Microsoft’s Signal Magazine published a feature on the coordinated effort to reduce cracked Cobalt Strike activity used in major ransomware operations. The article highlights perspectives from Fortra’s Bob Erdman and leaders across Microsoft and Health ISAC, outlining how shared intelligence and joint action advanced meaningful disruption.
Originally published in Microsoft’s Signal Magazine.
Excerpt: “Working with Microsoft allowed us to do what we were doing on a much larger footprint,” Erdman says. “They brought a lot of new data to the table, and we could bring the ability to tear apart the tool and know if it’s a real customer’s copy, or an unauthorized copy that shouldn’t be running.”
