Risk Management March 28, 2024

How will the Merck settlement affect the insurance industry?

3 min read - A major shift in how cyber insurance works started with an attack on the pharmaceutical giant Merck. Or did it start somewhere else? In June 2017, the NotPetya incident hit some 40,000 Merck computers, destroying data and forcing a months-long…

Incident Response May 1, 2023

How Morris Worm command and control changed cybersecurity

4 min read - A successful cyberattack requires more than just gaining entry into a victim’s network. To truly reap the rewards, attackers must maintain a persistent presence within the system. After establishing communication with other compromised network devices, actors can stealthily extract valuable…

August 7, 2019

GermanWiper Malware Destroys Data Even When Victims Pay the Ransom

< 1 min read - Researchers spotted a new malware family called GermanWiper that masquerades as ransomware but destroys affected data — even when victims pay the ransom.

Intelligence & Analytics April 23, 2019

How IBM X-Force IRIS Prepared for the Ukraine Election

7 min read - Before the first round of the Ukraine election in March, we decided that we couldn't afford to sit on our heels until an attack was launched.