Mark ArenaNo, the criminal underground isn’t dropping its use of Bitcoin anytime soonI recently read an article which claimed the “criminal underworld” was dropping its use of Bitcoin. In the past month, Intel 471 has looked…Jan 3, 2018Jan 3, 2018
Mark ArenaNaming malware: What’s in a name?This week’s incident with Petya/NotPetya/GoldenEye/Nyetya/Petrwrap has reignited the debate about how security companies name malware. In…Jun 30, 2017Jun 30, 2017
Mark ArenaBeing a cyber threat intelligence analyst and operating in the fog of uncertaintyA lot has been said, blogged and marketed on WannaCry ransomware with many pointing fingers at who they think might be behind it. The…May 25, 2017May 25, 2017
Mark ArenaThe case for a police-civilian cyber super-agency in AustraliaNote: This was originally posted by The Register on 17 November 2016 at…Nov 18, 2016Nov 18, 2016
Mark ArenaWho hacked the Democratic National Committee?I’ll preface this post by saying that I possess no information on this incident beyond what has been mentioned in open sources. This post…Jun 16, 2016Jun 16, 2016
Mark ArenaCyber Threat Intelligence: Comparing the incident-centric and actor-centric approachesNote: This was originally posted on Intel 471’s website in June 2015.May 18, 2016May 18, 2016
Mark ArenaCyber threat intelligence requirements: What are they, what are they for and how do they fit in the…Note: This was originally posted on Intel 471’s website in August 2014.May 18, 2016May 18, 2016
Mark ArenaActionable intelligence — Is it a capability problem or does your intelligence provider suck?Note: This was originally posted on Feb 9, 2016.May 18, 2016May 18, 2016
Mark ArenaCyber threat intelligence: Why should I be worried about threats that aren’t specifically…Note: This was originally posted on Feb 18, 2016.May 18, 2016May 18, 2016
Mark ArenaCyber Threat Intelligence: Observing the adversaryFollowing my previous blog post that compared the incident-centric and actor-centric approaches to cyber threat intelligence, this post…May 17, 2016May 17, 2016