The SophosLabs researchers have been dying to tell you about all the cool stuff they’ve been doing.
By Andrew Brandt
If, as Muriel Rukeyser wrote, the universe is made of stories rather than atoms, then the information security universe is made of stories from the research lab, not binary data.
This blog, which we’re calling SophosLabs Uncut, exists as a place where we can share the intriguing discoveries researchers here at Sophos regularly uncover. The Labs team study a dizzying array of spam, phishing, exploits, social engineering, and malware that runs on Windows, Mac, Linux, Android, and even IoT and SCADA devices. Behind every one of those acts of digital malice is a very analog, human story of attackers and victims, motives and methods. We aim to uncover and tell those stories.
And by doing enough research into the weapons used in these attacks, the labs team can’t help but gain insight into choices made by the perpetrators who made or used them. This will be the place where we share that insight with you.
If there’s one common thread among the members of the far-flung research group, it’s that we all share a passion and a commitment to helping people use their technology safely, despite the increasingly hostile, perilous internet environment we all have to navigate. To do that, we have to dive deep into that environment. But we often surface with pearls.
Most malware attacks are evolutionary, rather than revolutionary, but sometimes the smallest details can lead to the biggest discoveries. Sometimes, pulling on a single thread can unravel the whole jumper.
We aim to bring you an unfiltered look behind the scenes into the kinds of investigations we’re brought into every day, with a level of technical detail that can help defenders find and fight back against cybercriminals, spammers, spies, and those who abuse the internet to sow chaos and societal disarray. We’re here to save the world, one unraveled jumper at a time, and we’re going to tell and show you how we do it.
So, who am I? Good question! I joined Sophos in May as a Principal Researcher, and I’ll be serving as the editor-in-chief of SophosLabs Uncut in addition to helping other researchers with their projects. Guided by my background as a malware analyst, network forensics specialist, and former investigative journalist, I look forward to helping you better understand the criminal activities of our (and your) adversaries, and just how special our Labs team is.
So, watch this space. When the malware invariably evolves, my buddy Chuck and I will be there to help you make sense of it, though he’s a lot quieter these days, so I might do a lot of the talking.
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Seems it could be interesting. Hope you can share an rss link