The Top 10 Ransomware TTPs

Arctic Wolf Labs identifies and maps the top ten ransomware tactics, techniques, and procedures observed in their incident response engagements to the MITRE ATT&CK framework, covering stages from initial access (e.g., exposed RDP, exploited public-facing apps) through execution (PowerShell), privilege escalation and credential dumping (LSASS), lateral movement, data collection/archiving, command-and-control, exfiltration, and final impact (data encryption). The report emphasizes common attacker behaviors and offers practical mitigations—EDR, identity/access controls, ongoing vulnerability management, MDR, and incident response—to reduce risk and improve detection and recovery.