Report Shows Organizations How to Use Related Threat Intelligence to Strengthen Defenses
REDWOOD CITY, CA--(Marketwired - Jan 26, 2017) - Anomali, provider of market-leading threat intelligence platforms, today announced the publication of Election Security in an Information Age, authored by Anomali Director of Security Strategy Travis Farral. The paper examines the recent implication of Russia's involvement in the 2016 United States presidential election-related hacks. Through in-depth analysis, the report consolidates all publicly available information to present a comprehensive timeline of events and address the challenges of attributing a culprit to the Democratic National Committee (DNC) hacks. Additionally, it provides critical insights to help organizations defend against adversaries that employ similar attack techniques.
Farral's thorough analysis takes into account various governments' long history of attempting to influence power in other nations. It further examines events surrounding the election attacks and the indicators of compromise (IOC) cited in the GRIZZLY STEPPE Joint Analysis Report (JAR) from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI).
Some of the most salient findings revealed in the analysis are:
"Adversaries have become smarter and more sophisticated. They know how to obfuscate their digital footprints and make it look as if attacks are coming from sources other than themselves. This, along with overwhelming volumes of threat intelligence security teams contend with daily makes attribution extremely difficult," said Farral. "Fortunately, not knowing who actually 'did it' doesn't have to stand in the way of knowing how to defend against attacks. In the case of the DNC hacks, the security community knows enough about the IOCs, methods used and publicly facing intelligence to defend their own organizations against similar threats."
Farral, a former member of the ExxonMobil cybersecurity intelligence team and past State of Texas election judge, also provides insights on how organizations can defend against related attacks. Key guidance includes steps organizations should take, such as:
To access the full report, Election Security in an Information Age, visit www.anomali.com/election
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