Software Supply Chain Exposure

Move fast against software supply chain attacks manifesting beyond the horizon.

SURGE OF SOFTWARE SUPPLY CHAIN ATTACKS

Third-party software is within the operational bedrock of many organizations. Today, IT operations are almost entirely driven by software supply chains encompassing physical and virtual endpoints, business applications with integrated open source and proprietary software components, managed IT services, and even endpoint security software. Software supply chains are an attractive target for nation-state and top-tier cybercriminal threat actors alike who can compromise multiple victims from a single vendor, application, or software component. As more organizations adopt proactive cyber risk management, adversaries have realized that attacking the software supply chain is an effective method for bypassing strong defenses and evading traditional detection to access sensitive data, systems, and networks.

SELLING ACCESS TO CORPORATE NETWORKS

Intel 471 intelligence teams spotlight a threat actor selling access to SolarWinds and its subsidiary Dameware in 2017 and direct engagement with the actor was able to contextualize further. Setting up keyword monitoring and alerting for your third-party vendors against cybercriminal communications and chatter can offer early warning of potential.

NOTEABLE SOFTWARE SUPPLY CHAIN INCURSIONS

The notoriety and success of the attacks above have made it likely that more threat actors will turn to this method of attack in the future.

Gartner predicts that 45% of organizations worldwide will have experienced attacks on their software supply chains by 2025

ADDRESSING CHALLENGES IN YOUR SOFTWARE SUPPLY CHAIN

Organizations need visibility of when third party software is in the crosshairs of an attacker. The earlier, the better. But threat actors take great pains to obfusticate their plans and only share detail with trusted contacts.

Exploiting trusted third-party software means that traditional security measures may fail to spot when an attacker has snuck in through the side door, until it is too late.

Complex supply chains generate a complex attack surface. The volume of potentially damaging data being touted by threat actors combined with alerts of vulnerabilities that must be managed presents a risky resourcing issue for already overstretched teams.

MONITOR AND NEUTRALIZE THREATS
TO YOUR SUPPLY CHAIN

Intel 471 is your window to the cyber underground, and to your critical supply chains. You're only as strong as your weakest link. Our unmatched cyber threat intelligence drives security solutions to help your teams prevent, detect, and disrupt the adversaries that exploit vulnerable software supply chains to infiltrate your environment.

Based on General Intelligence Requirements (GIRs)

Monitor for exposed credentials and actors who sell them

Intelligence mapped to finished intelligence reports and operational insights

Intel 471 provides timely alerting of potential software supply chain attacks relevant to your organization. Pivot quickly from GIRs to related intelligence reports for rich contextualization of these threats.

BENEFITS OF INTEL 471 SOFTWARE SUPPLY CHAIN SOLUTION

Make Decisions with Pre-attack Indicators

Our teams draw intelligence from high-value data points, including an established presence in the very places attackers communicate, such as marketplaces and closed forums and insight into command-and-control level of malware. Our position is unparalleled. We peer behind the curtain to provide early warning (threats targeting a third party, initial access brokers selling compromised credentials) that you may be at risk of a software supply chain attack.

Prioritize with Purpose

Intel 471’s dashboards and intelligence reports ensure threats are fully contextualized so you can best deploy your resources to keep your organization safe from a software supply chain attack. By tracking the entire lifecycle of vulnerabilities - including precursors of attack and validity of the exploit developers’ claims - you can readily understand the level of risk associated with each third-party software vulnerability and prioritize patching effectively.

Strengthen your Supply Chain

Use Intel 471’s intelligence to hone your risk assessments in support of due diligence associated with the onboarding of potential third-party vendors or suppliers. Ensure that weak links are not incorporated within your supply chain and reduce the risk of software supply chain attacks.

Map Your Threat Attack Surface

Continually map your external attack surface to detect, track, and manage elements such as unpatched and misconfigured third-party software. Use this visibility to protect yourself against their weaponization and evaluate your dependency on this software.

Identify Attackers Lurking Within

Using our HUNTER threat hunting platform, security teams can deploy intelligence-driven behavioral threat hunts to identify and disrupt advanced threats that exploit vulnerable software supply chains to infiltrate your environment. Intel 471’s ‘hunt packages’ search for high-risk adversary tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs) that evade traditional detection, helping you reduce dwell time and minimize damages.

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