A new way of thinking: As cyber attacks evolve, it’s important for organizations to have a clear approach to how they want to respond, commented Fernando Montenegro, vice-president and cybersecurity practice lead at The Futurum Group. “That response may be different at the individual organization level when compared to the public response at large. I mention this because I think actions such as these are really interesting and can be helpful, but to me, they fall closer to interdiction and public response more than individual organizations. Looking at the techniques themselves, I think it’s brilliant to go after the monetization goals that attackers have.” The ‘bad shares’ technique has proven highly effective, noted Akamai’s Dahan. “In some cases, it allowed us to completely shut down entire botnets. But our research goes beyond a single tool; it introduces a new way of thinking. Despite their distributed nature, malicious cryptomining networks almost always rely on a central ‘bottleneck’ that can be targeted to disrupt operations. While attackers may adapt to bypass this specific method, we believe defenders can uncover similar weak points across other cryptocurrencies and mining architectures.”
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