Detecting Ransomware Precursors in Network Traffic When to Use - Building detection rules for pre-ransomware network activity (the average time from Cobalt Strike deployment to encryption is 17 minutes) - Monitoring for initial access broker (IAB) indicators that precede ransomware deployment - Creating SIEM correlation rules that chain multiple precursor events into high-confidence alerts - Tuning network detection systems to distinguish ransomware staging from normal administrative activity - Investigating suspicious network patterns that may indicate ransomware operators have established a…