Eric Russo

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Eric Russo is Director of SOC Defensive Security at Barracuda.

The SOC case files: XDR’s automation offers rapid cloud protection

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...

/ January 20, 2025 / 2 Comments
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The SOC case files: XDR neutralizes threat targeting MSP

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...

/ December 24, 2024
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The SOC case files: Play ransomware targets manufacturing firm

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...

/ November 21, 2024 / 5 Comments