What is the WannaCry ransomware attack? In May 2017, the WannaCry ransomware attack made front-page news around the world, with at least 150 countries and over 200,000 customers affected by the attack. The WannaCry ransomware made use of an exploit that targeted the...
This blog covers three main topics: Three Key Questions Needing Answers Within Three Minutes When You Suspect a Breach Using Deception and Endpoint Logs to Backtrack Command and Control Improving SOC Triage Workflow with Prevention Failure Detection An adversary has...
Ransomware demand in 2016 was around a billion dollars[1]. WannaCry[3] was the recent ransomware campaign that spread across 150 countries affecting 200,000 users. It is estimated that in 2017[2], damages due to ransomware will exceed $5 billion. Modern defenses make...
Since the dawn of time, deception has been used in nature in various forms as a successful survival strategy and has played an important role in the physical and behavioral adaptations of all organisms. Humankind, with its higher cognitive ability, has successfully...
Acalvio Threat Labs Shamoon is one of the critical threats that has been able to penetrate traditional defenses successfully not once, twice, but thrice – in 2012, 2016 and 2017. The main purpose of Shamoon Threat Actor was the destruction of the endpoint...
