Security News > 2021 > June > Anti-Threat Intelligence Firm GreyNoise Scores Investment From CIA-backed In-Q-Tel
GreyNoise, which describes itself as an "Anti-threat intelligence" company, helps analysts distinguish between malicious and benign internet traffic and the alerts triggered by security defenses, allowing SOCs to differentiate between those events stemming from harmless internet 'noise' and those that have a malicious intent.
"Security analysts are overwhelmed with alerts," comments GreyNoise founder and CEO Andrew Morris.
GreyNoise operates an internet-wide network of sensors- similar to honeypots - that monitors and correlates incoming traffic.
GreyNoise does not consume any of the commercial malicious IP lists for its operation, preferring to make its own decisions.
Over the last 90 days, GreyNoise sensors have analyzed almost 3 million IP addresses scanning the internet.
Ron Gula, a serial private investor who has also invested in GreyNoise, told SecurityWeek, "I've known Andrew Morris and his team for several years now and they've done a great job bringing a unique threat offering to market in a competitive environment."