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By Abhishek Singh. BEC is a multi-stage attack. Adversaries first identify targets, then they establish rapport with the victim before exploiting them for whatever their end goal is. In the case of BEC, a threat actor can impersonate any employee in the organization to trick targets.   A policy that checks for authorized email addresses of the sender can prevent BEC attacks. However, scaling the approach for every employee in a large organization is a challenge.   Building an executive profile based on email analysis using a machine learning model and scanning emails against that profile will detect BEC. Data collection for building and training machine learning algorithms can take time, though, opening a window of opportunity for threat actors to exploit.   Detection of exploitation techniques such as lookalike domains and any differences in the email addresses in the "From" and "Reply-to" fields can also detect BEC messages. However, the final verdict cannot account for the threat ...

There are many ways to approach this growing threat, but here's why Talos feels intent-based protection is the best.

There are many ways to approach this growing threat, but here's why Talos feels intent-based protection is the best.

By Deeba Ahmed Alchimist is a single-file C2 framework discovered on a server hosting an active file listing on the root directory and a set of post-exploitation tools. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Linux, Windows and macOS Hit By New “Alchimist” Attack Framework

Cisco Talos is well-known for its work in spotting and defeating fake news, disinformation and misinformation. And state-sponsored actors, unwitting social media users and even direct government agencies have played a part in spreading fake news during Russia's invasion of Ukraine.  In this video, we'll look at a few examples of what essentially equates to propaganda spreading across social media, leading to false stories, headlines, posts and the continued degradation of the meaning of "truth."

In this video, we'll look at a few examples of what essentially equates to propaganda spreading across social media, leading to false stories, headlines, posts and the continued degradation of the meaning of "truth."

Enterprises seeking asset visibility and security enabled to simplify the procurement process of Armis.

Nexusguard DDoS Statistical Report reveals key attack observations and analysis from the first half of 2022.

HackerOne Assets combines ASM with insights from security experts to protect known and unknown digital assets.

The comprehensive, multiplatform framework comes loaded with weapons, and it is likely another effort by a China-based threat group to develop an alternative to Cobalt Strike and Sliver.