Access Denied: Detecting and Defeating Initial Access Brokers

Initial Access Brokers (IABs) are a key player in the supply chains of many of today’s most disruptive threat actors, including ransomware groups. That’s because the IAB’s business model thrives on gaining access and then reselling that access to threat actors looking to bypass the effort of initial intrusion so they can cut straight to victimization. It’s a seemingly endless cycle of one-two punches for organizations big and small, in every business sector, around the world. So what can you do to ensure your organization’s network doesn’t appear in one of these IAB listings? Join Rapid7’s Christiaan Beek, Sr. Director of Threat Intelligence and Analytics, and Antony Parks, Threat Intelligence Researcher, as they take a deep dive into the key findings and insights from our recently published Rapid7 Access Brokers Report. In this session, Christiaan and Antony will discuss trends they are seeing in the way access brokers and their buyers operate, as well as innovations in the way threat intelligence is being leveraged to counter the IAB threat.