Hunting for A New Stealthy Universal Rootkit Loader

Credit to Author: Sherif Magdy| Date: Tue, 11 Jul 2023 00:00:00 +0000

In this entry, we discuss the findings of our investigation into a piece of a signed rootkit, whose main binary functions as a universal loader that enables attackers to directly load a second-stage unsigned kernel module.

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Tailing Big Head Ransomware’s Variants, Tactics, and Impact

Credit to Author: Ieriz Nicolle Gonzalez| Date: Fri, 07 Jul 2023 00:00:00 +0000

We analyze the technical details of a new ransomware family named Big Head. In this entry, we discuss the Big Head ransomware’s similarities and distinct markers that add more technical details to initial reports on the ransomware.

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Cybersecurity Awareness Training to Fight Ransomware

Credit to Author: Jon Clay| Date: Thu, 06 Jul 2023 00:00:00 +0000

Advanced technologies allow organizations to discover, assess and mitigate cyber threats like ransomware. But truly strong cybersecurity also requires a threat-aware workforce—prompting more and more enterprises to focus on cybersecurity awareness training and testing.

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Four Must-haves to Strengthen Your Endpoint Security

Credit to Author: Joyce Huang| Date: Thu, 06 Jul 2023 00:00:00 +0000

To combat complexity and achieve optimal security outcomes, there are four key factors an organization should consider when evaluating their endpoint security.

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ChatGPT Shared Links and Information Protection: Risks and Measures Organizations Must Understand

Credit to Author: Matsukawa Bakuei| Date: Wed, 05 Jul 2023 00:00:00 +0000

Since its initial release in late 2022, the AI-powered text generation tool known as ChatGPT has been experiencing rapid adoption rates from both organizations and individual users. However, its latest feature, known as Shared Links, comes with the potential risk of unintentional disclosure of confidential information.

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How to Achieve AWS Operational Excellence in Your Cloud Workload

Credit to Author: Melissa Clow| Date: Tue, 04 Jul 2023 00:00:00 +0000

Explore the Operational Excellence pillar of the AWS Well-Architected Framework and examine best practices and design principles for cloud-based security operations, including CI/CD and risk management.

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Malvertising Used as Entry Vector for BlackCat, Actors Also Leverage SpyBoy Terminator

Credit to Author: Lucas Silva| Date: Fri, 30 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0000

We found that malicious actors used malvertising to distribute malware via cloned webpages of legitimate organizations. The distribution involved a webpage of the well-known application WinSCP, an open-source Windows application for file transfer. We were able to identify that this activity led to a BlackCat (aka ALPHV) infection, and actors also used SpyBoy, a terminator that tampers with protection provided by agents.

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