Shauli Zacks
Published on: April 28, 2025
SafetyDetectives recently spoke with Nandakishore Harikumar, CEO and founder of FalconFeeds, a platform reshaping how organizations access and act on real-time threat intelligence. Drawing on years of experience in threat research and incident response, the founder built FalconFeeds to bridge the gap between raw cyber data and operational insight. In our conversation, we explored how FalconFeeds delivers speed, precision, and depth across surface web, dark web, and encrypted channels, how AI and automation are shaping the platform’s future, and the crucial role it aims to play in helping organizations move toward proactive cybersecurity strategies.
What inspired you to create FalconFeeds, and how does your background in cybersecurity shape the platform’s mission and approach to threat intelligence?
FalconFeeds was born out of a vision to democratize cyber security and the need to make high-quality threat intelligence more accessible, timely, and actionable. Coming from a cybersecurity background with years of experience in threat research and incident response, I saw the gaps between raw data and operational insight. Our vision is rooted in democratising access to threat intelligence—bridging those gaps and delivering value to security teams across all scales.
FalconFeeds focuses on real-time threat intelligence. What makes your platform unique compared to other solutions in the market?
What sets FalconFeeds apart is its speed, precision, and depth of coverage. We monitor not just surface web and dark web sources, but also high-risk channels like Telegram and underground forums, offering threat updates within minutes. Our platform integrates seamlessly via API, allowing teams to plug our intelligence into their existing workflows. Unlike many platforms that focus only on alerts, FalconFeeds contextualises threats—connecting dots across threat actors, campaigns, IOCs, and affected industries.
The cybersecurity landscape is constantly evolving. How does FalconFeeds ensure it stays ahead of emerging threats and provides actionable intelligence for organizations?
We invest heavily in data gathering and intelligence partnerships to track new TTPs and threat actor movements. FalconFeeds is built to evolve—our backend constantly updates with new data streams and enrichment layers. Moreover, we maintain an agile research team that continuously validates and enhances our feeds, ensuring our clients always have the latest, most relevant intelligence at their fingertips.
Dark web and encrypted channels are among your monitored sources. What are the challenges of gathering intelligence from these spaces, and how does FalconFeeds overcome them?
Monitoring these spaces comes with challenges like access restrictions, credibility issues, and the volatile nature of data. FalconFeeds addresses these by using a mix of automated collection, manual vetting, and behavioural analysis. Our threat researchers maintain active personas and use custom-built crawlers to extract and prioritise data. We also apply NLP and clustering techniques to reduce noise and extract the most valuable insights from these fragmented environments.
With the rise of AI and automation in cybersecurity, how do you see threat intelligence platforms like FalconFeeds adapting to new technologies and methodologies?
AI and automation are central to our roadmap. We’re building models that can forecast threats based on patterns, cluster threat actors by behaviour, and even detect deception or impersonation in hacktivist chatter. FalconFeeds is evolving into more than just a feed—it’s becoming a decision-support system powered by machine learning, designed to help security teams prioritise, act faster, and even anticipate attacks before they surface.
What role do you see FalconFeeds playing in shaping the future of proactive cybersecurity measures for organizations worldwide?
We envision FalconFeeds as the intelligence backbone for proactive defence. By delivering enriched, timely, and tailored intelligence, we help organisations shift from reactive to predictive security postures. Whether it’s early warnings about ransomware campaigns, leaked credentials, or geopolitical threats, our role is to provide clarity amidst chaos and enable informed action—globally and in real-time.
