Visa, FireEye partner to launch new threat intelligence portal

Visa and FireEye have launched an intelligence portal to help identify and respond to attacks on the payments system. Visa Threat Intelligence, powered by FireEye, will deliver real-time threat information to merchants and issuers so they can assess and act on the most critical cyber attacks that could breach their payment systems.

Beginning late 2015, subscribers will gain access to a web portal that distills the latest proprietary cyber intelligence relevant to payment systems into actionable information, including timely alerts on malicious actors, methods, trends in cyber attacks, and in-depth forensic analysis from recent data beaches. [caption id=“attachment_2008229” align=“alignleft” width=“380”]  Representational Image[/caption] “Each week, merchants and card issuers receive thousands of alerts about possible cyber attacks, making it difficult to know which ones to focus on,” said Mark Nelsen, Senior Vice President of Risk Products and Business Intelligence, Visa Inc. “Visa Threat Intelligence removes the noise by assessing hundreds of threat indicators and serving up the most important and timely information. Users can then isolate and address those threats that are the most pressing and potentially damaging to their business and customers.” More sophisticated users can also take advantage of APIs that can automatically feed threat indicator data into their own security systems. A premium offering will grant access to advanced tools, powered by FireEye Multi-Vector Virtual Execution (MVX) technology, that analyze and isolate malicious indicators from malware to identify suspicious activity from IP addresses and domains. In addition, Visa Threat Intelligence will provide a secure platform where clients can opt to form trusted communities and safely exchange real-time threat intelligence.