RaaS
Making Sense of the 2023 Ransomware Landscape
Understanding the current ransomware landscape is the first step to helping defenders protect their organizations ...
Threat Groups Accelerating the Use of Dual Ransomware Attacks
Ransomware groups are shrinking the time between attacks on the same victim, sometimes targeting the same company twice within 48 hours using different malware variants, according to the FBI. In a notice ...
Zero-Day Flaws an Evolving Weapon in Ransomware Groups’ Arsenals
Ransomware gangs have for years gotten their malicious payloads into targeted systems primarily through phishing attacks or being dropped as a secondary payload from command-and-control frameworks. That is changing, according to researchers ...
Cloud Providers Becoming Key Players in Ransomware, Halcyon Warns
There are a number of components that make up a ransomware campaign, from the initial access brokers (IABs) to ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) affiliates to organizations that launder cryptocurrency from the ransom payments. A ...
The Seven Phases of a Ransomware Attack: A Step-by-Step Breakdown of the Attack Lifecycle
Understanding the anatomy of a ransomware attack empowers security teams to strengthen defenses, reduce the risk of successful attacks, and protect organizations from the serious consequences of a ransomware incident. The post ...
Ransomware Closed 2022 With a Bang, Fueled by RaaS
It comes as no surprise that, as last year came to a close, Microsoft was tracking more than 50 unique active ransomware families and more than 100 threat actors that were using ...
The Dark Detectives: How to Defeat Reconnaissance-as-a-Service
In almost any type of warfare, reconnaissance is a much-needed first step. This certainly holds true for cyberwarfare. The steps are frequently portrayed as progressing from left to right. Two examples that ...
Cyber Security DE:CODED – Security opportunities for Managed Service Providers
“Every SMB is an expert in something. A passion. It’s probably not anti-virus…” Show notes for series 2, episode 7 Small business and Managed Service Provider special! In June 2022*, we set ...
AvosLocker ransomware – what you need to know
What is this AvosLocker thing I’ve heard about? AvosLocker is a ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) gang that first appeared in mid-2021. It has since become notorious for its attacks targeting critical infrastructure in the ...
WEBINAR: Outsmarting RaaS: Strategies to Implement Before, During, and After a Ransomware Attack
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