Malware

Ransomware is a common type of cyber attack that may target individuals and businesses alike. Device users of any kind must be aware of the different types of ransomware attacks and how to prevent them.

While this wiper malware is new, it reuses much of the playbook employed by Russian state actors and ransomware gangs - fighting back requires us to sharpen the tools we already have.

Software attacks with an extortionist background are unfortunately becoming the norm for many companies. But what if automated anti ransomware tools could unmask malware at an early stage and combat them effectively - even before they can cause harm?<br>

Ransomware. It is the new digital bogeyman. In the UAE, an industry survey from June 2021showed the extent to which the country (and by implication, the wider region)has been subjected to ransomware. Some 37% of respondents said they had beenvictims in the previous two years. A staggering 84% elected to pay the ransom, only for most of them - 90% of those who paid - to suffer from second attacksthat often came from the same bad actors.

Vectra Detect cybersecurity solution is purpose-built to detect and stop ransomware attacks. The agentless and AI-driven Cognito Platform sees and stops ransomware before it can encrypt files and exfiltrate data by automatically detecting attacker behavior.

There should be fresh scrutiny of SaaS subscription relationships, and the security policies of managed service providers; you're only as secure as your provider.

PAA enables SOC teams to monitor and defend against these types of attacks. In addition to our extensive models that detect command-and-control channels, this make the Cognito platform a powerful tool to combat evolving malware attacks against enterprises.

In 2012, Shamoon crippled Saudi Aramco and this new variant was reportedly targeted at the Saudi labor ministry as well as several engineering and manufacturing companies. During a recent analysis, Vectra Networks came across a malicious component that appears to be used in conjunction with spear-phishing-delivered malicious documents.