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Mandiant Advantage expands SaaS platform
Mandiant Advantage expands SaaS platform

Mandiant Advantage expands SaaS platform with new Mandiant Automated Defense module. The new SaaS functions that clients use frontline intelligence and expertise address the challenges of the modern SOC. FireEye, Inc. (NASDAQ: FEYE), the intelligence-based security company, is expanding its Mandiant Advantage SaaS platform with a powerful, cross-vendor XDR feature. The new Mandiant Automated Defense module complements the Mandiant Threat Intelligence and Mandiant Security Validation modules. Large number of alarms in the SOC Companies struggle to constantly, quickly and accurately assess and check the large number of alarms that are received by their Security Operations Centers (SOC). In February 2021 alone, Mandiant reduced ...

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Global statistics from hundreds of hacker attacks
Global statistics from hundreds of hacker attacks

FireEye Mandiant M-Trends 2021: Report provides global statistics and insights from hundreds of different hacker attacks: Average length of stay drops below a month worldwide; The ability to detect threats is improving; The proportion of ransomware continues to rise. FireEye, Inc, the intelligence-based security company, today released the FireEye Mandiant M-Trends Report 2021. The M-Trends report, which is now being published for the twelfth time, combines cybersecurity expertise with threat intelligence and provides statistics and insights from the latest Mandiant deployments worldwide. This year's report provides details on the latest attack techniques and malware, the spread of multilayered extortion and ransomware that ...

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28.04.21/2021/XNUMX Webinar: M-Trends XNUMX in the world of cybersecurity
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28.04.21/2021/12 Webinar: M-Trends 12 in the world of cybersecurity. FireEye Mandiant 2452th edition of the annual M-Trends report with an overview of the trends in global cyber attacks. In the XNUMXth edition of our annual M-Trends Report, we deal with current topics in the world of cybersecurity and provide an overview of the trends that we have observed in attacks around the world. This year's report includes details on the latest attack techniques and malware, the spread of multi-layered extortion and ransomware, preparation for expected UNCXNUMX / SUNBURST counterfeit hackers, growing insider threats, and ...

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FireEye looking to 2021
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2020 was a very eventful year - also in terms of cyber security. In the recently published report "Cyber ​​Security Predictions 2021", leading security experts from FireEye and Mandiant take a look back and describe what should be the top priority in 2021. Here are some statements on the most important cyber security trends in 2021. Ransomware “In 2021, ransomware will continue to explode. I think we will see more ransomware-as-a-service, which will be used to blackmail and damage our reputation. ”- General Earl Matthews, VP of Strategy, Mandiant Security Validation“ The number of ransomware attacks is increasing continuously weather…

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US Department of Justice charges Russian hackers
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The US Department of Justice is indicting six hackers, members of the Russian military intelligence service, who are said to be responsible, among other things, for the attacks with NotPetya and the influence of MacronLeaks on the French elections in 2017. A statement from John Hultquist, Senior Director of Analysis at Mandiant Threat Intelligence. “Today's indictment against Russian military intelligence officers contains some of the most aggressive cyberattacks and disinformation campaigns we have ever seen carried out by the Sandworm hacking group. These include repeated successful attacks on the Ukrainian power grid, the economically devastating suspected ransomware attacks with NotPetya, the manipulation ...

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FIN11 hacker group continues to phish
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The relatively newly discovered hacker group FIN11 specializes in ransomware and extortion. In recent months, she has increasingly targeted German and German-speaking companies. The hackers are believed to be operating out of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS). “In recent years, there has been a dramatic increase in aggressive ransomware attacks on businesses; Mandiant responded to nearly 2019 percent more ransomware attacks in 300 than the year before." So says Genevieve Stark, analyst at Mandiant Threat Intelligence. Hacker group FIN11 exemplifies this trend, with cybercriminals more likely to use ransomware to steal their…

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The dynamics of marketplaces in the darknet
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Recently, the police struck a huge blow against criminals active on the Darknet worldwide with over 170 arrests in six countries. Jamie Collier, an analyst at Mandiant Threat Intelligence (a FireEye unit), commented. “Numerous groups and individuals are active on marketplaces in the Darknet. The latest arrests show that the Darknet makes it easier to sell drugs and weapons - but there is an even larger criminal community present there. For example, it is also popular with cyber criminals for financially motivated cyber attacks to conduct business. Hackers also sell ...

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Client Advantage Threat Intelligence
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FireEye launches “Mandiant Advantage: Threat Intelligence” – quick access to relevant insights and expertise from Mandiant. With the new SaaS-based platform, new standards apply for easily accessible knowledge about current threats. FireEye, the intelligence-based security company, launches Mandiant Advantage: Threat Intelligence. It is Mandiant Solutions' first Software-as-a-Service (SaaS)-based offering that combines threat intelligence with data from all relevant incident response operations and delivers it through a user-friendly platform. High-quality reports on the threat situation "Mandiant Threat Intelligence is due to its high-quality reports, which present the threat situation in detail and with which...

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FireEye with a new Mandiant portfolio
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FireEye Introduces Mandiant Solutions: Automation through Industry Leading Cyber ​​Security Services and Threat Intelligence. With a new technology platform, the Mandiant Solutions Group gives companies access to Mandiant expertise and intelligence for the first time - regardless of their security controls. FireEye, the intelligence-based security company, will in future provide cyber security and threat intelligence services via Mandiant Solutions. "For 15 years, incident response expertise and threat knowledge have been Mandiant's crown jewels," said Kevin Mandia, FireEye's chief executive officer. "The aim of the Mandiant Solutions Group is to bring new offers to the market ...

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Hackers target the US election campaign
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Microsoft warns of cyber attacks on people and organizations associated with the US election campaign. John Hultquist, Senior Director of Analysis at Mandiant Threat Intelligence, is particularly concerned about the aggressive campaigns of the Russian military intelligence service. “Political cyber espionage activities have in common that they target political organizations, because parties and campaigns are good sources of information about planned politics. The APT28 hacker group has a unique history that leads to fears that devastating activities and information campaigns may be launched upon us. Russian military intelligence service regularly violates international norms In addition to the hacking campaign ...

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