How to Configure a Keyword Feed
Learn how to create and manage a Keyword Feed in DigitalStakeout XTI to monitor trends, threats, and discussions across the web, news, social media, and dark web.
How to Configure a Keyword Feed
The Keyword Feed in DigitalStakeout XTI allows you to track mentions of important keywords or phrases across public, private, and dark web sources. This feed acts as a centralized alert and discovery engine for risk monitoring, sentiment analysis, digital threats, and emerging narratives.
Use Cases
- 🔍 Threat Monitoring — Identify mentions of persons, facilities, or threats across web chatter
- 🧠 Reputation Tracking — Watch for news or posts tied to executives, brands, or campaigns
- 📈 Trend Discovery — Analyze emerging themes, keyword co-occurrences, or sentiment spikes
- 📢 Issue Escalation — Detect incidents, grievances, activism, or disinformation early
Source Coverage
You can choose from multiple intelligence source groups:
- 🕸️ Dark Web Feed
- 📰 News Feed
- 💬 Social Media Feed
- 🧠 Blog Feed
- 🗄️ Archive.org Feed
Each source brings distinct linguistic, geographic, and thematic value. You can combine them or filter feeds per channel.
Setting Up a Keyword Feed
1. Feed Settings
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| Status | Enable or disable the feed |
| Expires On | Optional date for automatic deactivation |
| Monitor Name | Clear name for your feed (e.g., "2024 Election Risk Terms") |
| Use Case | Assign a category (e.g., Threat Intel, Brand Monitoring) |
| Tags | Add labels for campaign, region, topic |
| Send Data To | Route results to folders or integrations |
| Translate on Add | Enable auto-translation for multilingual content |
2. Keyword Rules
| Rule Type | Description |
|---|---|
| Primary Keywords | Core terms to monitor (e.g., “ceo name”, “phishing kit”) |
| Must Contain | Mandatory co-terms for extra precision |
| Must Not Contain | Exclude spammy or irrelevant matches |
| Ignore From Domain | Remove specific websites from your result stream |
Tip: Use
"quoted phrases"or wildcards to structure flexible matches.
Viewing and Managing Results
All results appear in your DigitalStakeout Console with:
- Title, snippet, URL, and source metadata
- Timestamp and matching keyword highlights
- Linked entities (e.g., people, locations, companies)
You can filter by keyword, tag, or time window for triage.
Best Practices
- 🎯 Be Specific — Start narrow; broaden scope once tuned
- 🛠 Update Regularly — Refresh keywords based on incident cycles, campaigns, or seasonal risks
- 🌐 Go Multilingual — Translate non-English chatter for global visibility
- 📊 Pivot from Alerts — Use Keyword Feed output to investigate further with Chatter, Footprint, or Profile Tracker
Example Scenarios
- Watch for protest planning around a geographic region or executive
- Track leaked credentials tied to your company on dark web forums
- Discover blog content smearing your brand with coordinated language
- Spot an uptick in phishing campaigns tied to fake login portals
Want to see all supported keyword-based coverage types?
Visit the XTI Platform Coverage Overview on our main site.
Updated about 21 hours ago