‘Sleeping Malware’: Protecting Your Organisation From Cyber Threats
Organisations worldwide are increasingly facing cybersecurity threats capable of causing significant operational disruption. Recently, organisations have been targeted with “sleeping malware,” a dormant, or “sleeping,” implant embedded in an organisation’s systems that remains there undetected, sometimes for long periods of time, before an activation date or external trigger “awakens” it, causing a cyber incident. 0:00 6:26 Quick Hits Sleeping malware delays the cyber attack making it difficult for organisations to pinpoint where the threat has come from, and often can remain undetected making it too late to stop the attack . Attacks can result in business disruption, loss of personal data, and reputational damage. Organisations cannot entirely eliminate risk, but they can take precautions to reduce exposure and increase the likelihood of early detection and effective response. Sleeping malware, such as Warp Panda and Brickstorm, are typically placed through subtle techniques, for inst...