Facebook Launches ThreatExchange To Tackle Cyber Security,

The biggest problem of today’s world of internet is Cyber security. Every now and then we get to hear about companies being target of cyberattacks that lead to compromising user information. In most cases companies are on their own and they never work together on this these matters, however, Facebook wants to help. Facebook has launched an API-based platform called ThreatExchange which is focused to bring companies together to share security threat information. The platform will only be used by web companies and there they can share malware, phishing attempts and malicious links that they see in their services.

At start, Tumblr, Pinterest, Yahoo, Twitter, Bitly and Dropbox are participating in ThreatExchange. They share all the new information they will collect to help other companies fight with same issues or make the required tweaks or protect from them. Some of the features of Facebook are used in ThreatExchange, like the platform will be able to look for connection between different threats. The companies which will be participating will also be able to decide the privacy of information they will be sharing.