Confidence Score
A confidence score quantifies how certain a threat intelligence system is that an indicator is malicious, given the evidence. isMalicious calculates confidence by weighting signals from 17 sources by their reliability, cross-correlating agreement, and applying time decay to older signals.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Confidence Score?
A confidence score quantifies how certain a threat intelligence system is that an indicator is malicious, given the evidence. isMalicious calculates confidence by weighting signals from 17 sources by their reliability, cross-correlating agreement, and applying time decay to older signals.
How is Confidence Score related to Threat Intelligence?
Confidence Score and Threat Intelligence are both key concepts in threat intelligence. Threat intelligence is evidence-based knowledge about cyber threats — including who is attacking, how, and why. It is used to make faster, better-informed security decisions. Actionable threat intelligence includes IOCs, TTPs, and context that security teams can act on immediately.