Josh Lemon<p>This is a timely reminder to ensure any third-parties with access to your systems follow the same cyber policies you'd expect your internal staff to follow.</p><p><a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/ScatteredSpider" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ScatteredSpider</span></a> are particularly good at <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/SocialEngineering" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SocialEngineering</span></a> their way via a third-party to other victims.</p><p>For clarity, <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/ScatteredSpider" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ScatteredSpider</span></a> are considered the initial access group, <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/DragonForce" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DragonForce</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/ransomware" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ransomware</span></a> is the malware deployed once <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/ScatteredSpider" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ScatteredSpider</span></a> are inside your network.</p><p><a href="https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/mands-confirms-social-engineering-led-to-massive-ransomware-attack/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">bleepingcomputer.com/news/secu</span><span class="invisible">rity/mands-confirms-social-engineering-led-to-massive-ransomware-attack/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/IncidentReponse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IncidentReponse</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/DataBreach" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DataBreach</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/CSIRT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CSIRT</span></a></p>