Charles DeBeck

Senior Cyber Threat Intelligence Analyst - IBM

Charles DeBeck is a senior cyber threat intelligence strategic analyst with IBM X-Force Incident Response and Intelligence Services (IRIS). Charles brings 7 years of experience working for the National Security Agency, Deloitte & Touche LLP, and IBM. He firmly believes that threat intelligence can strengthen an organization’s defenses at the tactical, operational, and strategic levels while effectively communicating critical information to stakeholders.

Threat Intelligence February 23, 2022

Ransomware resilience tops findings in X-Force Threat Intelligence Index 2022

7 min read - For the third year in a row, ransomware was the top attack type globally in 2021, despite some successes last year by law enforcement to take down ransomware groups. This was among the top findings of IBM Security’s latest research…

Threat Intelligence September 15, 2021

X-Force report: No shortage of resources aimed at hacking cloud environments

4 min read - As cybercriminals remain steadfast in their pursuit of unsuspecting ways to infiltrate today’s businesses, a new report by IBM Security X-Force highlights the top tactics of cybercriminals, the open doors users are leaving for them and the burgeoning marketplace for…

Artificial Intelligence September 8, 2021

More Organizations Saving Time and Costs on Data Breaches with Automation and AI

3 min read - Breaches of organizations that employ automation and AI in their security systems on average cost over $3 million less compared to businesses that have no such deployment. This takeaway comes from the latest annual Cost of a Data Breach report…

Data Protection September 25, 2020

3 Biggest Factors in Data Breach Costs and How To Reduce Them

4 min read - The cost of a data breach has increased slightly in the last six years on average. Costs are up 10% since 2014 to $3.86 million, according to the annual Cost of a Data Breach Report, published by IBM Security and…

Incident Response September 17, 2020

A New Botnet Attack Just Mozied Into Town

11 min read - A relatively new player in the threat arena, the Mozi botnet, has spiked among Internet of things (IoT) devices, IBM X-Force has discovered. This malware has been active since late 2019 and has code overlap with Mirai and its variants.…

Cloud Security June 10, 2020

How Threat Actors Are Adapting to the Cloud

4 min read - With organizations increasingly moving to cloud environments, cloud security is more critical than ever. Cloud environments often hold large troves of valuable and sensitive data that can put organizations and their customers at risk if they are breached. At the…

Threat Intelligence February 26, 2020

What’s Old Is New, What’s New Is Old: Aged Vulnerabilities Still in Use in Attacks Today

5 min read - Two vulnerabilities that were reported and patched in 2017 were used in nearly 90 percent of malspam messages in 2019. Why would threat actors use these old, well-known exploits in their attacks?

Advanced Threats August 5, 2019

From State-Sponsored Attackers to Common Cybercriminals: Destructive Attacks on the Rise

4 min read - Destructive attacks have been on the rise, posing a growing threat to a wide variety of businesses who may not consider themselves an obvious target of cybercriminals.

Threat Intelligence July 22, 2019

The Dark Web Market Is Moving Toward IaaS and MaaS — Here’s Why

4 min read - The dark web market is shifting from commodities to cybercrime services such as infrastructure-as-a-service (IaaS) and malware-as-a-service (MaaS), creating benefits and challenges for security teams.

Threat Intelligence July 18, 2019

I Can’t Believe Mirais: Tracking the Infamous IoT Malware

10 min read - Mirai malware is often perceived as a low-risk threat to enterprise security, but consumer devices in the home can expose corporate networks to botnet attacks.

Risk Management April 5, 2019

Cryptojacking Attacks: Who’s Mining on Your Coin?

6 min read - X-Force data revealed that while browser-based cryptojacking was increasingly popular through most of 2018, cryptomining malware made a resurgence at the end of 2018 and into Q1 2019.

Threat Intelligence March 12, 2019

Spectre, Meltdown and More: What You Need to Know About Hardware Vulnerabilities

5 min read - According to IBM X-Force IRIS research, threat actors will continue to search for ways to leverage Spectre, Meltdown and other hardware vulnerabilities to steal data in the coming years.

Failed to load data

Topic updates

Get email updates and stay ahead of the latest threats to the security landscape, thought leadership and research.

Subscribe today

Analysis and insights from hundreds of the brightest minds in the cybersecurity industry to help you prove compliance, grow business and stop threats.

Cybersecurity News By Topic By Industry Exclusive Series X-Force Podcast Events Contact About Us

Security Intelligence

{{title}}

{{title}}

{{title}}

{{title}}

Topics

Charles DeBeck

Ransomware resilience tops findings in X-Force Threat Intelligence Index 2022

X-Force report: No shortage of resources aimed at hacking cloud environments

More Organizations Saving Time and Costs on Data Breaches with Automation and AI

3 Biggest Factors in Data Breach Costs and How To Reduce Them

A New Botnet Attack Just Mozied Into Town

How Threat Actors Are Adapting to the Cloud

What’s Old Is New, What’s New Is Old: Aged Vulnerabilities Still in Use in Attacks Today

From State-Sponsored Attackers to Common Cybercriminals: Destructive Attacks on the Rise

The Dark Web Market Is Moving Toward IaaS and MaaS — Here’s Why

I Can’t Believe Mirais: Tracking the Infamous IoT Malware

Cryptojacking Attacks: Who’s Mining on Your Coin?

Spectre, Meltdown and More: What You Need to Know About Hardware Vulnerabilities

{{{title}}}

Topic updates