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Industry Doppelgangers: Campaign Innovation in the World of Cybercrime
BURLINGTON, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jun. 21, 2017--
Arbor
Networks Inc., the security division of NETSCOUT (NASDAQ: NTCT),
today announced the availability of a provocative new research paper
produced by 451 Research, a preeminent information technology research
and advisory company. The goal of the paper is to help security
professionals understand the persona and capabilities of their
adversaries and also how attack campaigns can be more easily stopped,
disrupted or frustrated by a better knowledge of the attacker’s tactics,
techniques and procedures.
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451 Research interviewed several white-hats experienced in dealing with
black-hat tactics in various roles, including incident responders,
malware researchers, penetration testers and all-around cybersecurity
veterans. Together, these individuals have over 100 years of security
experience, have investigated hundreds of incidents and given hundreds
of talks on the subject.
“We have produced a very compelling paper with valuable insights and
specific recommendations to enhance your security posture. Attackers
aren’t Hollywood movie hackers and are more likely to think, act and use
the tools of an IT administrator,” said Scott Crawford, Director for the
Information Security Channel at 451 Research. “They don’t rely on
malware, custom or commodity. They don’t attack from the outside in.
They work from the inside out. They use common IT tools to access and
escalate through internal systems. As an industry, we need to think more
like the adversary, with less emphasis on tools and more on attacker
strategy.”
Read this paper to learn:
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The persona and capabilities of your adversaries and how attack
campaigns can be more easily stopped, disrupted or frustrated by
having a better understanding the attacker’s tactics, techniques and
procedures.
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The people targeting your business are not who you expect. Many
attackers are professionals and have basic IT skills. They are more
likely to think, act and use the tools of an IT administrator than
those of a Hollywood movie hacker.
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How attackers use common IT tools to access and escalate through
internal systems.
Think about what this means for your security posture. What do you need
when dealing with an adversary with a high degree of technical skills
and familiarity with the tools IT administrators use? Where are the
gaps? And what are they after?
Learn more by reading the complete 451 Research paper here.
About Arbor Networks
Arbor Networks, the security division
of NETSCOUT,
is driven to protect the infrastructure and ecosystem of the internet.
It is the principle upon which we were founded in 2000; and remains the
common thread that runs through all that we do today. Arbor’s approach
is rooted in the study of network traffic. Arbor’s suite of visibility,
DDoS protection and advanced threat solutions provide customers with a
micro view of their network enhanced by a macro view of global internet
traffic and emerging threats through our ATLAS infrastructure. Sourced
from more than 300 service provider customers, ATLAS delivers
intelligence based on insight into approximately 1/3 of global internet
traffic. Supported by Arbor’s Security Engineering & Response Team
(ASERT), smart workflows and rich user context, Arbor’s network insights
help customers see, understand and solve the most complex and
consequential security challenges facing their organizations.
To learn more about Arbor products and services, please visit our
website at arbornetworks.com or
follow on Twitter @ArborNetworks.
Arbor’s research, analysis and insight is shared via the ASERT
blog. For a global data visualization of DDoS attacks that leverages
our ATLAS intelligence, visit the Digital
Attack Map, a collaboration with Jigsaw, an incubator within
Alphabet, Google’s parent company (NASDAQ: GOOGL).
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Investors are cautioned that statements in this press release, which are
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statements related to Arbor’s portfolio of solutions, constitute
forward-looking statements which involve risks and uncertainties. Actual
results could differ materially from the forward-looking statements due
to known and unknown risk, uncertainties, assumptions and other factors.
For a more detailed description of the risk factors associated with
NETSCOUT, please refer to NETSCOUT’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the
fiscal year ended March 31, 2016 and NETSCOUT’s subsequent Quarterly
Reports on Form 10-Q, which are on file with the Securities and Exchange
Commission. NETSCOUT assumes no obligation to update any forward-looking
information contained in this press release or with respect to the
announcements described herein.
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Arbor Networks
Kevin Whalen, 781-362-4377
kwhalen@arbor.net