Chapter 1
The Threat Landscape
According to the Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) Alert Report (AA22-040A) issued in February 2022, ransomware attacks tactics, and techniques evolved in 2021, and it was possible to see that cybercriminals were still using old methods of attack with a high rate of success, such as accessing network infrastructure via phishing emails, stolen credentials via Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) brute-force attack, and exploitation of known unpatched vulnerabilities.
The same report emphasizes the level of professionalism that was introduced in 2021 regarding Ransomware as a Service (RaaS). Cybercriminals now hire online services that can help them perform their attack campaigns and negotiate payments. ...
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