Articles on Malware

• Malware The History of Fileless Malware - Looking Beyond the Buzzword
  Defenders apply "fileless malware" to various evasion techniques, far beyond its 2001 in-memory definition. Walk through the malware samples from Code Red to PyLoose so we can understand what this...
• Cloud Run Metasploit Framework as a Docker Container Without Installation Pains
  Running Metasploit Framework in a Docker container avoids the pain of installing the tool and its dependencies. The approach is especially useful for quickly deploying to a cloud server for...
• Risk Management Information Security Measures Commensurate With Risky Behavior
  Security safeguards could be applied selectively based on users' demonstrated tendency toward risky computer behavior—people whose systems were frequently infected or who clicked simulated phishing...
• Malware Tunneling Data and Commands Over DNS to Bypass Firewalls
  Adversaries can tunnel command and control traffic through DNS queries to bypass firewalls, even when environments restrict outbound DNS to trusted servers. Tools like dnscat2 demonstrate how easily...
• Social Networking Scammers Prescreen Victims for Tech Support Scams via Twitter and Phone
  Tech support scammers use Twitter bots to respond to public messages containing words like "virus" and "malware," inviting potential victims to call phone numbers where automated systems profile...
• Web Security Free Online Tools for Looking up Potentially Malicious Websites
  A curated list of free online tools for investigating potentially malicious websites, ranging from services that provide historical reputation data to those that examine URLs in real time. Options...