Inside the Threat Intelligence Revolution: ECS Secures Financial Operations

Overview

The Global Financial Holdings is a company that provides globally some of the best and most developed financial services in India, and its sphere is rather risky, where a cyberattack becomes an issue that may lead to reputational and financial losses. The increased number of advanced phishing schemes, ransomware, and APTs (Advanced Persistent Threats) that started attacking the financial industry in recent years made the organization rethink its cybersecurity strategy. Although they had normal defense mechanisms, their intelligence was not proactive, and thus exposed them to emerging threats of cyber. To counter these hardships, it allied with ECS Infotech, with a proven track record in Cyber Threat Intelligence Services, to enhance its cyber resilience by way of improved monitoring, analysis, and the countering of exploits.

Challenges Faced

A surge in phishing and credential harvesting attacks aimed at executives.

No dedicated Cyber Threat Intelligence Unit to track emerging threats.

Lack of integration between threat data and internal security systems.

Inability to detect and respond to external risks such as data exposure on dark web forums.

The ECS Solution

ECS Infotech introduced an end-to-end Cyber Threat Intelligence Solution, designed to offer deep visibility and real-time threat analysis. Key components of the solution included:

• Cyber Threat Intelligence Platform Integration: ECS implemented its artificial intelligence-based CTI platform, which collected information using open-source intelligence (OSINT), dark web and threat actor communication channels.
• Formation of a Cyber Threat Intelligence Unit: The group of analysts was constantly reviewing the threat situation and provided both situational intelligence and mitigation messages.
• Threat Feeds and Correlation: ECS globally compares and correlates threat feeds with the internal logs of the client to identify possible breaches and vulnerabilities.
• Executive Threat Reports: Monthly threat landscape summaries and high-level insights were delivered to stakeholders for informed decision-making.

Results Achieved

• 80% decrease in successful phishing attacks within the first quarter of implementation.
• Early detection of a ransomware payload, preventing a potential breach of the customer database.
• Identification of unauthorized use of the company’s domain on malicious phishing sites, which were promptly taken down.
• Reduced incident response time by 40%, thanks to real-time alerts and contextual data.

Client Feedback

“The Cyber Threat Intelligence Services offered by ECS provided the clarity and confidence we needed to stay ahead of cyber adversaries. Their team’s vigilance and strategic insight have significantly enhanced our threat detection and prevention capabilities.” — Chief Information Security Officer, Global Financial Holdings

Conclusion

This case highlights how ECS Infotech’s Cyber Threat Intelligence Services can transform cybersecurity from a reactive to a proactive discipline. Organizations can defend their interests, discover the threats in rising, and successfully respond to threats by integrating the power of a robust cyber threat intelligence platform and the special Cyber Threat Intelligence Unit. Having an individually developed Cyber Threat Intelligence Solution, ECS enables corporations to combat challenges of tomorrow, using insights of today.