When a remote user fell victim to a vishing attack, allowing a malicious actor to gain access to a customer network, Darktrace swiftly detected the intrusion and responded effectively. This prompt action prevented any data loss and reinforced trust in Darktrace’s robust security measures.

This blog announces the general availability of Microsoft Azure support for Darktrace / CLOUD, enabling real-time cloud detection and response across dynamic multi-cloud environments. Read more to discover how Darktrace is pioneering AI-led real-time cloud detection and response.

Discover how Darktrace identified a sophisticated business email compromise (BEC) attack to successfully acquire a prospective customer in a trial alongside two other email security vendors. This case demonstrates the clear differentiator of true unsupervised machine learning applied to the right use cases, compared to miscellaneous vendor hype around AI.

Generative AI tools have increased the risk of BEC, and traditional cybersecurity defenses struggle to stay ahead of the growing speed, scale, and sophistication of attacks. Only multilayered, defense-in-depth strategies can counter the AI-powered BEC threat.

Discover how thread hijacking led to a SaaS compromise on a Darktrace customer network, revealing the attacker’s tactics to infiltrate trusted conversations and potentially steal sensitive credentials. Learn about Darktrace’s autonomous detection and response actions that blocked and prevented the attack from escalating.

The global cybersecurity skills gap is widening, leaving many organizations vulnerable to increasing cyber threats. This blog explores how CISOs can implement AI strategies to make the most of their existing workforce through automation, consolidation and education.

Read about the methods used to exploit FortiClient EMS and the critical post-exploitation tactics that affect cybersecurity defenses.

This blog gives an overview of the proposed FAA regulations for safeguarding aviation systems and their cyber-physical networks. Read more to discover key points, challenges, and potential solutions for each use case.

In early May 2024, Fog ransomware was first observed in the wild, seemingly targeting US-based educational organizations. Read on to find out about Darktrace’s investigation into this novel ransomware threat.

In May 2024, a Darktrace customer was affected by KOK08, a ransomware strain commonly used by the Matrix ransomware family. Learn more about the tactics used by this ransomware case, including double extortion, and how Darktrace is able to detect and respond to such threats.

As we enter the era of AI, both the way businesses operate and the landscape that they operate within are changing. To continue to support our customers, we’ve refocused our mission to be the essential cybersecurity platform using AI to proactively defend against novel and known threats.

Darktrace observed the rapid exploitation of a critical vulnerability in JetBrains TeamCity (CVE-2024-27198) shortly following its public disclosure. Learn how the need for speedy detection serves to protect against supply chain attacks.

Darktrace prevented a Critical National Infrastructure organization from falling victim to a SharePoint phishing attack originating from one of its trusted suppliers. This blog discusses common perceptions of zero-trust in email security, how AI that uses anomaly-based threat detection embodies core zero-trust principles and the relevance of this approach to securing CNI bodies with complex but interdependent supply chains from Cloud account compromise. 

Explore Darktrace's 2024 Half-Year Threat Report for insights on the latest cyber threats and trends observed in the first half of the year.

Safelink Smuggling is not necessarily a new phenomenon, but Darktrace analysts have seen a notable increase recently. Read this blog to learn how threat actors are deploying this technique in email attacks, how vendors can mitigate Safelink Smuggling attempts, and why defense-in-depth is the solution.

As cloud adoption surges, the need for scalable, cloud-native security is paramount. This blog explores whether Cloud Detection and Response (CDR) is merely Network Detection and Response (NDR) tailored for the cloud, highlighting the unique challenges and essential solutions SOC teams require to secure dynamic cloud environments effectively.

Discover effective strategies for disarming the WarmCookie backdoor and securing your systems against this persistent threat.

Part 4: This blog explores the findings from Darktrace’s State of AI Cybersecurity Report on security professionals' understanding of the different types of AI used in security programs. Get the latest insights into the evolving challenges, growing demand for skilled professionals, and the need for integrated security solutions by downloading the full report.

Find out how to safeguard your organization from the Jupyter information stealer with strategies revealed by Darktrace's in-depth investigation.

Explore Darktrace's innovative methods for detecting NTLM hash theft and safeguarding your organization from cyber threats.

Get insights into the detection of Qilin ransomware operations and how organizations can protect themselves from this threat.

Darktrace continues to innovate with Microsoft in the shared mission to deliver proactive cyber protection tailored to every organization. Joint customers benefit from two distinct, complementary security approaches – combining large scale threat intelligence with enterprise-native security insights – to address the full range of email threats.

Darktrace/Email detected a phishing attack that had originated from LinkedIn, where the attacker impersonated a well known construction company to conduct a credential harvesting attack on the target. Darktrace’s ActiveAI Security Platform played a critical role in investigating the activity and initiating real-time responses that were outside the physical capability of human security teams.

This blog investigates the network-based activity detected by Darktrace in compromises stemming from the exploitation of a vulnerability in Palo Alto Networks firewall devices, namely CVE-2024-3400.

Vendors are scrambling to compare MTTD metrics laid out in the latest MITRE Engenuity ATT&CK® Evaluations. But this analysis is reductive, ignoring the fact that in cybersecurity, there are far more metrics that matter.