XDR vs Ransomware: Everything You Need to Know

This report is a Sekoia XDR product-focused overview explaining how open XDR can prevent and detect ransomware attacks across the kill chain. It describes detection use-cases for initial access (exploits, RDP brute force, phishing), credential theft (Mimikatz), defense evasion (disabling AV/logging), lateral movement (Cobalt Strike, PsExec), exfiltration (data theft, RClone), and command-and-control, and emphasizes CTI-driven rules and anomaly detection to stop attacks before impact.