KELA recently introduced a groundbreaking solution in the form of Digital Cyber Analysts, representing a significant step forward in AI-powered technology aimed at revolutionizing the way security teams handle and respond to threat intelligence. These innovative digital employees are designed to provide continuous support to enterprise security teams, government agencies, law enforcement organizations, and security service providers by offering timely, context-rich insights that effectively reduce the workload of analysts.
In the current landscape, where the cybersecurity industry is grappling with a shortage of skilled professionals and a rise in threat actors utilizing advanced AI tools, KELA’s Digital Cyber Analysts play a crucial role in bridging the gap. By boosting analyst capacity without the need for additional hiring, these virtual agents leverage KELA’s extensive cybercrime research and proprietary data lake to deliver actionable insights in real-time. Thanks to their contextual awareness, continuous learning capabilities, and ability to understand complex queries, these digital analysts can engage in conversations, proactively alert users about critical developments, and assist in remediation efforts.
According to David Carmiel, CEO of KELA, the overwhelming volume of alerts, staffing limitations, and the evolving threat landscape have created significant challenges for security teams. In response, KELA has developed Digital Cyber Analysts that not only process data but also comprehend it, prioritize key information, and enable customers to respond more efficiently and effectively without experiencing burnout.
The capabilities of KELA’s Digital Cyber Analysts extend to automating various Cyber Threat Intelligence (CTI) tasks, such as generating threat intelligence briefs, identifying leaked credentials, phishing campaigns, and malware signatures, and responding to custom requests for information. Moreover, these digital analysts conduct targeted threat hunting to alert teams to new and emerging threats tailored to their specific sector, infrastructure, and geographical location.
For enterprise and public-sector clients, KELA offers customized 24/7 solutions through their distinct digital analysts: Alex and Ethan. Alex, the digital cyber analyst for enterprise and Managed Security Service Provider (MSSP) environments, focuses on monitoring, triaging, and responding to organization-specific threats. Ethan, on the other hand, serves as a mission-ready cyber warrior for government and law enforcement entities, with access to KELA’s comprehensive cybercrime intelligence data lake for conducting in-depth investigations and identifying adversary behavior across various threat landscapes.
The introduction of KELA’s Digital Cyber Analysts has significantly enhanced the ability of security teams to uncover threat actor identities and conduct thorough investigations with speed and precision. By utilizing collaboration tools such as Slack, Microsoft Teams, email, or a dedicated portal, users can seamlessly interact with their digital analysts, ensuring a seamless integration with existing workflows and processes.