Echosec Systems

What do you like best?

Both Beacon & Echosec have a clean, user-friendly UI with an astonishing amount of data to sift through. Typically data like this can be mundane to sift through, but this tool allows you to narrow down searches to make the web not so wide while providing an aesthetically pleasing UI

Having a tool that not only has a compilation of in depth breach data but also provides accurate Darkweb posts has been critical to my work. It allows you to search Darkweb content without having to actually go to the DW or view illicit content - if you do Darkweb work and don't have to view images, this tool can be crucial for your line of work! If you DO have to actually go to the DW to view the content, well, Beacon makes it easy for you! It provides data broken down from each post - the URLs, dates when it was posted, authors, potential crypto addresses, etc.

The Echosec side of things has shown me whole new avenues to research. Even though most have geolocation turned off nowadays, Echosec still provides actionable data that may not display when searching on Google.

Both of these have an export feature that makes it easy to compile everything into a categorized file.

Aside from the tool, the staff itself is genuinely kind and supportive of their clients. They seek feedback and work hard to try to make all requests possible. If something may not be doable for them, they will be upfront and seek new solutions for you.

Whether you are an investigator, military, LEO of some kind...this tool is a necessity to maximize investigations!

What do you dislike?

Nothing really! Any time I have had an "issue" it was almost instantly resolved or I had someone reach out to seek a solution for me.

The only suggestion I'd have (which is already being worked on) is exporting all posts at once. I wouldn't classify that as a dislike though - it is great :)

What problems are you solving with the product? What benefits have you realized?

I primarily use this to find anyone who is requesting or trading CSAM or exploiting children, but I have also used it to do security checks on a myself or someone we may be looking to get involved with - that way I can see if (I) have been seen on the Darkweb or part of a breach, or if I want to do an overall check to see what information I have publicly available.