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Introducing JA4+ Support in Webscout: Elevating Threat Detection with Advanced Network Fingerprinting

Introducing JA4+ Support in Webscout: Elevating Threat Detection with Advanced Network Fingerprinting

We are proud to announce that Webscout now supports JA4+, a suite of advanced network profiling techniques developed by FoxIO's John Althouse. Building upon the highly successful JA3 fingerprinting standard, JA4+ enhances our ability to detect threats, track adversaries, and make sense of network traffic at scale. This

Visions and lessons from hypersonic travel

Visions and lessons from hypersonic travel

Our ambitions were never modest. Since day one, our vision has been to democratize cyber threat intelligence by making the most powerful tools and techniques accessible to all. Anyone, regardless of their technical expertise, should be able to contribute to making the web a safer place. Naively, we thought we

Press Release - Accelerated Innovation, Seasonal Roadmaps, and Webscout Moonstone

Press Release - Accelerated Innovation, Seasonal Roadmaps, and Webscout Moonstone

The field of cybersecurity is constantly changing and so is Webscout. To keep you in the loop with our development process, we are introducing a new series of seasonal Press Release articles aimed at democratizing Webscout's feature development. Welcome to Moonstone, the first installment of these seasonal sprints,

Celebrating Growth: Reflections on Success and Where Webscout is Heading

Celebrating Growth: Reflections on Success and Where Webscout is Heading

Exactly one year ago, while enjoying a beer by the lakes in Copenhagen, my partner Andreas and I found ourselves discussing a shared frustration: the tedious and repetitive task of mapping the digital footprints of actors and devices in cyberspace. There had to be an easier way—an automated solution

On Securing What Truly Matters

On Securing What Truly Matters

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the preceding series of destructive cyberattacks have left many questioning what they can do to secure themselves in times of geopoltical unrest. This article proposes a four-step hands-on approach to cyber resilience: Identify, Secure, Monitor, and Plan. The central argument is that before effective

How to make a Network Diagram and why every organisation should

How to make a Network Diagram and why every organisation should

An updated diagram showing how an organization’s network is structured is an incredibly important yet often neglected piece of documentation. Every organization that takes its digital security seriously should have one. This blogpost presents a guide on how to make one and explains the benefits of each important step

How to secure your e-mail and prevent most cyberattacks

How to secure your e-mail and prevent most cyberattacks

Accounting for upwards of 90% of all cyberattacks, email continues to be the most frequently exploited system. Given the availability of technologies that can improve the security of mail systems, and given the ease with which mail servers can be managed, it is embarrassing that even fortune 500 companies continue