To Pay or Not to Pay? Intelligent Ransomware Response
INTELLIGENCE AS A SERVICE About Me AARON SHERMAN Senior Director of Cyber Threat Intelligence Braintrace - Intelligence Cybersecurity asherman@braintrace.com Aaron currently serves as Senior Director of Cyber Threat Intelligence at Braintrace. Bringing nearly 15 years of cyber threat detection and neutralization success for the U.S. government, Aaron most recently held the position as Cyber Special Agent with the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) in the Washington, DC and Salt Lake City Field Offices. While at the FBI, Sherman responded to and investigated cyber intrusions and data breaches perpetrated by Advanced Persistent Threat (APT) actors and cyber criminal groups around the world. As a leading authority on emerging threats, he has implemented new methodologies for targeting and monitoring cybercriminals on the dark and deep web. His efforts have resulted in the detection and disruption of numerous cybercriminal campaigns targeting US organizations. You can connect with Aaron at linkedin.com/in/aaron-sherman www.braintrace.com INTELLIGENCE AS A SERVICE 2
What could possibly go wrong?! Incident Response What could possibly go wrong?!
INTELLIGENCE AS A SERVICE Incident Response Steps Detection Analysis Containment Eradication Recovery Post-Incident Activity www.braintrace.com INTELLIGENCE AS A SERVICE 5
INTELLIGENCE AS A SERVICE Incident Response Steps Analysis ID specific variant Determine attack vector Prepare for the OCM www.braintrace.com INTELLIGENCE AS A SERVICE 6
INTELLIGENCE AS A SERVICE Prepare for the OCM Wait, what’s bitcoin? How long will it take? Backups? How much is the extortion? Can we negotiate? www.braintrace.com INTELLIGENCE AS A SERVICE 7
INTELLIGENCE AS A SERVICE The OCM WHAT IS BITCOIN?!? How much is the extortion? Can we negotiate? www.braintrace.com INTELLIGENCE AS A SERVICE 8
INTELLIGENCE AS A SERVICE Quick Fact Finding ID Specific Variant Attacker Intelligence Attacker Counterintelligence Payment Intelligence OSINT www.braintrace.com INTELLIGENCE AS A SERVICE 9
INTELLIGENCE AS A SERVICE Quick Fact Finding GandCrab 5.6.1 (no decryption yet) Attacker Identified No victim intel Payments: Asking $8,000 USD Lowest: $1,646 USD Average: $4,680 USD Full recovery ~72 hours after payment www.braintrace.com INTELLIGENCE AS A SERVICE 10
INTELLIGENCE AS A SERVICE Negotiations www.braintrace.com INTELLIGENCE AS A SERVICE 11
INTELLIGENCE AS A SERVICE Negotiation Tips Treat like business deal Get proof of life Don’t stall Team approach No false flag operations* OPSEC! www.braintrace.com INTELLIGENCE AS A SERVICE 12
Meanwhile, back in Russia…
QUESTIONS & ANSWERS Aaron Sherman Senior Director of Cyber Threat Intelligence linkedin.com/in/aaron-sherman www.braintrace.com INTELLIGENCE AS A SERVICE 14