitoring has strengthened dark web detection and enabled faster fraud takedowns
What is our primary use case?
I used CloudSEK BeVigil Enterprise, specifically the Brand Reputation Monitoring module, when working for IBM from January to April 2024. The company's threat intelligence platform was utilized for fraud and risk assurance, collecting domain reputation, brand reputation, and threat intelligence from the deep and dark web. Intelligence feeds came from multiple sources, including CloudSEK, Cyware, and Recorded Future, with CloudSEK serving as one of our primary sources.
My main use case for CloudSEK BeVigil Enterprise involved managing a telecom client's brand reputation when I worked for the telecom industry approximately a year and a half ago. Anything related to the telecom module found in the dark web, such as user data, spoofed domains, or typo-squatted domains, would trigger takedown actions or reporting to the anti-fraud and risk assurance teams. I monitored any data breaches using CloudSEK as a log source.
CloudSEK BeVigil Enterprise is not our primary tool platform but rather an allied tool platform that we rely on. We utilize multiple tools in our infrastructure, and CloudSEK serves as an aid to our operations.
What is most valuable?
The best feature CloudSEK BeVigil Enterprise offers is the Brand Reputation module.
What makes the Brand Reputation module stand out is its accuracy and coverage. The deep dark web feeds and intelligence I received were accurate approximately eight out of ten times. I was able to take quick actions, and proactive measures were implemented to remediate risks.
CloudSEK BeVigil Enterprise has positively impacted my organization through specific outcomes and improvements. We have remediated our risks, addressed our internal risks and insider risks, and protected against data breaches, thus achieving significant improvements.
For how long have I used the solution?
I used CloudSEK BeVigil Enterprise, specifically the Brand Reputation Monitoring module, when working for IBM from January to April 2024.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
CloudSEK BeVigil Enterprise has been stable in my experience.
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
I did not switch from a different solution before using CloudSEK BeVigil Enterprise. Instead, I added it to our tool palette alongside Recorded Future and Cyware, using CloudSEK as an additional log source.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
I did not work with the procurement, licensing, or accounting teams for CloudSEK BeVigil Enterprise, so I am not aware of the pricing, setup cost, or licensing. I work for the operations and threat intelligence team.
Which other solutions did I evaluate?
Before choosing CloudSEK BeVigil Enterprise, we evaluated other options such as Recorded Future and Cyware.
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How this benefits us:
We get early detection of external threats before they impact customers or the business.
Consolidated visibility into brand, domain, IP, and dark‑web risks reduces manual monitoring effort.
Continuous monitoring has protected our brand identity and detected phishing across our ecosystem
What is our primary use case?
CloudSEK BeVigil Enterprise is a tool that continuously monitors the internet and dark web to detect fake domains, phishing, and brand misuse related to our organization, Varun Beverages. For anything related to Varun Beverages, if anybody is misusing our organization or if any domain that a third party is using is being misused, it will provide prevention for that.
There is also SVigil, which is related to supply chain management. It helps us protect vendor software and third-party risk. Whatever third-party risk we have or what vendors they are using, if we go with a demo or any proof of concept, this is a combination of the IT team and the supply chain management team. It watches our vendors and third-party software for any kind of security risk.
What is most valuable?
The best feature I love is that it protects our brand and identity online, which is the main thing. For example, it can easily differentiate between what is a real website and which is a fake website, and it provides brand impersonation risk detection as well.
It provides real-time alerts in the portal, so it continuously scans twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week. It provides deep and dark web monitoring and information from social media and app stores. Monitoring is non-stop in real-time to detect threats early.
I recommend this platform because it uses AI plus threat intelligence technology that identifies phishing leaks and impersonations. If anything is going to happen, this tool provides early threat detection, which is beneficial for our company. It provides real-time alert triggers and generates instant alerts.
What needs improvement?
I think it still needs improvement in alert accuracy, the vulnerability depth, and full SOC automation.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using CloudSEK BeVigil Enterprise, which is a Digital Risk Protection platform, for almost one and a half years.
What other advice do I have?
I think it will definitely improve as the technology is already evolving. From time to time as we are learning, the AI is getting stronger and stronger. The threat landscape keeps evolving. The best part is that CloudSEK already focuses on predictive threat intelligence and the real-time alerts they are giving, along with automation and integration, which is very helpful for our organization. AI and generative AI are there, and there will be smarter AI detection technologies from time to time as it evolves.
One more thing I want to add is that they are already working on integration and automation so that we can integrate our whole SOC tools, SIEM tools, SOAR tools, or ticketing tools with this product.
Every day they are fetching reports, so what we have done is create a unified dashboard with visibility and better correlations of multiple tools. We have an executive-level dashboard that we check day to day for better visibility. This has also helped leadership so they can get better visibility on that. The deeper vulnerability intelligence feature that they have is a very good feature as they can provide what the top OWASP attacks are, what application high critical vulnerabilities exist, and what security misconfigurations are present. I rate this solution a nine overall.