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Bryley Partner Huntress Releases its 2024 Threat Report

Its main findings involve ransomware changes and the abuse of remote access software

Last year the FBI announced a major, international disruption to a ransomware-delivering botnet (botnets are networked, task-executing computers). While to be celebrated, from the new data it doesn’t look like ransomware criminals have given up – they have found other ways of stealing and causing havoc.

According to Huntress’ researchers ransomware continues to be a significant and growing threat that affects businesses of all sizes. Over the past year cybercriminals have ramped up their efforts to exfiltrate sensitive data so they can extort large sums of money. And in 2023 until now Huntress’ data scientists have seen a shift in adversarial tactics, with threat actors using trusted tools – like remote access software – to exploit vulnerabilities … [5 min. read]

And, yes, this sudden award has something to do with Heller Search sending Bryley ice cream!

To thank the Bryley team for its responsiveness – Heller Search sent Bryley a Cold Stone Creamery ice cream party. It was delicious and fun… [2 min. read]

What’s Wrong With This Picture?

If you have an internal IT staff, those people may often be stuck dealing with day-to-day ‘putting out fires’ – like answering, ‘why can’t I print this?’ or ‘I erased a file.’ And then occasionally the IT staff has to deal with something really going wrong – like a hardware failure or cybercriminal disruption.

The staff also has to stay up-to-date with patching vulnerabilities and fulfilling regulations and industry compliancies, and similarly meeting the demands of a cybersecurity insurance policy.

These issues keep many internal teams from having the space to think about IT proactively. Dealing with issues limits anyone’s ability to stand back and see the whole picture.

Big-Picture Thinking

A deep external team is an ideal supplement to an IT team embedded in the business. First by adding outside support, you automatically gain perspective. The external team is situated to provide a view of your overall IT operations. This in itself can lead to more strategic decision-making. And considering IT strategically can clarify how you will achieve the business results you’re after [4 min. read]

If employees cannot access files or applications to do their work, organizations feel the pain of lost revenue and low employee morale. It may also be felt by clients, vendors and prospects who may question the organization’s fitness.

Online calculators can help you estimate the cost of downtime for your organization. Roughly an organization with twenty-five employees and an average revenue/employee of $100/hour means a $2,500 loss per hour of downtime. If your organization has 10TB of data backed up locally, the backup might take 40 hours to be restored. That means the cost of the downtime is $2,500 x 40 = $100,000.

And this is why business continuity as we talk about it in the IT world has been so highly prized … [5 min. read]