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A practical guide to understanding and analyzing cyber attacks by advanced attackers, such as nation states. A practical guide to understanding and analyzing cyber attacks by advanced attackers, such as nation states. Cyber attacks are no longer the domain of petty criminals. Today, companies find themselves targeted by sophisticated nation state attackers armed with the resources to craft scarily effective campaigns. This book is a detailed guide to understanding the major players in these cyber wars, the techniques they use, and the process of analyzing their advanced attacks. Whether you're an individual researcher or part of a team within a Security Operations Center (SoC), you'll learn to approach, track, and attribute attacks to these advanced actors. The first part of the book is an overview of actual cyber attacks conducted by nation-state actors and other advanced organizations. It explores the geopolitical context in which the attacks took place, the patterns found in the attackers' techniques, and the supporting evidence analysts used to attribute such attacks. Dive into the mechanisms of- North Korea's series of cyber attacks against financial institutions, which resulted in billions of dollars stolen The world of targeted ransomware attacks, which have leveraged nation state tactics to cripple entire corporate enterprises with ransomware Recent cyber attacks aimed at disrupting or influencing national elections globally The book's second part walks through how defenders can track and attribute future attacks. You'll be provided with the tools, methods, and analytical guidance required to dissect and research each stage of an attack campaign. Here, Jon DiMaggio demonstrates some of the real techniques he has employed to uncover crucial information about the 2021 Colonial Pipeline attacks, among many other advanced threats. He now offers his experience to train the next generation of expert analysts.

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The Art of Cyberwarfare is an informative and explanatory guide for cybersecurity experts and an enlightening read for novices. DiMaggio effectively details both the history of cybercrime and how it is seen today. -Justice Levine, Communications Manager and Cloud Email Security Expert at Guardian Digital The Art of Cyberwarfare: An Investigator's Guide to Espionage, Ransomware, and Organized Cybercrime encompasses useful knowledge from the past and modern advanced threats seen today. Regardless of your expertise level, this book is an insightful read whether you're a member of a Security Operations Center team or an individual researcher. What separates The Art of Cyberwarfare from other novels on the subject are a drive for budding young professionals to have an expert resource leading them forward. -Brittany Day, Director of Communications at Guardian Digital

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Jon DiMaggio is the chief security strategist at Analyst1 and has over 15 years of experience hunting, researching, and writing about advanced cyber threats. As a specialist in enterprise ransomware attacks and nation-state intrusions, including the world's first ransomware cartel and the infamous Black Vine cyberespionage group, he has exposed the criminal organizations behind major ransomware attacks, aided law enforcement agencies in federal indictments of nation-state attacks, and discussed his work with The New York Times, Bloomberg, Fox, CNN, Reuters, and Wired. You can find Jon speaking about his research at conferences such as RSA and Blackhat.

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