Wiper’s main objective is to destroy data from any storage device and make the information unavailable (T1485). There are two ways of removing files, logical and physical. Logical file removal is the most common way of erasing a file, performed by users daily when a file is sent to (and emptied from) the Recycle bin, or when it is removed with the command line or terminal with the commands del/rm.
The attack surface is inevitably going to grow. That’s why we believe it’s crucial for customers to not only know what assets they are exposing online but knowing to what extent assets are exposed. Users can now toggle the view of their attack surface by active and inactive assets. When toggled on, users will see all active assets present on their attack surface in the last 14 calendar days making it easier to discern what may no longer be on the attack surface.
This blog is the latest in a series dedicated to Zhadnost, a Russia-aligned botnet first discovered by SecurityScorecard in March.
Recent research studies demonstrate that software supply chain attacks are on the upswing—by almost 300% in 2021 alone. To avoid attacks related to open-source libraries and JavaScript, businesses need to understand the tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs) associated with JavaScript supply chain attacks.
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The advance of the 21st century brought with it a significant shift in the work scene. Every industry and field relies heavily on computers and the digital world to function seamlessly. However, with it came the ever-mounting fear of cyber attack. Among the many forms of cyber attack is a watering hole attack, also known as a supply chain attack. In a watering hole attack, attackers mainly try to compromise a user by infecting the user’s computer and gaining access to the network.
Cryptocurrency mining (or crypto mining) can be a lucrative yet resource-intensive operation, so cyber threat actors are targeting more organizations in order to take advantage of their cloud resources for mining. Datadog Cloud SIEM can now help you monitor your cloud-based systems for unwanted crypto mining via a built-in detection rule. All you need to get started is to configure your resource logs with Datadog’s @network.client.ip standard attribute.
Attack Surface Assessment tools enable information security teams to look at their organizations “outside-in” from the attacker’s point of view, prioritizing the issues that attackers will see first.
Handling our system memory safely and protecting it from harmful programs and other programs that are prone to executable code run from a data page on different memory locations and specific data section is a challenging task. The essential Windows programs and services have been a big step forward in easing that task.
