Deception: The Fast Track to Zero Trust Security
The Zero Trust security model is conceptually simple, but fiendishly difficult to implement at scale. Zero Trust (ZT) simply means that we cannot trust the perimeter to keep the bad guys out, and therefore all internal network traffic must be considered malicious...
Using Deep Learning for Information Security – Part 2
Authors: Santosh Kosgi, Mohammad Waseem, Arunabha Choudhury, and Satnam Singh Deep Learning-based methods have been successfully applied to various computer vision and NLP based problems recently [1]. AI researchers have achieved statistically significant improvements...
Formjacking: Deception is your cure
I recently saw a news article published by Symantec stating that cyber criminals are shifting their attack techniques. According to Symantec, “For the first time since 2013, ransomware infections declined, dropping by 20 percent.” Due to the sharp decline in the price...
DECEPTION: YOU KEEP USING THAT WORD…
I DO NOT THINK IT MEANS WHAT YOU THINK IT MEANS If you recognize the quote in the title of this blog entry, then you also know one of my favorite movies of all time is Princess Bride. If you didn’t recognize it, here’s a relevant reminder:...
Using Deception to effectively fight Ransomware
Ransomware infections have fallen 30% over the past 12 months according to a research conducted by Kaspersky (Ransomware and Malicious Cryptominers 2016-2018 report), The decline correlates with the crashing price of popular cryptocurrencies, This, however, does not...
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- Protecting Microsoft Active Directory Part 3: Deception-based AD Security September 22, 2021Previously, we covered understanding AD Attack Surface and AD Attack Paths on this Active Directory Protection blog series. This post looks at Acalvio’s novel approach to protecting Active Directory against advanced persistent threats. It presents a critical attack surface that needs continuous monitoring for misconfigurations, vulnerabilities, and attack persistence. Alternative solutions attempt to protect AD […]Team Acalvio
- Protecting Microsoft Active Directory Part 2: Attack Paths August 14, 2021In a previous blog, we provided an overview of the (unfortunately quite complex) Active Directory Attack Surface. In Part 2 of this series, we’ll explore how attackers plan their movement and traverse attack paths once they have discovered AD vulnerabilities and misconfigurations that they can exploit. The Microsoft Active Directory (AD) ecosystem consists of all […]Team Acalvio
- Protecting Microsoft Active Directory: Understanding the Attack Surface July 21, 2021In the recent SolarWinds hack and Ransomware attack on Colonial Pipeline, Active Directory (AD) compromise was at the core of the attack playbook. In this 3-part blog series, we look at protecting Microsoft Active Directory – which is central to most enterprise infrastructure layouts.Team Acalvio
- OT Risk Management – Deceiving Your Way to IT/OT Convergence June 24, 2021Securing Operational Technology (OT) networks is definitely “a thing” these days. OT environments include specialized equipment (e.g. PLCs) that monitor and control production facilities such as refineries, manufacturing plants and utilities. The stakes are high with respect to potential business continuity and safety impacts if something is compromised. To be sure, it’s not that CISOs […]Team Acalvio
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