Tag: Malware

How Lumifi Detected and Thwarted a Potential Cyberattack in Under an Hour

Executive Summary In a routine monitoring scenario, Lumifi’s Security Operations Center (SOC) detected an unusual set of alerts from a client’s system. The quick response and investigation revealed suspicious activities that could have led to significant data exfiltration. This case study outlines how Lumifi identified the threat, took swift action to prevent a breach, and […]

Malware’s Crazy Names: Where Do They Come From?

Do you ever wonder where malware names come from? What's in a name, after all? There’s Heartbleed, Melissa, and GooLoad. There’s even ILOVEYOU. All these names appear to have come from nowhere, just like the malware they’re attached to. There is no universally adopted standard for naming malware, although you’d think there would be (more […]

Current Malware Trends: 5 Most Common Types of Malware in 2024

Threat actors are converging on similar tactics across the board. Cybercriminals are inventive and opportunistic, leveraging any advantage they can to gain access to sensitive data and assets. However, they’re not as individualistic as often portrayed. Threat actors invest time and energy into maintaining relationships with other hackers, ransomware gangs, and criminal organizations. This can […]

Uncover C&C traffic to nip malware

In a recent webinar, we demonstrated techniques by which EventTracker monitors DNS logs to uncover attempts by malware to communicate with Command and Control (C&C) servers. Modern malware uses DNS to resolve algorithm generated domain names to find and communicate with C&C servers.

Catch Malware Hiding in WMI with Sysmon

Security is an ever-escalating arms race. The good guys have gotten better about monitoring the file system for artifacts of advanced threat actors.

Backoff Is the New Standard by Which Other Malware Will Be Judged

Every now and then hackers develop a piece of malware that is so insidious that it changes the landscape of computer security and acceptable practices. While there are many contenders for this dubious list, CodeRed, Zeus, and now Backoff are certainly worthy of inclusion.

Why User Education is #1 in Cyber Resilience

Statistical data shows that over one-third, or 36 percent, of ransomware infections happen due to a lack of cybersecurity training across organizations across all industry verticals. Another 30 percent of the ransomware infections worldwide materialize because of weak user passwords, while 25 percent are due to poor user practices, according to managed service providers (MSPs) […]

Google VirusTotal Overview

Lumifi has been working with leaders in malware detection and threat intelligence for years. As we launch our cloud-native Managed Detection and Response offering with Google Chronicle, we are also integrating with VirusTotal. Read our comprehensive guide to VirusTotal and its free and enterprise features. What is VirusTotal? Google’s VirusTotal is a web-based scanner that utilizes over 70 […]

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Tag: Malware

How Lumifi Detected and Thwarted a Potential Cyberattack in Under an Hour

Malware’s Crazy Names: Where Do They Come From?

Current Malware Trends: 5 Most Common Types of Malware in 2024

Uncover C&C traffic to nip malware

Catch Malware Hiding in WMI with Sysmon

Backoff Is the New Standard by Which Other Malware Will Be Judged

Why User Education is #1 in Cyber Resilience

Google VirusTotal Overview

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