Unit 42
          Perform a Ransomware Readiness Assessment
        
        Unit 42 Threat Intelligence
Unit 42 collects and analyzes data globally, feeding up to the minute threat intelligence directly into our products and consumable community research articles.
- Over 200 global threat intelligence researchers
 - World-leading expertise in adversary tools, techniques, and tactics
 - Threat intel that enables rapid, consistent protection across products
 - Best practices for preventing new and unknown threats
 
Experts in threat research
Unit 42 is an industry-leading authority in threat research, adversary tracking and analysis, malware analysis, reverse engineering, threat hunting, and triage. Our global team of researchers provides in-depth insights into threat campaigns across various industries, regions and attack vectors.
Stay ahead of the latest threats
Get insights into adversary tools, tactics and procedures so you can proactively defend against attacks.
- Threat Researchers: 200+
 - ATOMS Published: 39+
 - Research Notes: 650+
 
Unit 42 Incident Response
- Respond to and recover from a cybersecurity incident
 - Contain threats quickly with rapid deployment and investigations
 - Collaborate with incident response experts to resolve the most complex attacks
 - Find answers with deep digital forensic analysis and investigations
 - Eliminate threats with industry-leading security tools
 - Receive expert witness and litigation support
 
Data breach response services
Unit 42 is your trusted advisor before, during and after a breach
Staying ahead of modern threats requires elite incident response services, including global response capability and constant innovation. Our consultants have unparalleled experience confronting the world’s most severe threats. We performed more than 1,000 investigations in 2020, helping clients eliminate threats and minimize damage.
Incident Response Services
          Ransomware investigation
          When your files and applications are inaccessible due to a ransomware
          attack, Unit 42 can step in to investigate and respond, so you can
          restore operations quickly.
        
          Business email compromise
          Unauthorised access to your email systems can wreak havoc. If your
          organization is a victim of business email compromise, Unit 42 can
          contain the breach, investigate and implement a strategic recovery
          plan.
        
          Advanced persistent threats
          Responding to sophisticated attacks from well-resourced adversaries
          requires deep knowledge of attacker tactics, techniques and
          procedures. Our hands-on experience and advanced technology platform
          allow our experts to respond quickly at enterprise scale.
        
          Web application attacks
          If you suspect your web application has been compromised, Unit 42 can
          help contain the incident, mitigate losses, investigate and implement
          safeguards to protect against future attacks.
        
          Cloud breach response
          Turn to our experts for swift, thorough resolution of a cloud breach.
          Vulnerabilities and simple misconfigurations can leave cloud
          instructure or internet-connected applications and data exposed. We'll
          contain the incident, assess the impact and help secure your cloud to
          eliminate exposure.
        
Cybersecurity Expertise Retainer
When it comes to a data breach, time works against you. The speed of your response as well as the effectiveness of your tools and playbooks will determine how quickly you can recover. Extend your team’s capabilities by putting the world-class Unit 42 incident response team on speed dial.
Unit 42 Proactive Assessments
Assess your cybersecurity readiness and prepare for an attack with proactive services from the world’s top incident response experts.
- Get the visibility to know whether you’ve been compromised
 - Assess your readiness to respond to a high-profile data breach and improve your incident response plan
 - Simulate your response to a high-profile incident and walk through tabletop exercises
 - Validate security controls by checking configurations and conducting red team tests
 
Go from reactive to proactive
Maximize the effectiveness of your team and your defenses.
As attacks escalate in frequency and sophistication, organizations should prepare for the worst. Proactive assessments give you the upper hand against adversaries by evaluating your controls, finding hidden vulnerabilities and testing your response capabilities to reduce the likelihood and impact of a breach.
Are you prepared for a breach?
          Compromise Assessment
          Get the visibility to answer the question: Have I been compromised?
          Our experienced threat hunters leverage Unit 42 threat intelligence
          and best-in-class detection and response tools to conduct hunts across
          your environment to uncover indicators of compromise and ongoing or
          past attacker activity.
        
          Tabletop Simulation Review
          Simulate your response to a severe data security incident with key
          stakeholders. Using real-world breaches we've investigated and
          resolved, We build customized scenarios based on your
          industry-specific threats.
        
          Ransomware Readiness Assessment
          Prepare your people, processes, and technologies to mitigate the
          threat of ransomware. This assessment will help you avoid attacks with
          ransomware safeguards, test your readiness with ransomware tabletop
          exercises, and recover faster with a best-practice playbook. Put Unit
          42 on speed dial with SLA-driven response times.
        
          Breach Readiness Review
          Perform a targeted risk assessment focused on security controls and
          the people, processes and technologies necessary to effectively
          respond to cyber threats. Our consultants provide remediation
          recommendations and a strategic roadmap to achieve a target state of
          breach readiness.
        
          Red Team Exercises
          Test the effectiveness of your security defenses by responding to
          emulated attacks. Our Red Team uses threat actor tactics, techniques
          and procedures in a continuous and adaptive manner to target your
          environment.
        
          Security Posture Assessment
          Perform targeted assessments and technical cybersecurity services to
          test and evaluate cybersecurity posture and overall cyber resilience.
          Evaluate your applications for vulnerabilities, including flaws in
          development, configuration, deployment and management.
        
Cybersecurity Expertise Retainer
Put the Unit 42 elite incident responders on speed dial. With a Unit 42 incident response retainer, you receive rapid access to our expert consultants. Extend the capabilities of your security team to respond to any incident or apply your retainer hours to proactive cybersecurity advisory services.
Unit 42 Executive & Board Advisory Services
Mature your security program and demonstrate security status to your executives and board
- Mature your information security program to close gaps and improve resilience
 - Provide best practice guidance to your board or C-suite with a CISO
 - Augment your team with a proven security leader and trusted advisor
 - Assess your ability to detect and respond to attacks
 - Implement a strategic cyber risk mitigation plan
 
Your Trusted Advisor
Strengthen your security posture and augment your team with Unit 42
Partners, auditors and board members increasingly need assurance their organizations have implemented effective security measures. Our Executive & Board Advisory services help you evaluate your processes and controls, build a strategic risk mitigation plan, and demonstrate your cyber resilience.
Find the advisory service that's right for you
          Executive-level security strategy review
          A deep-dive review of your organization's current information security
          program. Our Unit 42 experts will create a current state profile and
          help you build a clear security strategy to share with your executive
          leaders and board.
        
Strengthen your security posture
- Mature your InfoSec program to close gaps and improve processes
 - Provide guidance to your board or C-suite with a vCISO
 - Augment your team with a proven security leader and trusted advisor
 - Assess your ability to detect and respond to attacks
 - Implement a strategic risk mitigation plan
 
          Assess your ransomware readiness
          Boards of directors are getting more involved with cybersecurity and
          ransomware is on the agenda at almost every meeting. A Ransomware
          Readiness Assessment documents company readiness to the board by
          identifying any gaps in people, process, and technology, and adjusting
          playbooks before a ransomware attack happens.
        
          Security program design and assessment
          Let Unit 42 act as your trusted advisor to help enhance or build your
          InfoSec program. Our consultants develop customized strategic plans
          that lay out a path, timeline and budget to achieve your
          organization's cyber resilience goals.
        
          Virtual CISO
          Acting as an extension of your security team, a virtual CISO will help
          develop and implement your cybersecurity plan, identify risk, and
          recommend ways to improve your cyber resilience. A virtual CISO also
          provides guidance and security assurance to your executives and board
          of directors.
        
Cybersecurity Expertise Retainer
When it comes to a security breach, time works against you. Delays can lead to more damage and losses. Having a retainer agreement in place with a trusted security advisor accelerates your ability to recover and resume normal business operations after an attack. Our incident response retainer is custom-built to fit your organization's needs.
Unit 42 Risk and Compliance
Let us help you assess and prioritize your risk and align security controls to best practice cybersecurity frameworks.
- Use the NIST Cybersecurity Framework to strengthen your cyber resilience
 - Map security controls to regulatory frameworks
 - Demonstrate compliance to auditors, partners and your board
 - Perform cyber due diligence in connection with a merger or acquisition
 - Protect against third-party and supply chain attacks
 
Cybersecurity governance simplified
Protect your organization and demonstrate compliance
Managing risk can be tough, but you can call on Unit 42 experts for help. Our consultants have decades of cumulative experience evaluating and mitigating cyber risk, as well as deep knowledge of industry best practices and government regulations.
What are your security goals?
          Cybersecurity risk assessment
          Evaluate and improve your organization's cyber resilience by testing
          your defenses against best practice information security standards and
          cybersecurity regulatory frameworks, including the NIST CSF, CCPA,
          NYDFS, HIPAA, FINRA, PCI DSS, C2M2, GDPR and others.
        
          Supply Chain Risk Assessment
          Evaluate vendor controls to identify risk and secure your supply
          chain. Perform due diligence to provide transparency and assurance for
          a merger or acquisition.
        
          Ransomware readiness assessment
          Governance, risk, and compliance (GRC) systems house the very
          information ransomware targets. Incident response plans are crucial to
          have should the systems ever get compromised. Our Ransomware Readiness
          Assessment prepares GRC and SecOps teams by identifying and closing
          any gaps in people, process, and technology, before an attack happens.
        
          Cybersecurity governance review
          Make sure your security team operates efficiently and effectively with
          guidance from our consultants. We can analyze your processes, review
          your controls and recommend adjustments to strengthen your security
          and maximize your return on investment.
        
Cybersecurity Expertise Retainer
Get immediate assistance when you need it. With a Unit 42 incident response retainer, you receive rapid access to our expert consultants. Extend the capabilities of your security team to respond to any incident, or apply your retainer hours to proactive cybersecurity advisory services. Our trusted advisors can assist your team with security strategy, assessment of technical controls and overall program maturity.
Why Unit 42
Extend your team with world-renowned security experts
As threats escalate, you need a partner to advise you on the latest risks and help you recover when the worst occurs. Unit 42 is a premier threat intelligence and cybersecurity consulting organization chartered to identify and resolve the most challenging threats and make the world a safer place.
- Matters this year: 1,300+
 - Elite IR Experts: 140+
 - Published Intel Reports: 650+
 

