Security Analytics 2.0 and the Future!

August 07, 2018

By Sachin Nayyar, Chief Executive Officer, Securonix The internet has changed the lives of millions – billions of people around the world. It is how we connect, interact with one another, run our daily lives in both personal and professional situations. And with this drastic change, there is a new... Read More

Addressing the Cyber Skills Shortage Using AI and Machine Learning

August 02, 2018

The cybersecurity industry faces a tremendous challenge in the form of a massive skills shortage. According to Forbes magazine over 40,000 security jobs are currently unfulfilled and organizations are struggling to fill another 200,000 positions. It is imperative for organizations to rapidly adopt artificial intelligence (AI) and automation technologies if... Read More

Securonix Threat Research: GandCrab Ransomware Attack

July 18, 2018

By Securonix Threat Research Team     Figure 1: GandCrab Phishing Email   Introduction The GandCrab ransomware attacks are some of the most prevalent ransomware threats of 2018. In recent months, the GandCrab attackers were able to infect more than 50,000 victims and generate more than $600,000 in ransom payments... Read More

Securonix Threat Research: Cryptojacking Attacks

June 19, 2018

By Oleg Kolesnikov Figure 1: Persistent Cryptomining Jex Boss Initial Foothold Payload - Repeated Payload Execution Attempts Introduction Cryptojacking is the unauthorized use of someone else’s computer to secretly mine cryptocurrency (also known as virtual or digital currency). According to a recent report from Fortinet [1], Cryptojacking attacks impacted over... Read More

Gartner Security & Risk Management Summit – A Securonix Perspective

June 07, 2018

The annual Gartner Security Summit in National Harbor, MD is always an enlightening event for us. We tend to be myopic and focused on our own technology and solutions, and this Summit, in particular, gives us the opportunity to lift our gaze and reconnect with other, broader trends in IT,... Read More

Securonix Threat Research: SamSam Ransomware Detection Using Security Analytics

May 15, 2018

Figure 1: SamSam Jexboss exploitation Introduction SamSam is a prevalent ransomware that has been observed across multiple industries including healthcare, government, and critical infrastructure/ industrial control systems (ICS) in 2016, 2017, and 2018. In March, the ransomware targeted five of the Atlanta’s thirteen local government departments and caused serious disruptions... Read More

Cutting-Edge Security Analytics Drive Securonix’s Position as Best SIEM Solution

April 30, 2018

SC Magazine’s annual Trust Awards are recognized throughout the security industry as the gold standard of excellence in cybersecurity. Winners of the Trust Award are chosen by a distinguished group of leading IT security professionals selected by SC Media’s editorial team. We at Securonix are thrilled and honored that Securonix’s Next Generation... Read More

One for the Record Books: Securonix User Summit, Securonix Spark, and RSA Conference 2018

April 25, 2018

We are coming off of a phenomenal week, and we would love to share it with you. Securonix User Summit and Customer Advisory Board Monday we kicked off the week with the Securonix User Summit and Customer Advisory Board meeting with 28 customers representing 19 different companies. Customers networked with... Read More

Securonix Threat Research: Olympic Destroyer aka NotPetya v2 “False Flag” Cyber Sabotage Attack Detection Using Security Analytics

March 23, 2018

Introduction Last month, we learned of a new cyber attack against the 2018 Winter Olympic Games in South Korea. Securonix Threat Research Team has been actively investigating and monitoring this attack since the attack was reported to help our customers understand the techniques used by attackers to enable effective detection,... Read More

User And Entity Behavior Analytics in 2018

March 19, 2018

We’ve all seen big data breaches in the news. We also know there are many more breaches that did not make it into the evening news. The insider attack vector - whether it is a malicious insider, an unsuspecting compromised employee, or accidental misuse, is a common theme across most... Read More

Ch 5 – Feature Engineering: Science or Art?

February 14, 2018

Authors: Securonix Labs Introduction Feature Engineering is the process of selecting and extracting useful, predictive signals from data. The goal is to create a set of features that best represent the information contained in the data, producing a simpler model that generalizes well to future observations. Methods range from statistical... Read More

Don’t Fall Prey To The Next Ransomware Outbreak

February 13, 2018

Over the last couple of years, we have seen the emergence and rapid rise of ransomware as an extremely potent cyber attack. We have observed, and written about attacks like Bad Rabbit, NotPetya, and WannaCry. As businesses increasingly rely on digital systems, networks, and data for operations, the value of... Read More