Attack Group of the Month: Shamoon – targeting the Middle East with disk-wiping malware

On this week’s Cyber Security Brief podcast we are introducing a new feature – Attack Group of the Month. Every month we will bring in one of our expert threat researchers for a deep dive into the history, tactics, and techniques of notable attack groups, and discuss what you should do to keep your company safe from these sophisticated attackers. This week we look at Shamoon, an attack group that first appeared in 2012, causing waves when it wiped the disks on thousands of computers in two companies in Saudi Arabia. Threat researcher Gavin O’Gorman brings us through the history of the group, what makes it so interesting, and why he thinks we haven’t seen the last of Shamoon yet.