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
tools
Key Features:
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Understand modern human-operated cyber attacks, focusing on threat
actor tactics, techniques, and procedures
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Collect and analyze ransomware-related cyber threat intelligence from
various sources
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Use forensic methods and tools to reconstruct ransomware attacks and
prevent them in the early stages
Book 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:
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Understand the modern ransomware threat landscape
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Explore the incident response process in the context of ransomware
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Discover how to collect and produce ransomware-related cyber threat
intelligence
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Use forensic methods to collect relevant artifacts during incident
response
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Interpret collected data to understand threat actor tactics,
techniques, and procedures
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Understand how to reconstruct the ransomware attack kill chain
Who 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.
