Redefining Beta | Huntress
What if technology never changed? On the plus side, there wouldn’t be constant updates to contend with, no new blogs to read about the latest…
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Malware Under The Microscope: Manual Analysis
All too often we find clever malware here at Huntress. We look for persistent footholds — the implants and backdoors that hackers leave behind so…
Why Microsoft Defender Antivirus Is Worth Another Look
It seems as though the battle for the best antivirus is a never-ending one. There are many options to choose from, and among one of…
Huntress Service: Managed Antivirus | Huntress
Keeping up with today’s threat landscape isn’t just about tracking hacker techniques and tradecraft (although, it is one of our favorite things to do). We’ve…
Advancing Cybersecurity in the Age of Frontier AI: Qualys Steps into Project Glasswing
The cybersecurity industry has spent much of the last two years debating how attackers might use AI. That debate matters, but it misses a larger…
Malware Deep Dive: Examining A PowerShell Payload
We’re seeing more and more malware that is “Living off the Land,” turning a system’s own native tools against itself. In other words, it uses…
Zero-Day Vulnerabilities in Platforms Could Leave MSPs Exposed
Let’s put our adversarial hats on, shall we? Say you were a malicious hacker, and you wanted to target the top managed service providers (MSPs).…
What Is Human-Powered Threat Hunting?
Hunting is a tale as old as time. Humans have been hunting for thousands of years—whether it be against prey or foe. While the hunt…
Peeling Back the Layers of .NET Malware
Cyberattackers constantly develop creative ways to obfuscate their code to conceal the presence (and purpose) of their malware. In this blog, we dive into an…
Abusing Ngrok: Hackers at the End of the Tunnel
Do you know that expression, “light at the end of the tunnel?” Usually, that has a positive connotation. After some hard work or persevering through…
How Hackers Exploit Windows Administrative Shares
The Huntress SOC team continues to see new Emotet, Trickbot, and Qakbot malware outbreaks within networks — regardless of antivirus, anti-spam, or firewall solutions. As a…
Top Takeaways from hack_it 2021
Just last week, we hosted our second hack_it training event to bring actionable security education to the infosec community. This two-day event (plus a Hacking…