Sample feeds: These are all observables seen.
Indicator of Compromise (IOC) feeds: These are observables seen
via business intelligence. IOCs are used to indicate that the system has
been affected by some form of malware.
Curated feeds: These are highly curated and high-confidence feeds.
Table 11-7 shows the differences between these feeds.
Table 11-7 Threat Grid Feeds
Sample FeedsIOC FeedsCurated Feeds
Version /v2 /v2 /v3
Endpoi
nt
/sam
ples/f
eeds/
/iocs/fee
ds/
/feeds/
Content All
obser
vables
are
seen
Observa
bles are
seen in
all BIs
Observables are seen as
part of a trusted high-
confidence BI triggering
Pre-
whitelis
ted
No No Yes
Filterab
le to
only
you/org
?
Yes Yes No
Output
Format
s
JSON JSON JSON/CSV/Snort/STIX
Say that you want to retrieve all the curated feeds via
API. The curated feed types are shown in Table 11-8.
Table 11-8 Curated Feed Types