How to Build a Personal Cyber Threat Intelligence Dashboard

 

Here is the English translation of the four-panel comic description: Panel 1: A user sits in front of a computer, looking worried, saying, “There are just too many cyber threats these days...” Suddenly, a dashboard idea pops into their mind. Panel 2: The user assembles a dashboard using threat feeds, APIs, databases, and visualization tools. Panel 3: A CTI (Cyber Threat Intelligence) dashboard is up and running, showing real-time data such as IP addresses, malicious hashes, and domains. Panel 4: The user smiles with relief, saying, “Now I can stay one step ahead of the threats!”

How to Build a Personal Cyber Threat Intelligence Dashboard

In today’s threat landscape, staying ahead of cyberattacks requires more than antivirus software.

A personal cyber threat intelligence (CTI) dashboard gives you real-time visibility into threat actors, malware activity, and emerging vulnerabilities tailored to your environment.

This guide walks you through building your own CTI dashboard using open-source tools, threat feeds, and automation frameworks — no enterprise license required.

Table of Contents

Why Build a Personal CTI Dashboard?

• Monitor the threat landscape as it evolves.

• Track Indicators of Compromise (IOCs) like IPs, hashes, and domains.

• Understand campaigns targeting your sector, country, or OS.

• Stay ahead of zero-days and emerging attack trends.

• Create custom alerts and automate intelligence enrichment.

Core Components of a CTI Dashboard

• Feed Integrator: Pulls data from threat intel feeds and APIs.

• Enrichment Engine: Uses WHOIS, VirusTotal, Shodan, and GeoIP tools.

• Storage Layer: SQLite, MongoDB, or Elasticsearch to store IOCs and logs.

• Visualization UI: Dashboards built in Kibana, Grafana, or custom HTML+JS.

• Alert System: Email, Discord, or webhook integrations for flagged activity.

Where to Get Threat Intelligence Data

• AlienVault OTX: Community-contributed IOCs with API access.

• AbuseIPDB: Blacklisted IP addresses with confidence scores.

• CIRCL AIL: Threat feeds, domain leaks, and pastebin scraping.

• PhishTank: Public phishing URLs database.

• MISP: Open-source threat sharing and IOC feed distribution.

Step-by-Step: Building Your Dashboard

Step 1: Set up a Linux VM or cloud instance (e.g., Ubuntu + Docker).

Step 2: Deploy an Elasticsearch + Kibana or MongoDB + Dashy stack.

Step 3: Use Python to write scripts that pull IOCs via APIs (OTX, AbuseIPDB).

Step 4: Store indicators in your local database.

Step 5: Visualize trends and alerts (e.g., top malicious IPs or countries).

Step 6: Automate daily pulls and alerting logic using cron + SMTP or Discord bots.

Bonus Features and Enhancements

• Add a GeoMap of attacks using MaxMind and Leaflet.js

• Integrate VirusTotal or Hybrid Analysis for file reputation checks

• Enable RSS tracking of infosec blogs and advisories

• Add a news ticker for major CVEs or ransomware group activity

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