The security firm FireEye revealed a breach on 12/2/2020.
FireEye is a distinguished Cyber Security Expert and Solution Provider since 2004. It helped Sony, Equifax, and Saudi Arabia to manage and recover from their breaches. It is usually the first agency to be consulted when government agencies and companies worldwide have been hacked by the most fearful attacker or need to be protected from advance threats.
FireEye said, and the F.B.I. confirmed that the sophistication and advanced techniques of the hack and the government customers targets pointed to the work of a nation-state attacker. Nation-State hackers know precisely what they’re getting into. They are highly skilled and possibly sponsored by their country’s government agencies.
Hacker stole FireEye’s red-team tools.
Security professionals follow and practice NIST’s 5 phases Cybersecurity framework: Identify, Protect, Detect, Respond, and Recover. These guidelines are the best practices in helping businesses to manage and mitigate cybersecurity risks.
There are two distinct types of professional security disciplines working together to guard a business. Blue Team and Red Team: Blue Team is a defender who monitors and protects the companies. Red Team is an aggressor; it practices offensive security techniques finding the security weakness of a business. A typical service a Red Team provides is a “Penetration Test.”
A Red Team equips with sophisticated hacking tools that are essentially digital tools that replicate the world’s most advanced hacking tools. Hackers could leverage FireEye’s tools to hack risky, high-profile targets hidden from the true origins. FireEye’s clients are also at risk of mistaking the hack’s attacks as legitimate FireEye red-team activities.
Other than the facts of the disclosure, from a trained Security Professional’s eyes, there is a lesson to learn:
Cyberattacks Can Happen to Anyone. If hackers can penetrate the biggest names in Cybersecurity service provider, an average person or business should pay more attention to its own security risks and take appropriate actions.
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