Attackers Dwell Time Plummets as Ransomware Hits Continue
May 20, 2021
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euroinfosec) • May 3, 2021
Source: FireEye Mandiant Dwell time, which refers to how long hackers hang out in an organization s network before being discovered, has historically been a key metric for expressing whether hack-attack victims are getting better at detecting intruders.
The longer attackers can spend in an organization s network, the more chance they have to jump to systems, crack passwords, find and exfiltrate valuable data and maybe leave crypto-locking malware on systems.
The good news is that the average dwell time continues to decline, according to FireEye s Mandiant incident response group. The bad news is that it declined, in part, due to ransomware attackers often quickly revealing themselves when corporate networks become crypto-locked and inaccessible.
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Mitigating Risks as Ransomware Tactics Change
annamadeline) • April 21, 2021 Stuart McKenzie, SVP, Mandiant Services, EMEA, FireEye
Ransomware attacks now routinely feature multifaceted extortion efforts, and defenses need to evolve, says Stuart McKenzie of FireEye, who offers an analysis of the findings of the FireEye M-Trends 2021 report.
In a video interview with Information Security Media Group, McKenzie discusses: The findings of the M-Trends 2021 report;
Ransomware risk mitigation techniques;
How to alter security strategies as attackers’ techniques evolve. McKenzie heads Mandiant Services at FireEye in Europe, the Middle East and Africa. Previously, he spent 12 years working for the U.K. government in a variety of cyber roles, including protecting the 2012 London Olympics from cyberthreats.
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