The cost of cybercrime is soaring, and the figures are astonishing. The financial impact of the damage inflicted by global cybercrime is expected to rise by 15% each year for the next three years, reaching an alarming $10.5 trillion USD per year by 2025; but it's not just about the money. Cybercrime brings a wide array of consequences, including data loss, stolen funds, decreased productivity, theft of ideas, personal and financial data breaches, fraud, business disruptions, reputational damage, and more.
This case study details how a dedicated cybercrime investigation team used OPSWAT's MetaDefender Core with Multiscanning technology to detect, identify, and analyze malware found on computers.
Streamlining Malware Analysis
The specialized research team faced several significant challenges, including:
- Backlog: The constant accumulation of caseloads
- Time: Pressing deadlines
- Volume: Increasing volume of triage work in addition to backlogs
On average, the team was spending one to three days manually analyzing a single computer for malware. This manual process was not only time-consuming and expensive, but also essential. Understanding that they needed a technical solution to replace this approach, the team looked for a faster, more efficient, and reliable way to scan computers. Their goal was to achieve this through an automated process that could overcome the limitations of the traditional "one-computer-at-a-time" method.
After a rigorous search, the team chose OPSWAT's MetaDefender Core, which can support as many as 30 built-in antivirus engines for simultaneous scans.
Advanced Computer Triage
Implementing MetaDefender Core brought the team the following results:
The team saw a significant reduction in triage time, with scans that once took one to three days now being completed in minutes or, at worst, hours. This dramatic increase in speed was a game-changer, allowing them to process cases more swiftly.
Automation eliminated the need for extensive manual analysis, reducing the human resource requirements for each case. This freed up the team to focus on more critical aspects of their investigations.
With MetaDefender Core, reliability and consistency were significantly improved. Automated scans removed the potential for human error and ensured that no stone was left unturned in the search for malware threats.
The need for manual oversight and control was eliminated, allowing the team to set MetaDefender Core to work on multiple cases simultaneously, further speeding up their operations.
By reducing triage times, minimizing resource requirements, and enhancing reliability through automation, the team can now more efficiently combat the evolving landscape of digital threats. This success story is a testament to the power of OPSWAT’s innovative spirit and how industry-leading technology is changing the fight against cybercrime.
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