The General Lee rides again, only Bo and Luke are not the Dukes at the wheel. This time the names have changed. Really changed. Like APT29 and CozyBear changed.
These new Dukes, a more chaotic bunch, get into more trouble than Boss Hog ever could. They are connected to, involved in, counted among, associated with the 2016 election hacks of the DNC, among other exploits. They were thought to have been dispatched from the global stage, but their return to public consciousness betrays the reality that they probably never left, and that doesn’t bode well for political machinery, depending on your side, of course. Their return is documented here.
Chances are pretty good that you’re not a national political organization like the DNC or the RNC. If you are, you should probably stop reading. You have enough on your plate. Otherwise, let’s talk about what we can take away from the premature obituary of CozyBear.
The most salient point, among lots of salient points, is that the threat never goes away. Ever. All you can do is adopt a vigilance that correlates to the scope of the potential damage. If you still use an AOL email address and log in through a dial-up modem, bless your heart. If, on the other hand, you rely on a robust network and nimble data every day to facilitate your staff’s mission to serve your customers, you’re going to need more than McAfee antivirus software and a Lifelock account.
Call ICS today, and let’s get some eyes on the prize.
