By Oleg Kolesnikov and Harshvardhan Parashar, Securonix Threat Research Team   Figure 1: SamSam Jex Boss 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. Earlier this year, the ransomware...

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...

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...

By Oleg Kolesnikov, Securonix Threat Research Team 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...

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...

The Gartner Magic Quadrant for SIEM, along with its 2x2 matrix, is one of the most well-respected and sought-after reports in the entire cybersecurity industry. Naturally, when we saw where Securonix was positioned on the MQ graphic, we cracked open our measuring calipers to verify - Securonix is indeed furthest...

By Oleg Kolesnikov, Securonix Threat Research Team Introduction Just about a week ago we learned of a new cyber attack, this time involving Uber--the leading ride-sharing app and company. Uber disclosed that it paid hackers $100,000 so that they would delete sensitive data stolen from Uber data stores. The hackers...