October 16, 2024 at 06:36AM
To effectively combat cyber threats, organizations must stay informed about the threat landscape. Analysts can enhance investigations by utilizing techniques like pivoting on Command and Control IPs, analyzing URLs, employing MITRE TTPs, using YARA rules, and examining command line artifacts. ANY.RUN’s TI Lookup tool facilitates these processes.
**Meeting Takeaways: Cyber Threat Intelligence Techniques**
1. **Understanding the Threat Landscape**:
– Regularly update knowledge on new and ongoing cyber threats to defend the organization effectively.
2. **Key Techniques for Threat Intelligence**:
– Five major techniques are essential for enhancing threat investigations:
– **Pivoting on C2 IP Addresses**:
– Analyze IP addresses communicating with command and control servers to enhance defenses and identify attacker infrastructure.
– Use tools like ANY.RUN’s Threat Intelligence Lookup for detailed searches based on various parameters.
– **Using URLs to Identify Threat Actor Infrastructure**:
– Examine domains/subdomains to find URLs hosting malware or phishing sites.
– Analyze specific patterns (e.g., Lumma malware’s use of “.shop” domains) to identify recent malicious sites.
– **Identifying Threats via MITRE TTPs**:
– Utilize the MITRE ATT&CK framework to track tactics, techniques, and procedures, facilitating identification of emerging threats.
– Access ANY.RUN’s live ranking of popular TTPs to stay updated.
– **Collecting Samples with YARA Rules**:
– Employ YARA rules to automate detection of known malware families.
– Use TI Lookup to upload custom rules and find relevant malware samples efficiently.
– **Discovering Malware Through Command Line Artifacts**:
– Analyze command line strings and process names to identify unique characteristics of malware.
– Leverage data from ANY.RUN’s sandbox to obtain actionable insights on malware execution.
3. **Integration with Threat Intelligence Lookup**:
– Enhance threat research by integrating ANY.RUN’s TI Lookup, which provides access to a vast database searchable with over 40 parameters.
– Trial available for 14 days.
4. **Upcoming Webinar**:
– An informative session on improving threat investigations will take place on October 23 at 02:00 PM GMT (UTC +0).
5. **Recommendation**:
– Explore TI Lookup to boost threat investigation capabilities while staying connected through social media channels for more exclusive content.