FireEye’s report identifies origin of Advanced Cyber-Attacks

To help the security professionals to identify threat factors and protect  the organizations from future advanced cyber-attacks, FireEye has announced the release of "Digital Bread Crumbs: Seven Clues To Identifying Who's Behind Advanced Cyber Attacks," analysis report. The report also identifies an attack tactic employed by the Chinese military group known as "Comment Crew," previously linked to targeted attacks against the U.S. government.
 
Ashar Aziz, CTO & Founder, FireEye, said, In today's cyber-threat landscape, identifying your enemy is a crucial piece of any defence plan. When it comes to advanced cyber-attacks, finding out who your attackers are, how they work, and what they are after is critical to protecting your data and intellectual property.
 
He added, "Attackers give themselves away inside their malware code, phishing emails, command-and-control servers, and even basic behaviors. Just as the science of fingerprints, DNA, and fiber analysis have become invaluable in criminal forensics, connecting the dots of a cyber-attack can help identify even sophisticated threat actors – if researchers know what to look for.
 
"Digital Bread Crumbs" report analyzed advanced attacks to identify the patterns, behaviours, and techniques that comprise an attack's digital paper trail. The report outlined seven specific attack characteristics - like attack behavior, malware metadata, or keyboard layout- that can significantly help in attributing specific attacks to a particular country or region.