Empire is an open source post-exploitation framework that acts as a capable backdoor on infected systems. It provides a management platform for infected machines. Empire can deploy PowerShell and Python agents to infect both Windows and Linux systems.
In the second part, we will take the discussion forward from where we left in the first part. Earlier, we have discussed the basics of threat intelligence and its types. In this post, we will discuss various considerations while building a threat intelligence plan.
In the previous post, we discussed the basics of Threat Intelligence and its types by throwing light on the concept of knowns and unknowns. In information security, any information which can aid the internal security team in the decision-making process and reduce the recovery time accordingly is considered as threat intelligence. This first part in this series of articles will discuss threat intelligence cycle and its importance.
Information leakage of threat intelligence, incident data, and status data can have several legal consequences for organizations. Information leakage can occur due to the misconduct of disgruntled employees or results in by virtue of a nefarious cyber-attack. The underlying sections will take a deep dive into two different scenarios—namely, The Trauma of IP Address Leakage and The Menace of Product Vulnerability Leakage.
The phrase Threat Intelligence has slowly gained significance in the information security community and their discussions. With the decision makers considering it as a high priority requirement, vendors have launched an array of products which are indeed confusing for an executive with the managerial background. This is an introductory post in our series of detailed discussion on threat intelligence.
Cybersecurity is a growing concern as breaches continue to increase in frequency and make headline news. Unfortunately, due to time and other constraints, many smaller businesses postpone the complicated task of risk management, only to eventually succumb to the devastating ramifications of a cyberattack. While the security solutions themselves appear complicated, the ability to mitigate risk is within reach of all.
SAN MATEO, Calif. – July 31, 2018 – AlienVault®, the leading provider of Unified Security Management® (USM) and crowdsourced threat intelligence, today announced the general availability of Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) capabilities in USM Anywhere™. Visit AlienVault’s Black Hat booth #528 from August 7-9 to see a demonstration of endpoint security capabilities in USM Anywhere.
Logsign is seamlessly integrated with Symantec Advanced Threat Protection (ATP). Let’s see how. Types of events detected by Symantec Advanced Threat Protection.
Network security is an issue that is increasingly important as businesses and even households shift more workflow processes and key tasks to the network and into the cloud. While some users may find it a challenge to protect even a single digital device, keeping an entire network secure can be a tall order for even the most tech-savvy users.
With the ever-evolving threat landscape, cybersecurity is something that can neither be taken lightly nor ignored. This statement holds true irrespective of the size of your business. Although from a marketing perspective, every type of publicity is a good publicity, you would definitely not want your company to come into the headlines for a data breach.
