In this version of the Hacker’s Playbook Threat Coverage round-up, we are highlighting attack coverage for several new threats. SafeBreach customers can select and run these attacks and more from the SafeBreach Hacker’s Playbook to ensure coverage against these advanced threats. Additional details about the threats and our coverage can be seen below.

Interactive, hands-on keyboard attack campaigns are employed by today’s most proficient threat actors to penetrate organizational defenses. The network perimeter is typically the initial line of defense against unauthorized access to an organization’s network and the sensitive data it contains. After infiltration, attackers establish command-and-control (C&C) and data exfiltration channels to receive malicious payloads and export stolen data.

On September 5th, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), and National Security Agency (NSA) issued an urgent advisory warning security teams about efforts undertaken by threat actors affiliated with Russia’s General Staff Main Intelligence Directorate (GRU) 161st Specialist Training Center (Unit 29155).