Jd sherry howard a. schmidt cyber crime, cyberspy, cyberwar - taking the lessons from the past, to build for the future
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This document summarizes a presentation on cybersecurity trends and threats given by JD Sherry of Trend Micro. The presentation discusses how cyber attacks are becoming more sophisticated through the use of advanced persistent threats and customized malware. It also outlines trends in targeted attacks focusing on specific regions or groups, as well as attacks on critical infrastructure and banking systems. The presentation argues that organizations need customized defense strategies that incorporate threat intelligence and advanced threat analysis capabilities to detect and mitigate these evolving cyber threats.
Jd sherry howard a. schmidt cyber crime, cyberspy, cyberwar - taking the lessons from the past, to build for the future
- 1. CyberCrime, CyberSpy, CyberWar – Looking back in order to protect the future JD Sherry VP of Public Technology and Solutions @jdsherry
- 2. Discussion Outcomes I. How might organizations learn from elite hackers? II. Given the widespread use of APTs and the evolution of the cyber attack chain- how can advanced situational awareness be achieved? III. Predictions for 2013 and how can we counter measure?
- 3. Copyright 2013 Trend Micro Inc. SALES KICKOFF 2013 INFORMATION HAS BECOME YOUR MOST STRATEGIC ASSET Identify trends Understand customer behavior Analyze opportunities Discover efficiencies
- 4. The New Reality • One new threat created every second 1 • A cyber intrusion happens every 5 minutes 2 • Over 90% of enterprises have malware 1 • Almost 75% have one or more bots 1 • Mobile malware outpacing PC malware – 350,000 Android pieces in 2012 Sources: 1: Trend Micro, 2012, 2: US-Cert 2012
- 5. 2013 Cyber Attack Trends •DDOS-yes still… •Mobile Malware/Proximity attacks •Cross-Platform Attacks •Man-in-the-Browser Attacks •Watering Hole Attacks •MAC Attacks •Cloud Attacks/Island Hopping •SWATing
- 6. • Localized attacks such as malware that will not execute unless certain conditions are met, such as language settings, or “watering hole” attacks that will only affect certain geographic regions or even only specific netblocks. • The malware used in targeted attacks will have destructive capacity, either as its primary intent or as a clean-up mechanism to cover the attackers’ tracks. • Social, political and economic indicators must be used in conjunction with technical indicators to fully assess and analyze targeted attacks. Targeted Attack Trends
- 7. Offense Informs Defense: Stages of Attack 1. Reconnaissance 2. Weaponization 3. Delivery 4. Exploitation 5. C&C 6. Lateral Movement 7. Exfiltration 8. Maintenance
- 8. 8 6/5/2013
- 9. A Comparison of Eastern European and East Asian Blackhats
- 10. The Greatest Trick the Devil Ever Pulled was Convincing the World that He Didn’t Exist… • Kevin Spacey aka Verbal Kint-“The Usual Suspects”
- 11. Chinese Actors Gaining Headlines but… • Trend Micro has concluded that Eastern European hackers pose a greater threat than East Asian hackers • East Asian objectives: speed and cost-effectiveness. • Attacks are persistent, but use known vulnerabilities and malware and don’t hide their tracks as well. • Eastern European objectives: remain hidden throughout the operation and build online reputation. Attacks use custom malware and innovative techniques.
- 12. Eastern European Tactics • Malware is innovative: RATs have all capabilities hard- coded internally; encrypted traffic, dynamic drop zones, complex command & control • Infrastructure is internal to the operation, or bulletproof hosts are carefully selected • Professionals who build a reputation over time; they respect and do not attack the motherland • Generally control their own servers, develop DNS servers, and create sophisticated traffic systems for attacks. Hallmark is to maintain total control.
- 13. In the News… • Spanish police Ransomware-REVETON – $1M per year revenue stream – Victims tricked into paying attackers posing as law enforcement – Computers compromised as well – Trend Micro corroborates with Spanish police to bring down • South Korean media and banking attacks – Destructive Trojan/logic bombs that erased MBR • Sleep cycle set to cause mayhem on March 20 at 2PM. – Trend Micro provides intelligence prior to attack – All codes detected by APT hunter-Deep Discovery • Major Korean bank avoids major attack
- 14. The Children of Stuxnet-
- 15. ICS Attacks Become Mainstream
- 16. Go where the money is… • 93.6% of the world’s currency is digital • 6.4% cash and gold • 95% of bank heists have an electronic vector – (FINCEN)
- 17. Modern Day John Dillingers
- 18. Banking Malware: Customized and Quiet • Citadel – modularized malware that steals online-banking credentials • TinBa- Tiny Banker 56K large- memory injection • SpyEye- Automated Transfer Systems • Eurograbber – multistaged attacks that compromise desktops and mobile devices • Gozi-Prinimalka – spring attack to be aimed at 30 U.S. banking institutions • High Roller - uses automation to drain high-value bank accounts
- 19. Cybercrime or Cyber Warfare? -The Shadow Economy
- 20. IaaS DMZ Mission Critical Servers Endpoints Internet Firewall Anti-malware IDS / IPS Today’s Enterprise Challenges SaaS • Data in motion • Social Media • Virtualization and Cloud • Traditional defenses bypassed by low and slow attacks
- 21. How do you answer these questions? • Have you been targeted by an attack? Unfortunately Yes! Not sure? But would like to know! • How do you know? Data breach, forensic analysis Continuous Monitoring Security audit Incident response, alerts Custom threat defense • Why are you being targeted? • What are they after?
- 22. Detection Begins with Network Indicators • Changing C&C protocols requires considerable effort • Network traffic can be correlated with other indicators to provide proactive detection • Unknown threats may be detected by extrapolating methods and characteristics from known threat communication behaviors
- 23. Mitigation Requires a Custom Defense
- 24. Data Center Physical Virtual Private Cloud Public Cloud Cloud and Data Center Security Anti-Malware Integrity Monitoring Encryption Log Inspection Firewall Intrusion Prevention Data Center Ops Security
- 25. Copyright 2013 Trend Micro Inc. Custom Defense Network-wide Detection Advanced Threat Analysis Threat Tools and Services Automated Security Updates Threat Intelligence Custom Sandboxes Network Admin Security
- 26. Risk Management 101 6/5/2013 Copyright 2013 Trend Micro Inc. 1. Has the cyber security posture of all third parties been audited? 2. Is access to all sensitive systems and computers governed by two factor authentication? 3. Does a log inspection program exist? How frequently are they reviewed? 4. Does file integrity monitoring exist? 5. Can vulnerabilities be virtually patched? 6. Is MDM and Mobile Application Reputation software utilized? 7. Do you utilize a DLP? 8. Can you migrate your layered security into the cloud? 9. Do you maintain multi-level rule-based event correlation? Is there custom sandbox analysis? 10. Do you have access to global threat intelligence? 11. Can you transfer your risk?
- 27. 27Copyright © 2013 Trend Micro Incorporated.All rights reserved. Thank You! [email protected] @jdsherry