Cyber Threat Analysis: A Quick Guide
The need for effective cyber threat analysis – a critical process that involves identifying, investigating, and evaluating potential threats to maintain the integrity of our digital environments, is integral to cybersecurity. For businesses harnessing the power of Software as a Service (SaaS) platforms, particularly those in the field of cyber threat intelligence, comprehending and implementing […]
Cyber Threat Exposure: Detection & Prevention Guide
At its core, cyber threat exposure management (CTEM) is the culmination of traditional vulnerability management, threat intelligence, and attack surface management. In the past, organizations focused on identifying and patching software vulnerabilities, often with a reactive approach. CTEM is focused on proactively identifying all types of high-risk exposure that could leave your organization at risk, […]
Threat Spotlight: Initial Access Brokers on Russian Hacking Forums
Russian Hacking Forum Trends Initial access brokers (IAB) are sophisticated, focused, and specialized threat actors that focus on finding and gaining access to corporate environments. Once they compromise these environments, they auction off or sell the access on dark web forums. To date in 2023, more than 100 companies across 18 industries had access to […]
Threat Spotlight: The Dark Web and AI
Executive Overview More than 200,000 credentials to AI language models are currently being sold on the dark web as part of stealer logs, files containing thousands of credentials derived from infostealer malware. This certainly raises the risk that employees will leak sensitive data into models, and then lose the credentials. However, we see even more […]
Threat Intelligence Analytics: Making the Most of Your CTI Program
The threat landscape has never been more challenging for CISOs and security teams than in 2023. Our research has found ransomware attacks have increased by more than 100% since 2022, hundreds of thousands of corporate credentials are being distributed on Telegram with SSO, active directory, and corporate SaaS application credentials, and initial access brokers (IAB) […]
Dark Web Analytics: Detecting Threats Across the Dark Web
The nebulous part of the internet: the dark web, which traditional search engines don’t index, serves as a hub for cybercriminal activity, ranging from illicit trade in stolen data to planning sophisticated cyberattacks. Dark web analytics can help organizations detect potential threats and enable them to proactively protect their digital ecosystem. There are a number […]
Executive Threat Protection: Using Monitoring to Gain the Advantage
The risk of cyber threats has become an everyday reality for many organizations. This risk is amplified when it comes to company executives who, due to their high-profile nature and access to sensitive company data, are likely targets for malicious actors. Threat actors are employing new tactics such as double and triple extortion ransomware and […]
Threat Spotlight: Stealer Logs & Corporate Access
Executive Overview Over the last three years, infostealer malware variants have become a “popular trend” in the cybercriminal Malware-as-a-Service (MaaS) ecosystem. Doing precisely as their category implies, these malware variants steal information from users’ devices. After infecting the device, the malware employs various techniques to remain undetected while sending data to the malicious actors’ command […]
Threat Intelligence Sharing: 5 Best Practices
To combat sophisticated and relentless threats effectively, organizations must adopt a collaborative approach that goes beyond their individual security measures. Threat intelligence sharing has emerged as a powerful strategy to enhance cybersecurity defenses by leveraging the collective knowledge and insights of the cybersecurity community. By exchanging information about emerging threats, attack techniques, and indicators of […]
Actionable Threat Intelligence: Generating Risk Reduction from CTI
Organizations need to go beyond traditional security measures to effectively protect their valuable assets and maintain a strong security posture. They must harness the power of actionable threat intelligence, which provides timely and relevant insights that can drive proactive risk reduction strategies. Actionable threat intelligence empowers organizations to not only understand the threat landscape but […]
