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How important is it to find and treat the underlying cause of an attack, instead of just dealing with the obvious symptoms?

Attackers stuck around for more than a month on average when ransomware wasn't their primary goal.

As you can imagine ransomware criminals typically stayed hidden for much shorter periods, not least because ransomware attacks are inherently self-limiting.

These IAB criminals could do your business much more harm in the long run than ransomware attackers.

In other words, if you're wondering how ransomware crooks are often able to get in so quickly, to map out networks so thoroughly, to attack so decisively, and to make such dramatic blackmail demands.

One bit of good news is that RDP is much better protected at the average company's network edge these days, with fewer than 15% of attackers using RDP as their initial entry point.

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https://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2022/06/07/know-your-enemy-learn-how-cybercrime-adversaries-get-in/