AlienVault

JULY 9, 2019

So, what is malware analysis and why should I care? With the commercialization of cybercrime, malware variations continue to increase at an alarming rate, and this is putting many a defender on their back foot. This has made the cost of maintaining a malware analysis program generally out of reach for the average organization.

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Palo Alto Networks

APRIL 19, 2024

On April 10, 2024 Palo Alto Networks Product Security Incident Response Team (PSIRT) learned of a suspicious exfiltration attempt at a customer site from Volexity's Steven Adair. Volexity and Unit 42 Threat Brief have more information about the type of malware seen in these attacks and indicators of threat activity.

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Symantec

MARCH 8, 2022

In the first of a two-part series of blogs, we will delve deeper into Daxin, examining the driver initialization, networking, key exchange, and backdoor functionality of the malware.

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Tenable

AUGUST 4, 2022

Analyzing the Vulnerabilities Associated with the Top Malware Strains of 2021. International cybersecurity agencies issue a joint alert outlining the top malware strains of 2021. While malware is used for a variety of purposes, the government agencies point out that ransomware is a primary use case. Background. Description.

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Tenable

APRIL 25, 2024

The campaign involves a reported state-sponsored actor who has been targeting vulnerable network devices including Cisco’s Adaptive Security Appliances (ASA). Is any malware associated with ArcaneDoor? ArcaneDoor is the name given to an espionage-focused campaign disclosed by researchers at Cisco Talos on April 24.

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TechCrunch

MAY 11, 2022

But projects get abandoned and picked up by others who plant backdoors or malware, or, as seen recently since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, a rise in “protestware,” in which open source software developers alter their code to wipe the contents of Russian computers in protest of the Kremlin’s incursion.

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Palo Alto Networks

JULY 20, 2021

It’s the first network threat detection system delivered as a native Google Cloud service, built with the industry-leading security technologies of Palo Alto Networks. Erasing Network Security Blindspots Simplifies Compliance. Every VPC Gets Native, High-Performance Network Threat Detection.

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AlienVault

JULY 31, 2018

These tools give us good visibility of what’s happening on endpoints by logging multiple types of events, which we can forward to a SIEM or other correlation system for analysis. The dropper spreads through email phishing and downloads the malware using a malicious Office macro. Let's start! File samples: [link].

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Palo Alto Networks

FEBRUARY 21, 2020

On March 17, we’ll host a webinar called “ Leverage Your Firewall to Expose Attackers Hiding in Your Network ” to share tips on how you can use your firewall for network traffic analysis. Network traffic analysis (NTA) – sometimes called network detection and response – is one such tool that provides that visibility.

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CIO

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

This analysis isn’t just a statistical exercise but a crucial necessity in our interconnected world, where the security of our digital infrastructure is intertwined with our physical safety and economic stability. Deploying network monitoring tools can provide real-time visibility into the network’s activities.

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Tenable

APRIL 12, 2024

Segment your network into smaller zones to limit the possibility of lateral movement. Here's New Data ” (Hired) “ The 15 most in-demand tech jobs for 2024 — and how to hire for them ” (CIO) 5 - CISA’s new malware analysis tool now generally available Need suspicious files analyzed? You can now submit them to the U.S.

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CTOvision

JULY 29, 2014

Three Questions on Automated Malware Removal with Bob Gourley, Cognitio Corp and CTOVision. While there’s still an emphasis – and related spending – on malware detection, most incident response teams are actually overwhelmed by vast number of security alerts they receive. Another day, another data breach. Bob Gourley: That’s simple.

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AlienVault

DECEMBER 17, 2018

In part 1 of this blog series, we analyzed malware behaviour, and, in part 2 , we learned how to detect persistence tricks used in malware attacks. Imagine your company is being targeted by one of the latest threats and you want to detect the activity the malware is performing. Conclusion.

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Kaseya

MAY 11, 2023

However, due to poor network management, most people encountered a “Server Not Found” message instead of free dips. Network performance management prevents situations like these from surfacing and leaving your employees or customers without access to your service. What is network performance management?

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Palo Alto Networks

MAY 12, 2023

Here are some of ChatGPT’s capabilities: natural language generation, answering questions, sentiment analysis, translation, content creation and so on. The researchers presented several case studies to illustrate the various methods scammers use to entice users into downloading malware or sharing sensitive information.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

SolarWinds was a terrifying example of what can go wrong with the integrity of software build systems: Russian intelligence services hijacked the software build system for SolarWinds software, surreptitiously adding a backdoor to a piece of software and hitching a ride into the computer networks of thousands of customers. They don’t.

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CIO

OCTOBER 20, 2022

Unsurprisingly, there’s more to phishing than email: Email phishing: Attackers send emails with attachments that inject malware in the system when opened or malicious links that take the victim to a site where they’re tricked into revealing sensitive data. Don’t log in to WiFi networks you don’t trust. Double check.

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CIO

MARCH 19, 2024

And so, just as malware countermeasures evolved from standalone antivirus measures to cybersecurity as a whole industry, we can expect a similar trajectory for deepfake countermeasures as the war on reality heats up. It’s what neural networks do. Thinking fast is where all the excitement is in AI.

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Palo Alto Networks

AUGUST 10, 2020

Forrester has named Palo Alto Networks a Leader in its Forrester Wave : Enterprise Firewalls, Q3 2020 report. Today, the efficacy of our Next-Generation Firewalls is evident in the trust placed in Palo Alto Networks by 70,000 customers in more than 150 countries. . The 70+ innovative new capabilities in PAN-OS 10.0

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CTOvision

NOVEMBER 14, 2014

The video below explores DDP Protected Workspace and uniquely addresses healthcare regulations related to malware prevention. The three key points covered in the video are: Attackers, even the low skilled ones, can pass any traditional AV scanners at will – trivial for those infiltrating networks. There is a new battleground.

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AlienVault

SEPTEMBER 6, 2018

In the first part of this series, we saw how you can use Osquery to analyze and extract valuable information about malware’s behavior. In this post, we are going to see another common technique that malware uses persistence. The malware will be executed every time the user logs on. Here is an example of OilRig malware.

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Palo Alto Networks

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

1, 2021, Gartner named Palo Alto Networks a Leader for the tenth consecutive time in its Gartner® Magic Quadrant for Network Firewalls for 2021. We feel that our tenth recognition as a Leader in the Gartner Magic Quadrant for Network Firewalls gives us an opportunity to celebrate the transformative innovations of the last ten years.

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Lacework

JANUARY 24, 2024

In 2022, the Lacework Labs team discovered a new, large-scale threat called AndroxGh0st, a Python malware being used to exploit AWS keys. More alarmingly, this malware has been used by hackers to build a botnet, which is a network of compromised computers, to then be used for additional credential theft and launching further cyberattacks.

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CIO

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

Identification Businesses need fast and accurate analysis of all their content. Easily accessible, less secure data is vulnerable to hackers and malware, which, if breached, can have catastrophic consequences for an organization.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 11, 2023

Malware hiding in the woodwork: The U.S. government on Thursday announced that it seized a website used to sell malware designed to spy on computers and cell phones, Lorenzo writes. TechCrunch+ TC+ subscribers get access to in-depth commentary, analysis and surveys — which you know if you’re already a subscriber.

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Palo Alto Networks

MAY 7, 2024

Precision AI by Palo Alto Networks is our proprietary AI system that helps security teams trust AI outcomes by using rich data and security-specific models to automate detection, prevention and remediation. Develop Malicious Code – Threat actors can use AI tools to create malware and other code, even if they don’t have coding skills.

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CTOvision

SEPTEMBER 13, 2014

In what could be a very virtuous trend, four of the cyber security industry’s leading tech vendors (Fortinet, Palo Alto Networks, McAfee and Symantec) have established a consortium focused on the furtherance of the art and science of cyber threat intelligence. Palo Alto Networks (NYSE: PANW ). By Bob Gourley.

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CIO

JULY 18, 2023

First is a desire for stealthiness — they’re trying to get into and out of networks as quickly as possible without being discovered. Leveraging legitimate software can allow attackers’ activity to remain hidden, which may allow them to achieve their goals on a victim network without being discovered.

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CIO

AUGUST 2, 2023

According to the 2023 Ponemon/IBM “Cost of a Data Breach” report, organizations that deployed more intensive, risk-based analysis experienced an average cost of a data breach of USD $3.98 Panoptica goes beyond surface-level insights with root cause analysis and dynamic remediation. million, a difference of 18.3%, compared to USD $4.78

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Tenable

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

critical infrastructure through exploitation of known vulnerabilities Background On February 8, Fortinet published an advisory (FG-IR-24-015) to address a critical flaw in FortiOS, its network operating system. Exploitation was corroborated through the analysis of the SSL VPN crash logs.

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Lacework

JANUARY 25, 2023

Whether you’re facing a sophisticated phishing attack or a form of never-before-seen malware (also known as an “unknown threat” or “unknown unknown”), threat detection and response solutions can help you find, address, and remediate the security issues in your environment. If not detected, malware can cause downtime and security breaches.

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Tenable

AUGUST 30, 2023

Analysis CVE-2023-2868 is a remote command injection vulnerability in Barracuda ESG appliances due to improper handling of emails with attachments. In these attacks, UNC4841 leveraged multiple backdoor malware families, dubbed SALTWATER , SEASPY , SEASIDE , SUBMARINE (DEPTHCHARGE), and WHIRLPOOL.

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Palo Alto Networks

JULY 8, 2020

Cortex XDR, the industry’s first extended detection and response platform, empowers customers to stop sophisticated attacks by integrating their endpoint, network and cloud data. All regional WildFire clouds provide consistent malware detection and prevention capabilities. Palo Alto Networks Service. Cloud Hosting Locations.

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Prisma Clud

DECEMBER 5, 2023

They consolidate infrastructure-as-code (IaC) scanning, cloud security posture management (CSPM), workload protection (CWPP), software composition analysis (SCA), and other capabilities, with the goal of identifying and prioritizing risk across cloud applications and infrastructure. Where does data security come in?

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Tenable

MARCH 1, 2024

And the most prevalent malware in Q4. To get more details, check out commentary and analysis about CSF 2.0 Actors pose as company IT and/or helpdesk staff and use phone calls or SMS messages to obtain credentials from employees to access the target network,” the advisory reads. And much more! The Cybersecurity Framework at 10.and

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Tenable

MARCH 3, 2023

Analysis When the threat actor behind Royal emerged in January 2022, it was using the ALPHV/BlackCat ransomware. Our report on the Ransomware Ecosystem provides a deeper explanation on how ransomware operators gain access to their target's networks. Royal uses Cobalt Strike and malware such as Ursnif/Gozi to exfiltrate data.

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Lacework

AUGUST 9, 2022

Do you know that cryptojacking, also called malicious cryptomining, is now the most popular malware deployed in the cloud? In a cryptojacking attack, for example, many new network connections to external servers are launched to download malicious scripts from Bitbucket, GitHub, ngrok.io, etc. What is the new capability?

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