[3] Founded in 2012,[4] OTX was created and is run by AlienVault (now AT&T Cybersecurity), a developer of commercial and open source solutions to manage cyber attacks.
[5] The collaborative threat exchange was created partly as a counterweight to criminal hackers successfully working together and sharing information about viruses, malware and other cyber attacks.
Information sharing covers a wide range of issues related to security, including viruses, malware, intrusion detection and firewalls.
[8] Users can subscribe to a “Pulse,” an analysis of a specific threat, including data on IoC, impact, and the targeted software.
Pulses can be exported as STIX, JSON, OpenloC, MAEC and CSV, and can be used to automatically update local security products.