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A recent analysis by Bitdefender shows that attackers are increasingly resorting to tools that are actually intended for the daily work of IT administrators and developers. This so-called Living-off-the-Land-Taktik (LOTL) uses legitimate system tools to infiltrate and establish itself in networks undiscovered. Bitdefender investigated over 700,000 security-related events from the past 90 days. This showed that in about 84 percent of cases legiti…
Cyber criminals often focus on living-off-the-land tactics, using legitimate tools such as Powershell and netsh.
84 percent of attacks now use legitimate tools
New research from Bitdefender shows that 84 percent of high severity attacks are using Living off the Land (LOTL) techniques, exploiting legitimate tools used by administrators. One of the findings is that the netsh.exe tool -- used for network configuration -- management is the most frequently abused tool, appearing in a third of major attacks. While checking firewall configurations is a logical initial step for attackers, this clearly demonstr…
An evaluation of 700,000 security-relevant events from the telemetry data of the Bitdefender Gravityzone platform shows that attackers use legitimate admin and developer tools for their deeper attacks. In 84 percent of the analyzed cases of the last 90 days, they used Living-off-the-Land (LOTL) binaries. A review of data from the managed detection and response (MDR) services of Bitdefender confirms this result: Here, the hackers set in [...] The…
Bitdefender report finds 84% of major attacks now involve legitimate tools - SiliconANGLE
A new report out today from Bitdefender Labs, the research arm of cybersecurity company S.C. Bitdefender SRL, has found that 84% of major security incidents now involve the use of legitimate system tools, a tactic known as “Living off the Land.” The report, based on a study of 700,000 security incidents, reveals that nearly all major […] The post Bitdefender report finds 84% of major attacks now involve legitimate tools appeared first on Silicon…
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