PolySwarm 1.0 went live exactly one month ago, marking an end to an exciting and productive year. We came a long way in 2018 and are poised and excited to make 2019 the year of democratized, competitive threat detection!

PolySwarm is tomorrow’s threat detection marketplace. Today, PolySwarm has over 20 engine partners supplying threat intelligence (more to announce) and is working with 3 major, well-known corporations on usage trials (top secret for now). PolySwarm has a user-friendly web application to track microengine performance, discover & advertise talent, and — soon — to manage enterprise teams. The PolySwarm marketplace is humming along and we’re seeing more interest every day.

Relative to VirusTotal and aggregate scanners, PolySwarm provides: Competitive advantage. Accurate, early detection is rewarded by market design. In simple aggregators, all suppliers must provide opinions regardless of their expertise and statistical confidence. PolySwarm has created a competitive environment — an economy — that rewards correct assertions and cuts noise. Diverse opinions. With access to small AV companies and individual experts, consumers of PolySwarm data receive otherwise unavailable access to niche specialists, whose micro-engines cover specific areas of emerging threats not covered by established solutions.

Let’s dive into the 1.0 release and preview what’s next!

Portal

The PolySwarm Portal (https://polyswarm.network) is a one stop shop to monitor Microengine performance, discover experts and engage with PolySwarm Communities.

Undoubtedly the largest user-facing feature of 1.0, Portal caters to all market participants: helping experts improve their detection & keep tabs on competition, enabling easy on-ramps for enterprise scans & payment options and allowing end users to ask the simple question: “is this file bad?” and receive a (free) response from crowdsourced expertise in the marketplace.

Scan Artifacts

Portal features a familiar drag-n-drop interface for scanning suspicious files. We handle all the complexity of posting a bounty, interacting with the blockchain and reading results. All you need is a mouse and a sketchy file!