Talos joins CISA to counter cyber threats against non-profits, activists and other at-risk communities
Summary: Cisco Talos described its partnership with CISA through the Joint Cyber Defense Collaborative's High-Risk Community Protection initiative, which produces a threat mitigation guide, operational best practices and online resources for activists, journalists, academics and advocacy and humanitarian organizations. Talos said its research on the Intellexa Commercial Spyware Consortium and the China state-sponsored Mustang Panda group informed the guide's overview of tactics used against these communities.
Key Takeaway: A U.K. National Cyber Security Centre estimate cited in the article found at least 80 countries have purchased commercial spyware, and private-sector offensive actors sell tools such as Intellexa's PREDATOR to any government willing to pay regardless of intended use.
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- Threat Actors & Nation-State
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