Allison Wikoff

Allison Wikoff

Strategic Cyber Threat Analyst, IBM Security

Allison Wikoff is a strategic cyber threat analyst with IBM X-Force Incident Response and Intelligence Services (IRIS). She has over 15 years of experience working as a researcher, intelligence analyst, network defender and incident responder. She holds numerous industry certifications and an advanced degree from Columbia University where she frequently guest lectures for several information security-focused graduate courses.

ITG18: Operational security errors continue to plague sizable Iranian threat group

5 min read - This blog supplements a Black Hat USA 2021 talk given August 2021. IBM Security X-Force threat intelligence researchers continue to track the infrastructure and activity of a suspected Iranian threat group ITG18. This group’s tactics, techniques and procedures(TTPs) overlap with…

This chat is being recorded: Egregor ransomware negotiations uncovered

8 min read - Ransomware attacks are topping the charts as the most common attack type to target organizations with a constant drumbeat of attacks impacting industries across the board. In fact, IBM Security X-Force has seen a more than 10% increase in ransomware…

Don’t make headlines over an insider incident: Lessons from the frontlines

3 min read - On the path to becoming more cyber secure, organizations across the globe spend an estimated $60 billion per year to defend their assets, recruit talent and work to prevent and respond to cyberattacks. Moreover, security spending is expected to rise…

New Research Exposes Iranian Threat Group Operations

7 min read - IBM X-Force Incident Response Intelligence Services (IRIS) has uncovered rare details on the operations of the suspected Iranian threat group ITG18, which overlaps with Charming Kitten and Phosphorus. In the past few weeks, ITG18 has been associated with targeting of …

Identity & Access June 11, 2020

Multifactor Authentication: The Next Battleground

6 min read - X-Force Incident Response and Intelligence Services (IRIS) has responded to multiple security incidents where multifactor authentication (MFA) was not implemented—but where implementing MFA might have significantly reduced the impact of the incident. Such incidents have even included destructive malware attacks, resulting in millions…

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ITG18: Operational security errors continue to plague sizable Iranian threat group

This chat is being recorded: Egregor ransomware negotiations uncovered

Don’t make headlines over an insider incident: Lessons from the frontlines

New Research Exposes Iranian Threat Group Operations

Multifactor Authentication: The Next Battleground

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