CRYPTARC

CRYPTARC

is a cybersecurity-focused initiative built around Adaptive Risk Control security monitoring, detection, investigation, research and responsible security practice.

Why Cryptarc

Every day, organizations become headlines.

These are not mockups. They are real breaches that made front pages. Startups and growing orgs are hit first have no SOC, no visibility, no time. GRC, threat hunting and dark web monitoring close those gaps.

The Cyber Times

Sep 12, 2023 · Front page

MGM Resorts Hack Shuts Down Las Vegas — $100M Loss

ALPHV/BlackCat used social engineering on the IT help desk. Slot machines, room keys and casino systems offline for 10 days. No SOC monitoring on Okta.

MGM confirmed 1.2M customer records leaked. Attackers called the help desk, reset an Okta super-admin, then deployed ransomware. Casino systems offline for 10 days. Caesars paid $15M ransom one week after the group attacked. No 24/7 SOC on identity. The FBI confirms the entry was social engineering, not malware first.

Daily Breach

Breaking · 60M victims

MOVEit Bug Hits 1,000+ Orgs — Governments, Banks, Airlines

Real case: Progress Software MOVEit Transfer zero-day exploited by Clop. British Airways, the BBC, the US Department of Energy and the Louisiana DMV are among 1,000+ victims. 60M+ individuals' PII — names, SSNs, bank details — leaked. No monitoring on file transfer. The patch shipped three days after mass exploitation began. Companies found out from the media, not from internal detection.

Edition · 2,741 orgs · 62M records

Security Chronicle

Est. 1987 · Independent cyber journal

Healthcare · Feb 21, 2024

Change Healthcare Attack Cripples US Pharmacies — $872M Hit

  • $872M loss, Q1 2024
  • 100M people affected
  • 28% had no MFA

ALPHV breached in via stolen credentials — no MFA on Citrix. 2TB exfiltrated. UnitedHealth paid $22M ransom. HHS reports 500+ hospitals affected indirectly. No basic visibility on remote access.

The Vault Report

Dec 2022

LastPass: Encrypted Vaults Stolen — All Users at Risk

Developer laptop hacked · S3 bucket with vaults · No detection for 2 weeks

Attackers breached a DevOps engineer through an old, vulnerable Plex media server, installed a keylogger, stole AWS keys and downloaded vault backups. Exfiltrated for two weeks. No 24/7 detection on S3. Engineers kept using the same keys for months.

The Incident

Sep 15, 2022 · Uber

18-Year-Old Hacks Uber with MFA Fatigue — Full Admin Access

By the security desk · Teen used social engineering, not a zero-day · Lapsus$

Real case: a teenager bought an Uber contractor's credentials on the dark web, spammed MFA pushes for an hour, then called the contractor pretending to be IT, got the push approved, reached the VPN and found hardcoded admin credentials in a PowerShell script. Full access to Slack, AWS, GCP and HackerOne. No SOC alert on the MFA bombing. Uber learned about it when the hacker posted "I am a hacker" in Slack. No detection for three hours. The contractor was in Brazil.

Real cases · front pages that happened

Cryptarc exists to stop that headline.

Lack of security measures can cause:

  1. 01

    Reputation loss

    A breach reaches customers, partners and press before you do.

  2. 02

    Financial loss

    Ransomware, downtime and response costs paid from margin.

  3. 03

    Legal exposure

    Notification duties, regulator interest and customer contracts left exposed.

Services we offer

we provide customized solutions for your needs within authorized scope

Impact we create

Security should not exist for only those who pay for it, and our team is continuously working towards that by —

About Cryptarc

A cybersecurity initiative built on adaptive risk control.

CRYPTARC is a cybersecurity-focused initiative built around adaptive risk control: security monitoring, detection, investigation, research and responsible security practice. Engagements operate within an agreed, authorized scope, and findings are reported responsibly, into the right channels.

Cyber Security Research

Adapting to current trends and needs for security.

FAQs

Common questions about CRYPTARC.

What is CRYPTARC?

CRYPTARC is a cybersecurity company for startups and growing organizations. It provides security monitoring, threat detection, investigation and response — including a lightweight SOC and SIEM — plus practical GRC consulting for compliance programs such as SOC 2, ISO 27001 and GDPR. All work is performed within an agreed, authorized scope.

What services does CRYPTARC offer?

CRYPTARC offers continuous security monitoring, threat and anomaly detection, automated incident response, human-led security investigation, exposure and posture monitoring, vulnerability assessment and remediation guidance, incident reporting, and GRC consulting covering governance, risk management and audit readiness.

Who does CRYPTARC help?

CRYPTARC helps startups, small and mid-sized organizations, and growing digital businesses that need stronger security visibility and compliance without the complexity of an enterprise security team or a full-time compliance department.

What is a lightweight SOC?

A lightweight SOC is a security operations capability sized for small teams: focused log sources, pre-tuned detections and human investigation only when something needs attention. CRYPTARC delivers it as a managed service without enterprise-scale cost, storage or staffing. See SOC & Lightweight SIEM for details.

What is GRC consulting?

GRC consulting helps organizations build practical governance, risk and compliance programs — decision-making authority, a risk register, policies and control evidence, and audit readiness for standards such as SOC 2, ISO 27001 or GDPR. See GRC Consulting for details.

Contact us

Security questions, research requests or a project in mind — reach out. We reply quickly and keep every conversation confidential.

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