> Nowadays, such Live Attack Maps – jokingly referred to as ‘Pew Pew’ maps – are quite common: – lots of security companies have them on their websites. But back in 2015 they were still quite rare, and Norse received a lot of media attention because of its innovative map.
> > [Anthony] "The attack map was fantastic, it was a great marketing tool, it was a lot of fun, it created quite a lot of buzz throughout the industry and stuff. But the leadership at Norse purposely let people assume they were looking at something that they weren’t.”
> In reality, what the map was actually showing were online interactions with its sensors. An “interaction” could be almost anything: A cyber attack – but also a harmless ping, an IP scan, even an email being received.
> > [Anthony] "The attack map was fantastic, it was a great marketing tool, it was a lot of fun, it created quite a lot of buzz throughout the industry and stuff. But the leadership at Norse purposely let people assume they were looking at something that they weren’t.”
> In reality, what the map was actually showing were online interactions with its sensors. An “interaction” could be almost anything: A cyber attack – but also a harmless ping, an IP scan, even an email being received.
Source: https://malicious.life/episode/episode-196/