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CYBER THREAT BRIEF ANDREW DOLAN DIRECTOR OF STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT

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Page 1: PERMA Cyber Threat Brief

CYBER THREAT BRIEFA N D R E W D O L A N

D I R E C T O R O F S T A K E H O L D E R

E N G A G E M E N T

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The key cybersecurity resource for cyber threat prevention, protection, response and recovery for all U.S. State, Local, Tribal and

Territorial governments.

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MS-ISAC Members include:üAll 56 US States and TerritoriesüAll 78 federally recognized fusion centersüMore than 1,000 local governments, public education

entities, and tribal nations

State, Local, Tribal, and TerritorialCities, counties, towns, airports, public education, police departments, ports,

transit associations, and more

WHO WE SERVE

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WHY GOVERNMENT?

Criminals look for data......And governments have a lot of it!

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VulnerabilitiesContent Management

Systems

Plug In’s

Server

Web Programming Language

Phishing

üWell WrittenüAppear CredibleüEnticing or

Shocking SubjectüApparent Trusted

Source

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TIME-TO-PATCH

54.6%

59.2% 61.4% 62.7% 64.7% 65.6%

Week1 Week2 Week3 Week4 Week5 Week6

%ofPatchedWordPress Instances followingaWordPress RemoteCodeExecutionVulnerability

(patchreleased8/4/15)

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WHO ARE BEHIND THE THREATS?

Hacktivists

Cyber Criminals

Nation States

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HACKTIVISTS

Targeted

Opportunistic

Social, Political & Ideological

AgendaDDoSAttacks

DoxingSystem

Compromise

Web Defacements

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From March to July 2015

Vikingdom claimed 74 DDoS attacks against

state and local government websites

in 34 states.

Serial DDoS Attacker10 Successful DDoS attacks in March 2015

Social Media BraggerTwitter, YouTube

Attacker of:Municipalities, gaming services, hospitals

Claim to Motivation:“Police abusing innocent victims”

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CYBER CRIMINALS

Power &

Control

VaryingExpertise

Financial Motivation

Shifu

ZeusUpatre/Dyre

Dridex

Ransomware

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Prepaid debit credit database copied onto plastic cards with magnetic strips

36,000 transactions in 10 hours

Coordinated with “Cash Crews”

Emptied ATMs ACROSS THE WORLD

Preconfigured to eliminate withdrawal limits

Discovered through flashy purchases and social media

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CRYPTOWALL – CRYPTOLOCKER – TESLACRYPT

ü Phishing emailsüAttached zip file or straight executable

üOr Zeus infectionüEncrypts all personal files on local

hard drive and file shares üDemands $200-$600 for the

decryption key ü Payment must be made within

72hrs-100hrs otherwise the decryption key is destroyed

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NATION STATE ACTORS/APT

IntellectualCapital

CompetitiveInsight

Political Leverage

CyberWarfare

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UKRAINE’S CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE

Boryspil International Airport – Kiev, UkrainePower Grid Shut Down

80,000 customers lost power for 6 hoursBlackEnergy Malware IP Attributed to Russia

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EVERYONE MAKES MISTAKES…….

The trick is to learn from them!

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24 X 7 SECURITY OPERATIONS CENTER

24/7 Support for:ü Network Monitoring Servicesü Research and Analysis

24/7 Analysis & Monitoring of:ü Threatsü Vulnerabilitiesü Attacks

24/7 Reporting:ü Cyber Alerts & Advisories ü Web Defacementsü Account Compromisesü Hacktivist Notifications

Central location to report any cybersecurity incident

Phone: 1-866-787-4722Email: [email protected]

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COMPUTER EMERGENCY RESPONSE TEAM (CERT)

ü Incident Response (includes on-site assistance)ü Network & Web Application Vulnerability

Assessmentsü Malware Analysisü Computer & Network Forensicsü Log Analysisü Statistical Data Analysisü Penetration Testing To report an incident or request assistance:

Phone: 1-866-787-4722Email: [email protected]

Any SLTT

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MONITORING OF IP RANGE & DOMAIN SPACE

ü IPs connecting to monitored malicious C&C

üCompromised IPsü Indicators of compromise

from the MS-ISAC network monitoring (Albert)

üNotifications from Spamhaus

IP Monitoring Domain MonitoringüNotifications on

compromised user credentials

üVulnerability Management Program (VMP)

Any SLTT

Send domains, IP ranges, and contact info to: [email protected]

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WHAT CAN YOU DO?

üPatch!üTrainingüBackupsüHarden SystemsüUpdate PoliciesüComplianceü Scan SystemsüEncrypt Mobile Devices

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NEW GOVERNMENTAL PRECEDENTS BEING SET

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QUESTIONS?

Andrew DolanDirector of Stakeholder

[email protected]

518-880-0699