The early stages of an intrusion usually include initial access, execution, persistence, and command-and-control (C2) beaconing. When structured threats use zero-days, these first two stages are often not detected. It can often be challenging and time-consuming to identify persistence mechanisms left by an advanced adversary as we saw in the 2020 SUNBURST supply chain … [Read more...] about Identifying beaconing malware using Elastic
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Investigate Log4Shell exploits with Elastic Security and Observability
OverviewFollowing the discovery of Log4Shell, a vulnerability in Log4J2, Elastic released a blog post describing how users of our platform can leverage Elastic Security to help defend their networks. We also released an advisory detailing how Elastic products and users are impacted.In this blog, we expand on these initial posts and highlight how the combination of security and … [Read more...] about Investigate Log4Shell exploits with Elastic Security and Observability
Core Elastic Stack Security Features Now Available For Free Users As Well
Elastic, the company behind the most widely used enterprise search engine ElasticSearch and the Elastic Stack, today announced that it has decided to make core security features of the Elastic Stack free and accessible to all users.ELK Stack or Elastic Stack is a collection of three powerful open source projects—Elasticsearch, Logstash, and Kibana—that many large and small … [Read more...] about Core Elastic Stack Security Features Now Available For Free Users As Well