As threats escalate, Unit 42 is available to advise federal agencies on the latest risks, assess their readiness and help them recover when the worst occurs. Whether responding to a breach or managing cyber risk, Palo Alto Networks understands your challenges.

THE UNIT 42 MISSION Our daily mission is to protect the digital world from cyberattacks. We wake up every day focused on collecting and analyzing the most up-to-date threat intelligence and applying our analysis to respond to cyberattacks.

The Unit 42 Threat Intelligence team provides threat research that enables security teams to understand adversary intent and attribution, while enhancing protections offered by our products and services to stop advanced attacks.

Royal Ransomware is a highly sophisticated and quickly evolving malware strain first observed in early 2022. A lucrative big game hunting spree of breaches in 2022 earned Royal a ranking among the most prolific and menacing ransomware campaigns of the year.