Check what a site is before the browser opens it.
Your secure browser already decides what loads for your users. The question is what kind of site it is, and how risky it is, before the page opens. License our category and threat data, keep a local copy, and look up the rest.
Secure browser threat intelligence is content categories for domains, URLs and millions of IPs, plus risk scores for domains, URLs and IPs, that secure browser products check against the sites a user opens. alphaMountain licenses it as URL Classification (92 content categories), Threat Feed (a 1.0 to 10.0 risk score) and Domain/IP reputation factors. Available as OEM, white label or co-branded. See how OEM licensing works.
Check each site before it loads.
- User protection: use content categories such as gambling, adult content and phishing to control access by user or company policy. Newly registered domains have a category of their own.
- Threat blocking: a risk score for domains, URLs and IPs helps your browser block malware, phishing and scam sites.
- Reputation factors: registration records, popularity and DNS history, so a warning page can say why a site was flagged.
A score of 1.0 is very safe and 10.0 is known malicious. Scores from 7.0 to 8.49 are suspicious, so warn or block based on your risk appetite. Scores of 8.5 and up are malicious, and we recommend blocking them.
Set your own rules.
A category says what kind of site it is, and a risk score says how dangerous it is. Your product decides which categories to block and which scores to warn on. With Category Feed, you receive only the categories you choose. With Threat Feed, you receive new findings in the score range you choose, 7.0 and up by default.
Keep the local database copy in your service.
A browser runs on your user's device, and we don't recommend putting the local database (DB) copy there. Instead, your browser product's own service, in your cloud or backend, holds the local DB copy as a database. The browser checks against it, or uses the Query API for anything your copy hasn't seen. The Batch API sends batch updates to your local DB copy every hour, delivered as Category Batch or Threat Batch. Your service answers the checks, so response time and caching stay under your control.
Policy and risk control.
Use categories and risk scores as inputs to your own policy engine, to decide which sites to allow, warn about or block. Your product keeps control of the rules, and we supply the data. Give your team detailed reputation and classification data to work with. When a site is blocked or flagged, your team can record its category, score and reputation factors, and so explain the decision later.
Count sites opened, not users.
A browser checks each site a user opens, and users open many a day, so lookups add up fast.
- Up to about 100,000 lookups a day: the Query API alone fits.
- Above that: we recommend batch. The Query API handles up to 300,000 a day, but your local DB copy keeps response time under your control.
License it to match your browser plans.
Licensing runs on royalty or consumption. Take the category database, the threat database, or both as a bundle.
Test it with your own browsers first.
Ask for a free trial, and we'll help you run a proof of value. You can look up a site in threatYeti right now. If a verdict looks wrong, site owners can report a false positive. We score domains, URLs and IPs, not files.
FAQ
Does the local DB copy run inside the browser?
No. We don't recommend running it on a user's device. Run it as a database in your own service, and have the browser check against it or use the Query API.
Can we check a site before it loads?
Yes, if your browser product makes the check before it opens the page. Check your local DB copy first, and send anything it hasn't seen to the Query API. Then your product decides whether to open, warn or block.
How often does the data update?
The database updates every hour. Batch updates reach your local DB copy every hour, and Query API lookups see each update too.
Bring your browser users.
Tell us how many users your browser has and how many sites they open a day. We'll match the products, delivery and licensing to it.