Crypto Wall 3, the Cyber Threat Alliance and the Future of Information Sharing
Summary: Palo Alto Networks announced the results of Project Redstone, a 90-day proof-of-concept in which Cyber Threat Alliance founding members handpicked analysts to collaborate on a single adversary campaign, the CryptoWall version 3 ransomware, working independently during the week and coordinating daily through Slack. The project showed immediate tactical success and found that each founding member knew something about the CryptoWall 3 campaign that the others did not, but it also identified four capability gaps Palo Alto Networks must close to share intelligence on roughly 5,000 adversary campaigns daily in real time.
What's compelling: The Alliance's original charter required members to share 1,000 unique malware samples a day, against an estimated 1 million new pieces of malware created daily, and its members currently number eight against a stated goal of 50.
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