The rapid pace of digital transformation has created many opportunities for businesses to increase profits and grow, but it can also open them up to cyberattacks. Threat intelligence management enables organizations to better understand the global threat landscape, anticipate attackers’ next moves and take prompt action to stop attacks.

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Learn how to mitigate the Exchange Server vulnerabilities in this Unit 42 threat briefing.

Palo Alto Networks offers the most comprehensive, and best-in-class set of cybersecurity solutions for Retailers. Learn how to improve retail business outcomes in this white paper.

Digital forensics and incident response are branches of cybersecurity that involve identifying, investigating, remediating, and potentially testifying related to cyber attacks, litigations, or other digital investigations.

Palo Alto Networks Unit 42 brings together world-renowned threat researchers with an elite team of incident responders and security consultants to create an intelligence-driven, response-ready organization passionate about helping customers more proactively manage cyber risk.

Cloud incident response is the process of responding to cyberattacks in cloud environments. Learn how to manage your cloud incidents with Unit 42 experts.

The Unit 42 Attack Surface Assessment service combines visibility into your internet-facing assets with actionable recommendations to help you mitigate threats, reduce business risk, and boost your Attack Surface Management (ASM) program.

Get a detailed view of Unit 42’s threat-informed incident response methodology in this video.

Unit 42 has seen a 188% increase in cloud incident response cases in the past three years, and over one-third of our non-cloud cybersecurity cases involve cloud assets in one way or another.

These days, having an incident response plan is no longer a "nice to have." It has become crucial to create clear steps for stakeholders, external resources and more – ahead of time – so you’re prepared to manage cyberthreats and minimize the impact on business operations.

This white paper by SANS explores the role of digital forensics and incident response (DFIR) and what you need to know about cloud-based security now and into the future.

In this edition of the Unit 42 Cloud Threat Report, Palo Alto Networks cloud threat researchers explore how overly permissive Identity and Access Management (IAM) policies open the door for Cloud Threat Actors to target an organization’s cloud infrastructure. Download the report for the latest insights concerning.

Palo Alto Networks Unit 42 cloud threat researchers wanted to understand who targets cloud infrastructure, how they carry out those attacks, and what they target.

As ransomware groups continue to disrupt business operations, hear directly from Unit 42 experts about the latest trends, insights and best practices to help you prevent, detect, respond to and recover from ransomware threats.

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The average ransom demand made following a ransomware attack has risen to $2.2 million as cyber criminals are becoming bolder and have a bigger impact on the businesses they're targeting.

Ransomware groups are growing bolder and ransom demands are on the rise. According to the 2022 Unit 42 Ransomware Threat Report, the average ransom demand in cases we handled climbed 144% to $2.2 million in 2021.

The average ransom demand hit $2.2 million in 2021, a 144 percent rise from the year prior, according to Palo Alto Networks' Unit 42 consultants, while the average ransom payment grew 78 percent to $541,010.

Ransomware payments hit new records in 2021 as cybercriminals increasingly turned to Dark Web “leak sites” where they pressured victims to pay up by threatening to release sensitive data, according to research released on Friday from Unit 42 by Palo Alto Networks, the global cybersecurity leader.

Having perfected their malware, the cybercriminals developed strategies to recruit affiliates to help victims get back online on paying ransoms, says report

As ransomware attacks hit more businesses than ever before in 2021, so too did the number of businesses that paid cybercriminals to unlock their data.

As ransomware continues to challenge organizations in 2022, gain the latest insights on established and emerging ransomware groups, payment trends and security best practices from the Unit 42 team.

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The Unit 42 Expert Malware Analysis service evaluates sophisticated malware, often designed to evade automated detection.

The Unit 42 Expert Threat Briefing provides a customized view of the threat landscape or a deep dive into a specific threat, like Ransomware, focused on your industry, geography, or organization size.

This service description document (“Service Description”) outlines the terms and descriptions for the use of a Unit 42 Business Email Compromise Readiness Assessment, designed to mitigate unauthorized access to email leading to financial fraud (“BEC Services”).

This service description document (“Service Description”) outlines the terms and conditions of the Unit 42 Cybersecurity Expertise Retainer (“CXR”), you (“Customer”) have purchased from Palo Alto Networks, Inc. (“Palo Alto Networks”).

In the ever-evolving threat landscape, cyber incidents are no longer a matter of IF but WHEN. In fact, 68% of organizations reported at least one breach in the past 12 months.