Release Notes 3.8.8 (Early Access)
May 20, 2025
We are excited to introduce you to the latest version of Collaborate v3.8.8. This is a limited-availability release that includes new features and several enhancements.
Analyst Portal
Analyst Groups New
You can now organize analysts into groups with specific category access, streamlining collaboration and supporting focused investigations while ensuring data access is limited to relevant analysts. This feature changes data access in the Analyst Portal from individual category-level permissions to group-based access, making it easier to manage visibility at scale.
As an Analyst Portal user, you can perform the following actions:
Assign Categories to Analyst Groups: Align data access with group responsibilities, helping groups focus on relevant information.
Member Submissions: Submit RFIs to the appropriate Analyst Groups and automatically share threat intel based on category.
Alert Group Selection: While creating alerts, select the Analyst Groups you belong to, restricting visibility and actions to those groups.
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For more information, see Analyst Groups.
RSS Feeds Enhanced
The RSS Feeds interface now offers a more intuitive browsing and management experience with these key updates:
Keyword Search & Filters: Search articles by keywords and filter by Category, Source, and Reported Date for more targeted results.
Merge as Alert: Select up to five articles to consolidate related threat intelligence into a single alert using the Merge as Alert option, reducing duplication.
For more information, see RSS Feeds.
Org-based Groups New
Org-based groups are recipient groups created for each organization to streamline communication, alert delivery, and access management. Analysts can create these groups as needed, and they automatically update to include all current members of the organization, adjusting as members are added or removed.
As an analyst, you can perform the following actions:
Create Org-Based Groups: Set up these groups individually during organization creation or editing, or in bulk from the organization’s listing.
Manage Org-Based Groups: Keep recipient groups aligned with their associated organizations from the Recipient Groups listing.
Send Alerts to Org-Based Groups: Select these groups while publishing alerts to ensure all current members of the organization receive them.
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For more information, see Organization Details.
Organization Profile Custom Fields New
You can now create and manage custom fields for organization profiles in Member Settings > Organization, allowing you to capture specific organization details. Choose from field types such as Text Box, Multi Select, and Date, and designate each field as mandatory or optional.
Member Admins can view and update these fields from the Member Portal, ensuring data remains consistent and editable across both the Member and Analyst portals.
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For more information, see Organization Profile Custom Fields.
Other Enhancements
In Alerts, the following enhancements are available:
Copy Alert URLs: Easily copy Analyst and Member portal links for alerts using the Copy URL options in the alert list.
Bulk Expire Alerts: Expire multiple alerts simultaneously in the new alert listing view for quicker alert management. For more information, see Manage Alerts.
Multiple Authentication Methods: Activate multiple authentication methods for the Member Portal to ensure uninterrupted access. For more information, see Manage Member Portal Authentication.
Tag Search Filters: Refine tag searches in the Analyst Portal using Starts With, Exact Match, or Contains for more precise results.
ATT&CK Navigator Filters: Filter the Alert Heat Map by Info Source and Publisher to focus on specific threat intelligence.
New RSS Advisory Sources: Enable new advisory sources for Threat Advisories, Security News, Vulnerabilities, and Malware in both Analyst and Member portals.
In Dashboards, the following enhancements are now available:
Average Alert Publishing Time Widget: Monitor how long alerts remain in each publishing stage using the Average Alert Publishing Time by Analyst widget.
Sortable Dashboard Widgets: Sort dashboard data by count to quickly identify key metrics.
Member Portal
View Alert Details Enhanced
To make it easier to navigate through the alert content page, a Table of Content is now available while viewing alert details, allowing you to quickly locate and access key sections.
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For more information, see View Alerts.
View RSS Feed Alert Enhanced
You can now view a single alert created from multiple RSS feed articles. Each article appears as a separate summary within the alert, with its own See More link to take you directly to the original source, helping you quickly explore related updates from trusted feeds.
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Subscribe to Alert Categories Enhanced
In General Settings, the Alert Categories page is redesigned for a more intuitive user experience.
This update includes the following enhancements:
The Default and Optional sections are now renamed to Admin Enabled Categories and Optional Categories, indicating which categories are enabled by default by your analyst and the categories you can enable or disable.
You can now bulk-enable Email, Mobile, and Alert notifications across multiple categories, allowing you to quickly apply your notification preferences.
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For more information, see Manage Alert Categories.
Other Enhancements
Submitting RFIs: If the Analyst Groups feature is enabled, you can now select one or more groups while submitting a Request for Information (RFI), ensuring the query reaches the most relevant analysts for timely responses. For more information, see Submit RFI.
Viewing RFI Responses: Hover over a responder’s profile while viewing alert responses to see their username, email, and organization, making it easier to identify who is engaging with your RFI submission. For more information, see Add RFI Comments and Responses in the Member Portal.
Tag Search Filters: Refine tag searches in the Member Portal using Starts With, Exact Match, or Contains for more precise results.
Profile Details in Messenger: Hover over a user’s profile in Messenger to view their name, email, organization, and profile picture.
Multiple Authentication Methods: You can now use multiple login methods to access the Member Portal, ensuring continuous access even if one method is unavailable.
Cyware Enterprise Mobile App Update (v4.2.20): The app now supports multiple authentication types, allowing secure access using any method configured in the Analyst Portal.
Open API Enhancements
The following APIs are introduced:
Create Member Location API (
{{server}}csap/v1/locations/): Allows analysts to create a member location with the specified country, state, city, and site details. For more information, see Create Member Location.Create Recipient Group API: (
{{server}}/csap/v1/recipient-group/): Allows analysts to create recipient groups for targeted information sharing. For more information, see Create Recipient Group.Activate/Deactivate Member Account API (
{{server}}/csap/v1/end-users-status/): Allows analysts to activate or deactivate member accounts. For more information, see Activate/Deactivate Member Account.
The following APIs are enhanced:
Create Alert API (
{{server}}csap/v1/create_card/): Enhanced to support the following parameters:share_with: Enables analysts to share the alert with external applications configured through the Analyst Portal.reference_urls: Allows analysts to enter reference URLs to offer additional context or information related to the alert.pirs: Allows analysts to enter the IDs of published Intelligence Requirements (IRs) to associate with the alert for enrichment.
For more information, see Create Alert.
Add Member API (
{{server}}csap/v1/create_end_user/): Now supports themember_rolesparameter, allowing analysts to define the member role (member-admin, sector-admin) while adding a member to the Member Portal. For more information, see Add Member.