iDefense gathers information on vulnerabilities and threats. While the two go hand-in-hand, the collection methodologies differ somewhat. As seen in the following diagram, the process from discover to delivery involves many different sources and intelligence teams:


The iDefense Vulnerability Aggregation Team (VAT) and Vulnerability Contributor Program (VCP) provide a comprehensive overview of undisclosed and known vulnerabilities, countermeasures and exploit code. Raw data originates from mailing lists or websites all over the Internet and through proprietary resources. iDefense Security Analysts filter massive amounts of this data and extract information relating to more than 10,000 products that iDefense monitors, thereby giving customers a consolidated view of new publicly disclosed vulnerabilities that relate to their specific environments.

The iDefense Malicious Code Operations, Rapid Response and Threat Intelligence teams gather threat intelligence on malicious code threats, cyber terrorism, incidents and actors, and cyber crime incidents that impact cyber security globally.

Supporting all of the intelligence teams are the VAT Labs and Malcode Labs, cutting-edge research and development teams that conducts detailed analyses of vulnerabilities, exploit code and malicious code to further enhance the intelligence provided to iDefense customers.