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The Year of Social Distancing

There have been events throughout history that have caused a fundamental transformation of society on a global scale. The harnessing of electricity, the internal combustion engine, the two world wars and the internet come to mind. However, none of these caused a global transformation of society as quickly as did the COVID-19 pandemic.

TA551/Shathak Threat Research

TA551/Shathak is a sophisticated cybercrime actor targeting end-users on a global scale. The group has distributed different malware families over time, but consistently used password-protected ZIP archives containing macro-enabled Office documents. Previous families distributed have included Ursnif and Valak, with IcedID distribution starting in summer 2020. The Mimecast Threat Research Team, in collaboration with Nettitude, has observed multiple TA551/ Shathak campaigns over recent months to develop this threat intelligence report.

The Mimecast Threat Center processed 195 billion emails in the U.S. and Caribbean region alone. They rejected 92 billion.

Threat Center researchers provide technical analysis of threats that emerge in the first six months of the year. Its aim? To provide in-depth information about the nature of attack campaigns, to observe and anticipate the evolving nature of these threats, and to provide a set of recommendations to help guide cybersecurity practices. Download the report to see how businesses in the U.S. and Caribbean were impacted by attacks in the face of a global pandemic.

The Mimecast Threat Center analyzed the first 100 days of cybercriminals’ coronavirus-related attack campaigns. Malware increased by 35% from January to April 2020.

Threat Center researchers analyzed how the global spread of COVID-19 opened up new opportunities for threat actors in the first months of 2020. As users worked from home and conflicting information spread around the world, threat actors exploited these vulnerabilities and caused alarming spikes in spam/opportunistic detections, impersonation, malware and malicious links. Download the report to see new attack volumes, and to understand how Mimecast can mitigate the risk.

The Mimecast Threat Center processed 202 billion emails last quarter. They rejected 92 billion.

Threat Center researchers provide technical analysis of threats that emerge throughout the quarter; its aim is to provide in-depth information about the nature of attack campaigns, to observe and anticipate the evolving nature of these threats, and to provide a set of recommendations to help guide cybersecurity practices. Download the report to see how your region and sector were affected by attacks.

Threat Intelligence Report von Mimecast – November 2019

The Mimecast Threat Center analyzed billions of emails from July through September of 2019, and explored the major campaigns impacting Australia, Germany, South Africa, the U.K. and U.S. Find out what trends they uncovered during this period.

The Mimecast Threat Intelligence Report - Black Hat Edition 2019

The Mimecast Threat Intelligence Report capitalizes on research conducted by the Mimecast Threat Center that provides analysis of 67 billion rejected emails. The research reinforces a previously observed trend: malware-centric campaigns are becoming increasingly sophisticated and complex, often using different pieces and types of malware in different phases of the attack. In addition, the research also highlights the continued use of well-known malware within attacks, which is easily identified and blocked, as well as simple social engineering tactics intended to fool victims.

Bedrohungsanalysen: Ein Strategieleitfaden für CISOs

Big budget or not, CISOs must make threat intelligence a priority and learn how to focus on only the data that matters—data that will help mitigate future risks.

Though the technical definition of threat intelligence may change depending on who you ask, one factor remains constant: If threat intelligence isn’t part of your cyber resilience strategy in some capacity, you have a massive gap on your hands. And you may be blindsided by a phishing attack, malware incident or worse.

Read this Cyber Resilience Think Tank executive strategy guide to develop a plan to architect a threat intelligence program in your organization.