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Publisher | Packt Publishing |
ISBN 13 | 9781803240442 |
ISBN 10 | 180324044X |
Author | Oleg Skulkin |
Book Format | Paperback |
Language | English |
Book Description | Explore the world of modern human-operated ransomware attacks, along with covering steps to properly investigate them and collecting and analyzing cyber threat intelligence using cutting-edge methods and toolsKey Features: Understand modern human-operated cyber attacks, focusing on threat actor tactics, techniques, and proceduresCollect and analyze ransomware-related cyber threat intelligence from various sourcesUse forensic methods and tools to reconstruct ransomware attacks and prevent them in the early stagesBook Description: Ransomware attacks have become the strongest and most persistent threat for many companies around the globe. Building an effective incident response plan to prevent a ransomware attack is crucial and may help you avoid heavy losses. Incident Response Techniques for Ransomware Attacks is designed to help you do just that.This book starts by discussing the history of ransomware, showing you how the threat landscape has changed over the years, while also covering the process of incident response in detail. You'll then learn how to collect and produce ransomware-related cyber threat intelligence and look at threat actor tactics, techniques, and procedures. Next, the book focuses on various forensic artifacts in order to reconstruct each stage of a human-operated ransomware attack life cycle. In the concluding chapters, you'll get to grips with various kill chains and discover a new one: the Unified Ransomware Kill Chain.By the end of this ransomware book, you'll be equipped with the skills you need to build an incident response strategy for all ransomware attacks.What You Will Learn: Understand the modern ransomware threat landscapeExplore the incident response process in the context of ransomwareDiscover how to collect and produce ransomware-related cyber threat intelligenceUse forensic methods to collect relevant artifacts during incident responseInterpret collected data to understand threat actor tactics, techniques, and proceduresUnderstand how to reconstruct the ransomware attack kill chainWho this book is for: This book is for security researchers, security analysts, or anyone in the incident response landscape who is responsible for building an incident response model for ransomware attacks. A basic understanding of cyber threats will be helpful to get the most out of this book. |
About the Author | Oleg Skulkin is the Head of Digital Forensics and Malware Analysis Laboratory at Group-IB. Oleg has worked in the fields of digital forensics, incident response, and cyber threat intelligence and research for over a decade, fueling his passion for uncovering new techniques used by hidden adversaries. Oleg has authored and co-authored multiple blog posts, papers, and books on related topics and holds GCFA and GCTI certifications. |
Publication Date | 14 April 2022 |
Number of Pages | 228 pages |
Packt Incident Response Techniques for Ransomware Attacks: Understand modern ransomware attacks and build an incident response strategy to work through them