The Invisible Hand of Cybercrime – IABs

White Paper Excerpt:

Initial Access Brokers (IABs) have quickly become one of the most essential players in the cybercrime underground, providing a critical service to ransomware gangs, nation-state actors and hacktivists alike. IABs have lowered the barrier to entry for cybercrime, making it easier for even the lesser skilled operators to launch successful attacks.

NSB Cyber has undertaken open and closed-source Cyber Threat Intelligence (CTI) research on the current state of the IAB market both globally and domestically.

Through this research we have sought to understand the key aspects of:

• Who (who is selling the access)

• Where (where it is being sold)

• Cybercrime value (how much company access is worth); and

• Dwell time (time spent between the purchase of access and a subsequent cyberattack).

This white paper will cover:

• Current state of the IAB market

• Overall IAB Market Insights

• The anatomy of an IAB

• Time-to-Compromise - Our hypothesis and research analysis

• Detailed Findings - Australia

• Case Study - Australian-based ISP

More importantly, this white paper will help you understand:

• What does this mean for Australian organisations?

• How can NSB Cyber help?

Authors:

• Shane Bell - Co-Founder and CEO of NSB Cyber

• Evan Vougdis - Cyber Director of NSB Cyber

• Adrian Iannacito - Cyber Analyst of NSB Cyber