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Unit 42 Threat Intelligence
Unit 42 collects and analyzes data globally, feeding up to the minute threat intelligence directly into our products and consumable community research articles.
- Over 200 global threat intelligence researchers
- World-leading expertise in adversary tools, techniques, and tactics
- Threat intel that enables rapid, consistent protection across products
- Best practices for preventing new and unknown threats
Experts in threat research
Unit 42 is an industry-leading authority in threat research, adversary tracking and analysis, malware analysis, reverse engineering, threat hunting, and triage. Our global team of researchers provides in-depth insights into threat campaigns across various industries, regions and attack vectors.
Stay ahead of the latest threats
Get insights into adversary tools, tactics and procedures so you can proactively defend against attacks.
- Threat Researchers: 200+
- ATOMS Published: 39+
- Research Notes: 650+
Unit 42 Incident Response
- Respond to and recover from a cybersecurity incident
- Contain threats quickly with rapid deployment and investigations
- Collaborate with incident response experts to resolve the most complex attacks
- Find answers with deep digital forensic analysis and investigations
- Eliminate threats with industry-leading security tools
- Receive expert witness and litigation support
Data breach response services
Unit 42 is your trusted advisor before, during and after a breach
Staying ahead of modern threats requires elite incident response services, including global response capability and constant innovation. Our consultants have unparalleled experience confronting the world’s most severe threats. We performed more than 1,000 investigations in 2020, helping clients eliminate threats and minimize damage.
Incident Response Services
Ransomware investigation
When your files and applications are inaccessible due to a ransomware
attack, Unit 42 can step in to investigate and respond, so you can
restore operations quickly.
Business email compromise
Unauthorised access to your email systems can wreak havoc. If your
organization is a victim of business email compromise, Unit 42 can
contain the breach, investigate and implement a strategic recovery
plan.
Advanced persistent threats
Responding to sophisticated attacks from well-resourced adversaries
requires deep knowledge of attacker tactics, techniques and
procedures. Our hands-on experience and advanced technology platform
allow our experts to respond quickly at enterprise scale.
Web application attacks
If you suspect your web application has been compromised, Unit 42 can
help contain the incident, mitigate losses, investigate and implement
safeguards to protect against future attacks.
Cloud breach response
Turn to our experts for swift, thorough resolution of a cloud breach.
Vulnerabilities and simple misconfigurations can leave cloud
instructure or internet-connected applications and data exposed. We'll
contain the incident, assess the impact and help secure your cloud to
eliminate exposure.
Cybersecurity Expertise Retainer
When it comes to a data breach, time works against you. The speed of your response as well as the effectiveness of your tools and playbooks will determine how quickly you can recover. Extend your team’s capabilities by putting the world-class Unit 42 incident response team on speed dial.
Unit 42 Proactive Assessments
Assess your cybersecurity readiness and prepare for an attack with proactive services from the world’s top incident response experts.
- Get the visibility to know whether you’ve been compromised
- Assess your readiness to respond to a high-profile data breach and improve your incident response plan
- Simulate your response to a high-profile incident and walk through tabletop exercises
- Validate security controls by checking configurations and conducting red team tests
Go from reactive to proactive
Maximize the effectiveness of your team and your defenses.
As attacks escalate in frequency and sophistication, organizations should prepare for the worst. Proactive assessments give you the upper hand against adversaries by evaluating your controls, finding hidden vulnerabilities and testing your response capabilities to reduce the likelihood and impact of a breach.
Are you prepared for a breach?
Compromise Assessment
Get the visibility to answer the question: Have I been compromised?
Our experienced threat hunters leverage Unit 42 threat intelligence
and best-in-class detection and response tools to conduct hunts across
your environment to uncover indicators of compromise and ongoing or
past attacker activity.
Tabletop Simulation Review
Simulate your response to a severe data security incident with key
stakeholders. Using real-world breaches we've investigated and
resolved, We build customized scenarios based on your
industry-specific threats.
Ransomware Readiness Assessment
Prepare your people, processes, and technologies to mitigate the
threat of ransomware. This assessment will help you avoid attacks with
ransomware safeguards, test your readiness with ransomware tabletop
exercises, and recover faster with a best-practice playbook. Put Unit
42 on speed dial with SLA-driven response times.
Breach Readiness Review
Perform a targeted risk assessment focused on security controls and
the people, processes and technologies necessary to effectively
respond to cyber threats. Our consultants provide remediation
recommendations and a strategic roadmap to achieve a target state of
breach readiness.
Red Team Exercises
Test the effectiveness of your security defenses by responding to
emulated attacks. Our Red Team uses threat actor tactics, techniques
and procedures in a continuous and adaptive manner to target your
environment.
Security Posture Assessment
Perform targeted assessments and technical cybersecurity services to
test and evaluate cybersecurity posture and overall cyber resilience.
Evaluate your applications for vulnerabilities, including flaws in
development, configuration, deployment and management.
Cybersecurity Expertise Retainer
Put the Unit 42 elite incident responders on speed dial. With a Unit 42 incident response retainer, you receive rapid access to our expert consultants. Extend the capabilities of your security team to respond to any incident or apply your retainer hours to proactive cybersecurity advisory services.
Unit 42 Executive & Board Advisory Services
Mature your security program and demonstrate security status to your executives and board
- Mature your information security program to close gaps and improve resilience
- Provide best practice guidance to your board or C-suite with a CISO
- Augment your team with a proven security leader and trusted advisor
- Assess your ability to detect and respond to attacks
- Implement a strategic cyber risk mitigation plan
Your Trusted Advisor
Strengthen your security posture and augment your team with Unit 42
Partners, auditors and board members increasingly need assurance their organizations have implemented effective security measures. Our Executive & Board Advisory services help you evaluate your processes and controls, build a strategic risk mitigation plan, and demonstrate your cyber resilience.
Find the advisory service that's right for you
Executive-level security strategy review
A deep-dive review of your organization's current information security
program. Our Unit 42 experts will create a current state profile and
help you build a clear security strategy to share with your executive
leaders and board.
Strengthen your security posture
- Mature your InfoSec program to close gaps and improve processes
- Provide guidance to your board or C-suite with a vCISO
- Augment your team with a proven security leader and trusted advisor
- Assess your ability to detect and respond to attacks
- Implement a strategic risk mitigation plan
Assess your ransomware readiness
Boards of directors are getting more involved with cybersecurity and
ransomware is on the agenda at almost every meeting. A Ransomware
Readiness Assessment documents company readiness to the board by
identifying any gaps in people, process, and technology, and adjusting
playbooks before a ransomware attack happens.
Security program design and assessment
Let Unit 42 act as your trusted advisor to help enhance or build your
InfoSec program. Our consultants develop customized strategic plans
that lay out a path, timeline and budget to achieve your
organization's cyber resilience goals.
Virtual CISO
Acting as an extension of your security team, a virtual CISO will help
develop and implement your cybersecurity plan, identify risk, and
recommend ways to improve your cyber resilience. A virtual CISO also
provides guidance and security assurance to your executives and board
of directors.
Cybersecurity Expertise Retainer
When it comes to a security breach, time works against you. Delays can lead to more damage and losses. Having a retainer agreement in place with a trusted security advisor accelerates your ability to recover and resume normal business operations after an attack. Our incident response retainer is custom-built to fit your organization's needs.
Unit 42 Risk and Compliance
Let us help you assess and prioritize your risk and align security controls to best practice cybersecurity frameworks.
- Use the NIST Cybersecurity Framework to strengthen your cyber resilience
- Map security controls to regulatory frameworks
- Demonstrate compliance to auditors, partners and your board
- Perform cyber due diligence in connection with a merger or acquisition
- Protect against third-party and supply chain attacks
Cybersecurity governance simplified
Protect your organization and demonstrate compliance
Managing risk can be tough, but you can call on Unit 42 experts for help. Our consultants have decades of cumulative experience evaluating and mitigating cyber risk, as well as deep knowledge of industry best practices and government regulations.
What are your security goals?
Cybersecurity risk assessment
Evaluate and improve your organization's cyber resilience by testing
your defenses against best practice information security standards and
cybersecurity regulatory frameworks, including the NIST CSF, CCPA,
NYDFS, HIPAA, FINRA, PCI DSS, C2M2, GDPR and others.
Supply Chain Risk Assessment
Evaluate vendor controls to identify risk and secure your supply
chain. Perform due diligence to provide transparency and assurance for
a merger or acquisition.
Ransomware readiness assessment
Governance, risk, and compliance (GRC) systems house the very
information ransomware targets. Incident response plans are crucial to
have should the systems ever get compromised. Our Ransomware Readiness
Assessment prepares GRC and SecOps teams by identifying and closing
any gaps in people, process, and technology, before an attack happens.
Cybersecurity governance review
Make sure your security team operates efficiently and effectively with
guidance from our consultants. We can analyze your processes, review
your controls and recommend adjustments to strengthen your security
and maximize your return on investment.
Cybersecurity Expertise Retainer
Get immediate assistance when you need it. With a Unit 42 incident response retainer, you receive rapid access to our expert consultants. Extend the capabilities of your security team to respond to any incident, or apply your retainer hours to proactive cybersecurity advisory services. Our trusted advisors can assist your team with security strategy, assessment of technical controls and overall program maturity.
Why Unit 42
Extend your team with world-renowned security experts
As threats escalate, you need a partner to advise you on the latest risks and help you recover when the worst occurs. Unit 42 is a premier threat intelligence and cybersecurity consulting organization chartered to identify and resolve the most challenging threats and make the world a safer place.
- Matters this year: 1,300+
- Elite IR Experts: 140+
- Published Intel Reports: 650+