Real-world incident patterns
Ten documented attack patterns. Select one to trace the path, read what happened, and understand what would have stopped it.
What happened
Attackers breached a managed service provider and pushed ransomware to downstream clients through remote admin tools. Hundreds of businesses were encrypted simultaneously through a single vendor relationship.
Key takeaway
Third-party access is your network. Segment vendor connections and audit every remote management tool with the same rigor as internal systems.
How TwoDefend stops this
We monitor vendor sessions and remote access in real time. Unusual lateral movement or admin tool activity triggers an immediate alert before encryption can start.
Why businesses can't ignore this
Global cybercrime cost in 2024
Projected to reach $10.5T by 2025
Cybersecurity Ventures
Between cyberattacks globally
Around the clock, every day of the year
University of Maryland
Average data breach cost
A 10% increase from 2023
IBM Cost of Data Breach 2024
Average breach detection time
Plus 73 more days to fully contain it
IBM Security
Of organizations hit by ransomware
Up from 51% in 2020
Sophos State of Ransomware 2024
Of breaches start with phishing
3.4 billion phishing emails sent daily
Proofpoint 2024
How attackers come for you
Ransomware
$2.73M average ransom demand
Encrypts your files, systems, and backups until you pay. 78% of victims are SMBs. Modern strains delete shadow copies and target backups first. One exposed RDP port or phishing click is all it takes.
Phishing & BEC
$2.9B stolen via email fraud in 2023
Business email compromise impersonates your CFO, vendors, or IT team. Employees authorize fraudulent transfers, share credentials, or hand over MFA codes, and don't realize until it's too late.
Data Breach
204 days before average detection
Customer records, financials, and IP exfiltrated silently while business carries on normally. By the time it's discovered, the data is already being sold. Fines and lawsuits follow for months.
Credential Theft
80% of breaches use stolen credentials
Attackers log in as your employees. No malware. No noisy exploit. They move laterally for months, escalating privileges and mapping everything before striking. MFA helps, but isn't enough without detection.
Malware & Trojans
560,000 new variants discovered daily
Modern malware lives off the land, using your own tools (PowerShell, WMI, Task Scheduler) to stay invisible to legacy AV. Persistent backdoors harvest data or sit dormant waiting to deploy ransomware.
DDoS Attacks
$22,000 per minute of downtime
Floods your web presence, APIs, or infrastructure until services go dark. Often used as a smokescreen while attackers enter from another vector. One day of downtime can exceed a year of protection costs.
No sector is safe
Don't be the next statistic