IntelMQ is a solution for IT security teams (CERTs & CSIRTs, SOCs, abuse departments, etc.) for collecting and processing security feeds (such as log files) using a message queuing protocol. It’s a community driven initiative called IHAP (Incident Handling Automation Project) which was conceptually designed by European CERTs/CSIRTs during several InfoSec events.

Its main goal is to give to incident responders an easy way to collect & process threat intelligence thus improving the incident handling processes of CERTs.

IntelMQ can be used for – automated incident handling – situational awareness – automated notifications – as data collector for other tools – etc.

IntelMQ’s aims at:

• Reducing the complexity of system administration
• Reducing the complexity of writing new bots for new data feeds
• Reducing the probability of events lost in all process with persistence functionality (even system crash)
• Use and improve the existing Data Harmonization Ontology
• Use JSON format for all messages
• Provide easy way to store data into Log Collectors like ElasticSearch, Splunk, databases (such as PostgreSQL)
• Provide easy way to create your own black-lists
• Provide easy communication with other systems via HTTP RESTful API

It follows the following basic meta-guidelines:

• Don’t break simplicity – KISS
• Keep it open source – forever
• Strive for perfection while keeping a deadline
• Reduce complexity/avoid feature bloat
• Embrace unit testing
• Code readability: test with unexperienced programmers
• Communicate clearly

There are several components evolved around IntelMQ for easy use and installation it will be important to check the Ecosystem document.

Current supported feeds are: Abuse.ch , AlienVault , AnubisNetworks , Autoshun , Bambenek , Bitcash , Blocklist.de , Blueliv , CERT.PL , CINSscore , Calidog , CleanMX , CyberCrime Tracker , DShield , Danger Rulez , Dataplane , DynDNS , Fraunhofer , HPHosts , Have I Been Pwned , Malc0de , Malware Domain List , Malware Domains , MalwarePatrol , MalwareURL , McAfee Advanced Threat Defense, Microsoft , Netlab 360 , Nothink , OpenPhish Commercial , PhishTank , PrecisionSec , ShadowServer , Spamhaus , Sucuri , Surbl , Taichung , Team Cymru , Threatminer, Turris , URLVir , University of Toulouse , VXVault , ViriBack , WebInspektor , ZoneH.

You can read more and download this framework over here: https://github.com/certtools/intelmq