You're reading from Windows Ransomware Detection and Protection Securing Windows endpoints, the cloud, and infrastructure using Microsoft Intune, Sentinel, and Defender

Product type Paperback

Published in Mar 2023

Publisher Packt

ISBN-13 9781803246345

Length 290 pages

Edition 1st Edition

Languages

Rust

Tools

Azure

Concepts

Cybersecurity

Author (1):

Marius Sandbu

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Table of Contents (16) Chapters

Preface

1. Part 1:Ransomware Basics

2. Chapter 1: Ransomware Attack Vectors and the Threat Landscape FREE CHAPTER

3. Chapter 2: Building a Secure Foundation

4. Part 2:Protect and Detect

5. Chapter 3: Security Monitoring Using Microsoft Sentinel and Defender

6. Chapter 4: Ransomware Countermeasures – Windows Endpoints, Identity, and SaaS

7. Chapter 5: Ransomware Countermeasures – Microsoft Azure Workloads

8. Chapter 6: Ransomware Countermeasures – Networking and Zero-Trust Access

9. Chapter 7: Protecting Information Using Azure Information Protection and Data Protection

10. Part 3:Assume Breach

11. Chapter 8: Ransomware Forensics

12. Chapter 9: Monitoring the Threat Landscape

13. Chapter 10: Best Practices for Protecting Windows from Ransomware Attacks

14. Index

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Administrative shares

Another often overlooked attack vector is the use of administrative shares. Some ransomware variants will attempt to use administrative or hidden network shares. For instance, many ransomware attackers use Invoke-ShareFinder in combination with administrative shares with a privileged account to try and find sensitive information, as mentioned in this Digital Forensics and Incident Response (DFIR) report with a case carried out by Emotet: https://thedfirreport.com/2022/11/28/emotet-strikes-again-lnk-file-leads-to-domain-wide-ransomware/.

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Disabling administrative shares on servers, particularly Domain Controllers (DCs), can have a significant impact on the functionality and operation of systems within a domain-based environment. Therefore, it is important to proceed with caution if you plan to disable this feature. Furthermore, if PsExec is being used in your environment, disabling the admin (ADMIN$) share may limit the functionality of this software...

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