Analysis of the Shadow Brokers release and mitigation with Windows 10 virtualization-based security
On April 14, a group calling themselves the Shadow Brokers caught the attention of the security community by releasing a set of weaponized exploits.
On April 14, a group calling themselves the Shadow Brokers caught the attention of the security community by releasing a set of weaponized exploits.
This post is authored by Roberto Bamberger, Principal Consultant, Enterprise Cybersecurity Group. Amongst the plethora of stories about cyberattacks in the news, multiple recent articles have been published describing the more difficult to detect cyberattacks which leverage normal tools already present in an enterprise to achieve their mission.
Advanced Persistent Threats use two primary methods of persistence: compromised endpoints and compromised credentials. It is critical that you use tools to detect both simultaneously. With only one or the other in place, you give adversaries more opportunities to remain on your network.
In today’s security landscape, there are more threats to data than ever before. Beyond corruption caused by hardware or human failure, malware and cyberattacks can put data in serious danger. That’s why it’s imperative for enterprises, small-and-medium businesses, and individuals to back up data.
The unprecedented scale and sophistication of modern cyberthreats, combined with the rapidly disappearing IT perimeter, means that while preventing an attack from becoming a breach is ideal, it is no longer realistic. Microsoft proactively monitors the threat landscape for those emerging threats, to help better protect our customers.
Rogue security software (also known as “scareware”) creates pop-up warnings that look like legitimate security updates. It provides limited or no security and generates erroneous or misleading alerts.