Respond with Confidence. Partner with Experts.
Unit 42™ incident response experts are available 24/7 to help you quickly investigate critical security incidents and eradicate threats so you can recover and get back to business fast.
To take down an attack,
team up with experts.
For years, Unit 42 has been teaming up with security teams to take down cyber attacks from every angle. This means our incident response experts are available 24/7 to help you not only stop an attack, but prevent the next one too. As experts in the Palo Alto Networks tools you've already invested in, our threat-informed incident response approach is like no other, enabling us to contain and eradicate threats in record time.
WHY UNIT 42
Intelligence driven. Response ready.
As the threat landscape changes and attack surfaces expand, security strategies must evolve. Our world-renowned incident response team and security consulting experts will guide you before, during and after an incident with an intelligence-driven approach.
Assess your security controls
Proactively assess and test your controls against real-world threats targeting your organization, then communicate your security risk posture to your board and key stakeholders.
SERVICES:
Transform your security strategy
Improve your business resilience with a threat-informed approach to breach preparedness and tighter alignment across your people, processes, technology and governance.
SERVICES:
Respond in record time
Deploy Unit 42 incident response experts to quickly investigate, eradicate and remediate even the most advanced attacks, working in partnership with your cyber insurance carrier and legal teams.
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Unit 42 in the news
Stay up to date with the latest news related to Unit 42 and our contributions to the cybersecurity industry.
Unit 42 Researchers Uncover New Difficult-to-Detect RAT from Chinese Hacking Group
An established Chinese hacking group known for targeting telecommunications, finance and government organizations around the world has developed a “new, difficult-to-detect” remote access trojan it is using as part of its espionage activities, researchers with Palo Alto Networks’ Unit 42 said in research published Monday.
BEC Attacks More Costly Than Ransomware, Says Unit 42’s Wendi Whitmore
Ransomware continues to pummel organizations, with the average ransom payment reaching $925,000 so far this year, but the aggregate financial impact of business email compromise - BEC- attacks is even worse, says Wendi Whitmore, head of Unit 42 at Palo Alto Networks.
Unit 42 Assists Interpol in Arrest of SilverTerrier BEC Gang Leader
After a year-long investigation that involved Interpol and several cybersecurity companies, the Nigeria Police Force has arrested an individual believed to be in the top ranks of a prominent business email compromise (BEC) group known as SilverTerrier or TMT.
Unit 42 Reports 99% of Cloud Identities Are Overly Permissive
Unit 42 Reports 99% of Cloud Identities Are Overly Permissive
Description: Almost all cloud users, roles, services, and resources grant excessive permissions leaving organizations vulnerable to attack expansion in the event of compromise, a new report from Palo Alto’s Unit 42 has revealed.
Unit 42 Discusses Shifting Ransomware Tactics
Malware can play a major or nonexistent role in ransomware attacks. Threat actors are often only in it for the money.
Unit 42 Researchers Uncover New Difficult-to-Detect RAT from Chinese Hacking Group
BEC Attacks More Costly Than Ransomware, Says Unit 42’s Wendi Whitmore
Unit 42 Assists Interpol in Arrest of SilverTerrier BEC Gang Leader
Unit 42 Reports 99% of Cloud Identities Are Overly Permissive
Unit 42 Discusses Shifting Ransomware Tactics
Unit 42 threat-informed incident response methodology
WHAT SETS US APART
World-renowned security experts, always in your corner
As threats escalate, we act as your cybersecurity partner to advise and strengthen your security strategies. Our team of incident responders, security consultants and threat researchers help you prepare for and respond to the most challenging threats.
Security intelligence on a global scale
See how our Actionable Threat Objects and Mitigations (ATOMS) help you automate the deployment of prevention and detection controls to protect against today's adversaries.
Explore our threat research
Unit 42’s threat research puts threats into context, helping security teams determine how best to defend against future attacks and enhancing the threat protection capabilities of Palo Alto Networks products and services.
Explore customer stories
Discover how Unit 42 security consultants and incident responders are helping our customers before, during and after an incident.
Rebuilding a healthcare provider’s environment after a ransomware attack
Restoring a software and services provider’s cloud environment after a breach
Transforming security posture after state-sponsored cyberattack
LATEST EVENTS & WEBINARS
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WEBINAR4 Incident Response Insights Your Board Must Know
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WEBINAR2022 Incident Response Report Webinar
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- Jen Miller-Osborn, Cameron Ero, Ashlie Blanca
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WEBINAR2022 Ransomware Threat Report Webinar
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- Jeremy Brown, Brittany Barbehenn, Josh Zelonis
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WEBINARA Framework for Proactively Building Trust with the Board
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- Wendi Whitmore, David Faraone, LeeAnne Pelzer
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