Malvertising, is that even a word? This isn’t some cutesy Celebrity couple’s name, instead it is when Malware is delivered through the use of online advertising, hence the name “Malvertising”. This is a fan favorite among attackers because it can spread malware through legitimate websites without having to compromise the actual site. How do they pull this off? We have all seen the ads over to one side while […]
The Need for Managed Security Monitoring in the SMB Space We received a call to work a malware incident at a small healthcare firm in the Pacific Northwest. We contacted their IT Admin, got a remote session going and started collecting initial information to do some quick triage and find out what we were dealing with. Our Security Engineer quickly identified the malware as Synack Ransomware, and it had compromised […]
Wait a Minute, what is a “Powershell Attack” anyway? Attackers are always looking for ways to bypass security and Powershell has become a fan favorite among them. Powershell is present in every system that has Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 and higher. It is primarily used for system administration and most companies don’t monitor Powershell activity. That along with the fact that Powershell scripts can deliver code without touching […]