Recorded Future
About CRITs
CRITs is an open source malware and threat repository that leverages other open source software to create a unified tool for analysts and security experts engaged in threat defense. It has been in development since 2010 with the goal of providing a flexible and open platform for analyzing and collaborating on threat data.
The platform can be installed locally for a private isolated instance or shared among trusted organizations as a collaborative defense mechanism. It includes a Services Framework for extending capabilities with third-party and home-grown intelligence systems.
Key features
- Upload threat data and uncover critical information
- Manage and interpret vast quantities of intelligence data in a single repository
- Extend CRITs with Services using the Services Framework
- Collaborative features for sharing among trusted organizations
- Community support via mailing lists, IRC, and Slack
Good fit for
- Threat analysis and collaboration for security teams
- Private isolated threat intelligence repository
- Collaborative defense among trusted organizations
CRITs: questions and answers
- What is CRITs used for?
- CRITs is an open source malware and threat repository that provides a unified platform for analysts to manage, interpret, and collaborate on threat data. It is a good fit for threat analysis and collaboration for security teams, private isolated threat intelligence repository, and collaborative defense among trusted organizations.
- Is CRITs open source?
- Yes. CRITs is open source under a custom licence. Its source code is on GitHub at crits/crits and is written mainly in JavaScript.
- Is CRITs free?
- Yes. CRITs is open source, so the software itself is free to use under the terms of its own licence.
- Can I self-host CRITs?
- Yes. CRITs can be self-hosted on your own server or infrastructure.
- What is CRITs an alternative to?
- CRITs is an open-source alternative to Recorded Future. Other open-source alternatives to Recorded Future include MISP, OpenCTI and Yeti.
- Is CRITs actively maintained?
- The most recent commit to CRITs was on 29 July 2019. The project has 909 stars on GitHub.
