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VirusTotal End of Life: What You Need to Know — and How alphaMountain Can Help
Introduction For nearly two decades, security teams have relied on VirusTotal as a go-to tool for checking files, URLs, domains, and IPs against a massive crowdsourced database of threat verdicts. But as of 2025, VirusTotal is reaching its end of life as a...
How Snopes Used threatYeti to Expose the Trader Joe’s Gift Basket Scam: The Case for a Malicious URL Checker
When a post promising a Trader Joe’s gift basket for just $12 began circulating on Facebook, it didn’t take long for thousands of people to click, share, and wonder if the deal was too good to be true. According to a recent Snopes investigation, it was exactly that: a...
Domain Classification: Past, Present, and Future
What Is Domain Classification? Domain classification is the process of assigning categories or reputational scores to a web domain or URL, typically based on its content, ownership, behavior, or security posture. In cybersecurity, it’s not just about labeling a site...
The Ultimate Web Classification Guide (2025)
If you manage a firewall rule-set, write secure-web-gateway policies, wrangle CASB shadow-IT reports, or simply lose sleep over which URLs your workforce can reach, this web classification guide is built for you. It distills the sprawling, ever-shifting internet into...
AI Phishing Detection for Secure Email Gateways: Stop Zero-Hour Threats Before the Click
Email remains the number one vector for cyberattacks, and phishing is its sharpest weapon. But the nature of phishing is evolving. It’s faster, stealthier, and more evasive than ever. Secure Email Gateways (SEGs) are under pressure to detect threats before the user...
How to Choose a Domain & IP Threat Intelligence Feed
What Is a Threat Intelligence Feed? In the context of web security, a threat intelligence feed is a continuous stream of contextual data that identifies malicious domains, URLs, IPs, and associated threat indicators. These feeds help security systems—like...