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8 companies per day have data uploaded to dedicated leak sites

January 31, 2023

22% more companies had information uploaded onto dedicated leak sites than the previous year, says a Hi-Tech Crime Trend report by Group-IB.

Initial access brokers: The new face of organized cybercrime

Stu Sjouwerman

September 28, 2022

While there is no one-size-fits-all to security, here are some recommendations that organizations can use to reduce the threat of initial access brokers (IABs).

CISA outlines 10 initial access points exploited by hackers

Madeline Lauver

May 23, 2022

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has issued an alert listing 10 common initial access exploits for cybercriminals.

Initial access in cyberattacks: Common adversary methods and mitigation strategies

Chris Ballod Thomas Brittain Jessica Venturo

January 11, 2022

Investigate the three common methods for initial access in cyberattacks and how best to mitigate cyber threats to an organization.

Organizations are at growing risk from Initial Access Brokers

February 23, 2021

Digital Shadows highlighted the growing role of Initial Access Brokers within the criminal ecosystem within its Initial Access Brokers Report. Rather than infiltrating an organization deeply, this type of threat actor operates as a ‘middleman’ by breaching as many companies as possible and goes on to sell access to the highest bidder – often to ransomware groups.

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In today's rapidly evolving security landscape, organizations face an ever-growing array of disruptive events, security threats and risks. Traditional reactive approaches to security intelligence often leave businesses vulnerable and ill-prepared to anticipate and mitigate emerging threats that could impact the safety of their people, facilities or operations.