XDR roundup 2024: Ransomware rises fourfold in a year of complex threats
In 2024, Barracuda Managed XDR logged many trillions of IT events to identify the critical security threats targeting organizations and neutralize malicious activity. Threat analysts in Barracuda Managed XDR’s Security Operations Center (SOC) have drawn on this unique dataset to highlight the...
The SOC case files: XDR detects Akira ransomware exploiting a ‘ghost’ account
This edition of the SOC case files showcases how Barracuda Managed XDR detects a breach via a ‘ghost’ account and an unprotected server. The SOC is part of Barracuda Managed XDR, an extended visibility, detection, and response (XDR) service that...
The SOC case files: XDR’s automation offers rapid cloud protection
This edition of the SOC case files showcases how Barracuda Managed XDR detects an impossible travel, indicating a user login credentials were compromised. Incident summary An employee at a telecommunications company connected as usual to their cloud account. They then...
The SOC case files: XDR neutralizes threat targeting MSP
This edition of the SOC case files showcases how an incident was detected, contained, and mitigated in about a minute. The SOC is part of Barracuda Managed XDR, an extended visibility, detection, and response (XDR) service. It provides customers with...
The SOC case files: Play ransomware targets manufacturing firm
Incident summary A U.S.-based manufacturing company was recently targeted by the Play ransomware group in the early hours of the morning. The attackers broke into an under-protected domain controller at 1:00 am. At 3:20 a.m. the gang attempted to execute...