Lateral movement is a dangerous threat in the landscape of highly integrated technologies. If attackers gain access to an endpoint, it’s critical for security teams to identify any and all movements they make. To combat this threat, Elastic Security is excited to announce a new lateral movement detection package that makes use of advanced analytics.In the past, we explored how … [Read more...] about Identifying malicious Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) connections with Elastic Security
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Identifying Data Exfiltration with Machine Learning
Jun 22, 2023The Hacker NewsNetwork Security / Machine Learning Why Data Exfiltration Detection is Paramount? The world is witnessing an exponential rise in ransomware and data theft employed to extort companies. At the same time, the industry faces numerous critical vulnerabilities in database software and company websites. This evolution paints a dire picture of data … [Read more...] about Identifying Data Exfiltration with Machine Learning
Identifying beaconing malware using Elastic
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