Brandefense Blog. Cybersecurity And Risk.
Threat actors, dark web activity, ransomware and digital risk, explained by the analysts who track them.
Sector Analysis Tackling Ransomware Threats in the Energy Sector: Prevention and Response How ransomware hits the energy sector and what to do about it: prevention steps, incident response, lessons from past attacks and future defense trends. 
Sector Analysis Cybersecurity Evolution: Navigating Through Emerging Threats in 2024 The digital era of cybersecurity in 2024 continues to expand, bringing forth innovative advancements and sophisticated cyber threats. 
Ransomware PrivateLoader as a RiseProStealer Dropper Technical Analysis PrivateLoader is a pay-per-install dropper that delivers RiseProStealer. See how the infection chain works, the file fingerprints and how to defend. 
Digital Risk Protection Implementing Effective External Attack Surface Management (EASM) External attack surface EASM means finding and managing every internet-facing asset. See what it covers, how automation helps and what works best. 
Digital Risk Protection Utilizing DRPS to Combat Emerging Cyber Threats in the Healthcare Sector In the healthcare sector, where technology and data are playing bigger roles every day, the rise of cyber threats is a major worry. 
Digital Risk Protection The Importance of Digital Risk Assessment in E-commerce Online shopping brings safety needs in digital spaces. This piece looks closer at how crucial it is to check for digital dangers in e-commerce. 
Fraud Guarding Against Stolen Credit Card Information: Best Practices for Businesses This article delves into the critical measures businesses must adopt to safeguard against the theft of credit card information,. 
APT Groups [Research Summary]: APT34’s New Backdoor – SideTwist Variant APT34 (OilRig) has a new SideTwist variant. See how the 2023 samples differ from the 2021 backdoor, how phishing delivers them and how to defend. 
Digital Risk Protection The Evolution of Cybersecurity: Emerging Trends in 2024 This article delves into these evolving cybersecurity trends, offering insights and strategies to navigate this ever-changing domain. 
Digital Risk Protection The Anatomy of Cyber Espionage: Tactics, Techniques, and Prevention Cyber espionage explained: the tactics and techniques used to steal secrets, the risks to national security and companies, and practical prevention steps. 
Ransomware The Rise of Ransomware-as-a-Service (RaaS): Understanding the Threat RaaS lets developers rent out ransomware while affiliates run the attacks and share the profits. Learn how the model works and how to reduce the risk. 
APT Groups Advanced Persistent Threats (APTs): Identifying and Combating Stealth Attacks Learn what an APT (advanced persistent threat) is, which warning signs to look for in traffic, data access, software and logs, and how to defend a… All 42 pages
About The Blog.
Last updated June 9, 2026-
Articles on ransomware, APT groups, the dark web, digital risk protection, fraud, sector analysis and VIP security, written for security teams.
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New articles are added several times a month. The newest come first, and every article shows its publish date.
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Use the topic chips above the list to open one topic, or type a word in the search box. Each topic has its own page.
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Articles draw on public sources such as CISA advisories, MITRE ATT&CK and ENISA reports. Sources are listed at the end of an article when it cites them.
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Brandefense is an AI-driven threat intelligence company. Its platform covers cyber threat intelligence, digital risk protection and external attack surface management. You can request a demo on your own domain from the Request A Demo page.
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The count at the top of the blog page shows the current total, and each topic chip shows how many articles that topic holds. You can open all of them or pick one topic, such as APT Groups, Dark Web, Ransomware or Fraud. Each article shows its publish date.
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The blog describes its articles as explained by the analysts who track threats. They cover threat actors, dark web activity, ransomware and digital risk. The newest articles appear first.
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Yes. APT Groups is one of the topic chips above the list, and it opens only the articles on that topic. The Knowledge Hub also holds profiles of threat groups.
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The surface web is the part of the internet that search engines list. The deep web is content that search engines do not list, such as pages behind a login. The dark web needs special software to reach. The blog has an article that explains the three layers in plain words.