June 27, 2023
AttackIQ has released a new attack graph that aims to emulate recent activities led by the politically motivated Pakistan-based adversary APT36 against objectives localized in the Education sector within the Indian subcontinent.
May 4, 2023
AttackIQ has released a new attack graph that emulates recent activities conducted by the adversary known as Nobelium against European Union (EU) governments. These attacks continue Russia’s efforts to gather intelligence on countries supporting Ukraine in the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war.
April 26, 2023
AttackIQ has released four new attack graphs that emulate the espionage activities led by Kimsuky, a politically motivated North Korean adversary with links to the nation’s intelligence operations.
April 4, 2023
AttackIQ has released a new full-featured attack graph that emulates recent activity carried out by the politically motivated Iranian-sponsored adversary known as OilRig.
March 23, 2023
AttackIQ has released two new attack graphs that emulate recent activities conducted by the Chinese adversary known as Mustang Panda. The actor leveraged a historical family of malware known as PlugX, which is shared between multiple groups of Chinese origin known, and a new previously unknown backdoor exclusive to this actor.
March 23, 2023
AttackIQ has released two new attack graphs that emulate recent activities involving the banking trojan known as BokBot, which has been primarily focused on exfiltrating data and stealing credentials. This new release continues our focused research on emulating shared e-crime malware used in attacks by multiple adversaries.
March 16, 2023
For malicious actors, opportunity can be found in the mundane. As adversaries continue to refine their approach with newer and more sophisticated methods to perform malicious activity, it is critical for detection engineers to stay up to date in the latest threat intelligence and adversary behaviors to monitor.
March 3, 2023
AttackIQ has released a new fully featured attack graph that emulates the tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs) associated with a 2020 intrusion from the cybercriminal group TA551.
February 17, 2023
AttackIQ has released two new attack graphs emulating recent Emotet campaigns that resulted in data exfiltration and ransomware extortion. This release continues our focused research on shared e-crime malware used in attacks by multiple threat actors.
February 3, 2023
AttackIQ has released two attack graphs that emulate the shared cybercrime malware loader known as BumbleBee. This release is a continuation of our cybercrime malware emulation initiative detailing how customers can protect themselves against a wide range of actors who share tooling.
January 25, 2023
AttackIQ has released three new attack graphs that emulate multiple infection chain variations involving the widely utilized cybercrime malware known as QakBot.
January 5, 2023
AttackIQ has released a bundle of content consisting of six new attack graphs that seek to emulate the campaigns and operations led by the infamous North Korean-sponsored adversary Lazarus Group against entities worldwide across multiple sectors.
December 22, 2022
AttackIQ has released a bundle of content that includes three new attack graphs that seek to emulate different cyberspace operations led by the North Korean-sponsored threat actor Andariel against multiple entities located in Asia, predominantly in South Korea, through the use of downloaders, backdoors, and custom ransomware.
December 14, 2022
AttackIQ has released a bundle of content including four new attack graphs that seek to emulate two types of attacks conducted by the North Korean adversary BlueNoroff. The newly released graphs emulate the behaviors used in the attacks against the Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication (SWIFT) software and organizations involved in cryptocurrency.
November 3, 2022
What is the correct way to validate your controls against a Text4Shell or similar library vulnerability? You need an adjustable, open systems testing platform to test the specific aspects of your implementation to accurately assess if your security controls are correctly configured to stop attacks that leverage it.
October 24, 2022
Most of our development time is focused on the application of risk-based vulnerability management: DeepSurface does the math (there’s a lot of math) and shows you which vulnerabilities carry the greatest risk in your environment, and why. People frequently respond to a demo of DeepSurface with, “That’s amazing… but what do I do next?”
September 21, 2022
AttackIQ has released a content bundle including two new attack graphs covering two historical APT28 campaigns involving their SkinnyBoy and Zebrocy malware families and standalone scenarios emulating command-and-control traffic to test boundary controls.
August 4, 2022
The Center for Threat-Informed Defense recently published a methodology and calculator so that you can identify the top MITRE ATT&CK techniques that impact your sector.
August 2, 2022
AttackIQ’s Adversary Research Team has released a new Malware Emulation Attack Graph that emulates the Linux behaviors of the multi-platform backdoor known as SysJoker.
July 29, 2022
In this guest blog post, Bradley Schaufenbuel of Paychex writes about how security teams can leverage the MITRE ATT&CK framework to mount a “threat-informed” defense. This post originally appeared as an article in SC Magazine.
July 27, 2022
Organizations today find themselves at a critical turning point in the evolution of their vulnerability management efforts. New vulnerabilities are being published more quickly than teams can credibly analyze and remediate them (currently greater than 75 per day), while at the same time a serious talent shortage has developed. According to CyberSeek, the U.S. cybersecurity workforce has over 950,000 workers, with approximately 465,000 open positions.
July 13, 2022
With increasing online threats and a massive shift to remote work over the past two years, it’s no surprise that cybersecurity risks are a top concern for businesses in 2022. Cyber incidents top the Allianz Risk Barometer for the “most important global business risk” in 2022, accounting for 44% of the survey’s responses.
July 11, 2022
AttackIQ has released two new attack graphs that emulate different aspects of OilRig’s operations against multiple sectors around the globe. With these attack graphs, you can test and validate your defenses to improve cybersecurity readiness.
June 15, 2022
AttackIQ has released a new full-featured attack graph emulating the tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs) used by the Conti Ransomware Group. Despite the group’s recent dissolution, Conti’s successful post-compromise tactics, techniques, and procedures will live on. This attack graph will help defenders test their cyberdefense technologies against the full range of techniques and procedures that Conti used – and which Conti’s former members, now in other ransomware groups, will likely continue to use.