Healthcare Strategies

Pursuing strategic partnerships to tackle Cobalt Strike abuse


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Fortra, the Health Information Sharing and Analysis Center (Health-ISAC), and Microsoft's Digital Crimes Unit teamed up to combat abuse of Cobalt Strike, a legitimate adversary simulation tool that cyberthreat actors have taken a liking to. The collaborative efforts resulted in an 80% reduction in unauthorized copies of Cobalt Strike observed in the wild. What does this success story say about the value of industry collaboration in healthcare cybersecurity? 

Featuring: Bob Erdman, associate vice president, research and development at Fortra 

In this episode, we'll cover 

  • The threat that abuse of legitimate security tools by cyberthreat actors poses on healthcare organizations 
    • Joint efforts by Fortra, Microsoft, and Health-ISAC to crack down on Cobalt Strike abuse in the wild 
      • The value of industry-wide collaboration in making healthcare more secure 
      • and more! 

        References 

        • Cobalt Strike abuse drops 80% following takedown campaign  
          • Microsoft, Fortra, Health-ISAC Crack Down On Cobalt Strike Abuse 
          • To learn more about healthcare cybersecurity, check out our Healthtech Security site. 

            To watch video clips from the conversation, subscribe to our YouTube channel, @HealthcareStrategies

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