Tag: edr
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54 EDR Killers Use BYOVD to Exploit 35 Signed Vulnerable Drivers and Disable Security
A new analysis of endpoint detection and response (EDR) killers has revealed that 54 of them leverage a technique known as bring your own vulnerable driver (BYOVD) by abusing a total of 35 vulnerable drivers.EDR killer programs have been a common presence in ransomware intrusions as they offer a way for affiliates to neutralize security…
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That cheap KVM device could expose your network to remote compromise
Stealthy backdoors: A compromised KVM device can become a powerful backdoor in any environment. An attacker can inject keystrokes to execute commands or access UEFI settings to disable security features such as disk encryption and Secure Boot.Because the device operates outside the controlled system’s OS, endpoint detection tools and host firewalls cannot see it. These…
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54 EDR Killers Use BYOVD to Exploit 34 Signed Vulnerable Drivers and Disable Security
A new analysis of endpoint detection and response (EDR) killers has revealed that 54 of them leverage a technique known as bring your own vulnerable driver (BYOVD) by abusing a total of 34 vulnerable drivers.EDR killer programs have been a common presence in ransomware intrusions as they offer a way for affiliates to neutralize security…
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Top 6 XDR Solutions Vendors in 2026
Tags: edrCompare the top XDR solutions and vendors for 2026 in this quick buyer’s guide. First seen on esecurityplanet.com Jump to article: www.esecurityplanet.com/products/xdr-security-solutions/
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EDR killers are now standard equipment in ransomware attacks
Ransomware attackers routinely deploy tools designed to disable endpoint detection and response software before launching encryptors. These tools, known as EDR killers, have … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/03/19/edr-killer-ransomware-attacks/
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Top 8 Endpoint Detection Response (EDR) Solutions in 2026
Compare the top EDR solutions of 2026 to monitor, secure, and optimize your organization’s endpoints. First seen on esecurityplanet.com Jump to article: www.esecurityplanet.com/products/edr-solutions/
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How Cortex XDR BIOC Rules Could Become an Attack Surface
A new study focusing on Cortex XDR BIOC rules reveals that encrypted detection logic, designed to remain secure, can be decrypted and examined, creating new risks for organizations relying on endpoint detection technologies. First seen on thecyberexpress.com Jump to article: thecyberexpress.com/cortex-xdr-bioc-rules-security-risk/
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ManageEngine expands Endpoint Central with EDR and secure access
ManageEngine has announced the expansion of its unified endpoint management and security (UEMS) platform, Endpoint Central, to include endpoint detection and response (EDR) … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/03/18/manageengine-endpoint-central-expansion/
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Runtime: The new frontier of AI agent security
Tags: access, ai, automation, ceo, ciso, computer, container, control, crowdstrike, cybersecurity, data, detection, edr, endpoint, firewall, framework, incident response, jobs, monitoring, network, openai, risk, saas, technology, threat, tool, vulnerability, zero-dayWhat runtime monitoring looks like: Once an organization knows where its agents are, the question is what to watch for, and how.Elia Zaitsev, CTO of CrowdStrike, tells CSO that existing endpoint detection and response (EDR) tools already capture the kinds of behavior needed to track AI agents. They instrument operating systems like a flight data…
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Researchers Uncover Ways to Decrypt Palo Alto Cortex XDR BIOC Rules for Evasion
Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a critical evasion technique in Palo Alto Networks’ Cortex XDR agent that allowed attackers to completely bypass behavioral detections. The research demonstrates how predefined Behavioral Indicators of Compromise (BIOC) rules, shipped encrypted by Palo Alto, could be decrypted and analyzed. By reverse-engineering these rules, analysts identified hardcoded global whitelists that provided…
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ThreatsDay Bulletin: OAuth Trap, EDR Killer, Signal Phishing, Zombie ZIP, AI Platform Hack & More
Another Thursday, another pile of weird security stuff that somehow happened in just seven days. Some of it is clever. Some of it is lazy. A few bits fall into that uncomfortable category of “yeah”¦ this is probably going to show up in real incidents sooner than we’d like.”The pattern this week feels familiar in…
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Palo Alto Cortex XDR Broker Vulnerability Exposes Systems to Sensitive Information Theft and Modification
Palo Alto Networks has issued a security advisory regarding a newly discovered vulnerability in its Cortex XDR Broker Virtual Machine (VM). Tracked as CVE-2026-0231, this medium-severity flaw could allow a threat actor to access and modify sensitive system information. Because the Broker VM acts as a critical bridge between on-premises network assets and the cloud-based…
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Palo Alto Cortex XDR Broker Vulnerability Exposes Systems to Sensitive Information Theft and Modification
Palo Alto Networks has issued a security advisory regarding a newly discovered vulnerability in its Cortex XDR Broker Virtual Machine (VM). Tracked as CVE-2026-0231, this medium-severity flaw could allow a threat actor to access and modify sensitive system information. Because the Broker VM acts as a critical bridge between on-premises network assets and the cloud-based…
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BlackSanta Malware Shuts Down Protections, Targets HR and Recruiting Operations
Russian threat actors for more than a year have targeted HR and recruiting operations in a sophisticated phishing and infostealing campaign that includes a component, dubbed BlackSanta, that can shut down antivirus tools and EDR protections before deploying the malware that exfiltrates data, Aryaka researchers say. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2026/03/blacksanta-malware-shuts-down-protections-targets-hr-and-recruiting-operations/
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BlackSanta EDR-Killer Targets HR Teams in CV-Themed Campaign
BlackSanta malware targets HR staff with fake resumes, kills EDR and steals system data First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/blacksanta-edr-killer-targets-hr/
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HR Departments Targeted by Multi-Layered BlackSanta EDR Killer Malware
Threat actors are increasingly targeting human resources (HR) departments by disguising malware as job application documents. The attack begins with what appears to be a legitimate job application. HR professionals receive a resume hosted on a well-known cloud storage platform, making the file seem trustworthy. The candidate profile looks realistic and relevant to open positions,…
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New ‘BlackSanta’ EDR killer spotted targeting HR departments
For more than a year, a Russian-speaking threat actor targeted human resource (HR) departments with malware that delivers a new EDR killer named BlackSanta. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/new-blacksanta-edr-killer-spotted-targeting-hr-departments/
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‘BlackSanta’ EDR Killer Targets HR Workflows
A campaign by Russian-speaking cyberattackers hijacks workflows to deliver security-busting malware, allowing attackers to steal data without detection. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/threat-intelligence/blacksanta-edr-killer-hr-workflows
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Fake job applications pack malware that kills EDR before stealing data
Russian-speaking attackers lure HR staff into downloading ISO files that disable defenses First seen on theregister.com Jump to article: www.theregister.com/2026/03/10/malware_targeting_hr/
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Attackers Use Malformed ZIP Archives to Evade Antivirus and EDR Tools
Cybersecurity researchers at the CERT Coordination Center (CERT/CC) have issued a warning regarding a newly disclosed evasion technique tracked as VU#976247. Threat actors are increasingly utilizing malformed ZIP archives to bypass Antivirus (AV) and Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) scanning engines. By manipulating the internal headers of these archives, attackers can successfully hide malicious payloads,…
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The Portland Timbers expand from data protection to cybersecurity with Acronis
The Portland Timbers’ continued partnership with Acronis reflects a shared vision for modern cyber resilience, one built on consolidation, threat intelligence and integrated protection. This expansion goes beyond backup and recovery to incorporate cybersecurity capabilities, including Acronis EDR, Acronis RMM and Acronis Email Security. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2026/03/the-portland-timbers-expand-from-data-protection-to-cybersecurity-with-acronis/
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4 ways to prepare your SOC for agentic AI
Tags: access, ai, attack, automation, best-practice, cloud, compliance, control, cybersecurity, data, defense, detection, edr, framework, governance, guide, identity, injection, intelligence, least-privilege, metric, mitre, radius, RedTeam, risk, siem, skills, soar, soc, threat, toolBuild capabilities for AI governance, content and quality: Upskilling existing analysts alone is not enough. As AI agents begin operating across tools, making decisions and triggering actions with minimal human involvement, the demands on the SOC will extend well beyond traditional analyst capabilities, experts say.Content engineering, for instance, is one emerging requirement. In an AI-enabled…
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Sophos stellt praktische Tipps für eine stärkere Cyberabwehr zur Verfügung
In diesem Guide finden Sie 11 zentrale Cybersecurity-Kontrollen, die jedes Unternehmen durchführen sollte von Identitäts- und Zugriffsmanagement bis XDR und Backup Readiness. First seen on infopoint-security.de Jump to article: www.infopoint-security.de/sophos-stellt-praktische-tipps-fuer-eine-staerkere-cyberabwehr-zur-verfuegung/a43982/
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Challenges and projects for the CISO in 2026
Tags: access, ai, authentication, automation, awareness, cisco, ciso, cloud, communications, control, credentials, cybersecurity, data, defense, detection, edr, email, encryption, endpoint, finance, framework, group, identity, intelligence, leak, mobile, network, service, soc, sophos, strategy, technology, trainingHazel DÃez (Banco Santander), Roberto Lara (Vodafone), Marijus Briedis (NordVPN), Ãlvaro Fernández (Sophos), and Ãngel Ortiz (Cisco). Banco Santander, Vodafone, NordVPN, Sophos y Cisco. Montaje: Foundry Against this backdrop, Cisco defines AI as “the fundamental technology that will set the cybersecurity agenda in 2026,” in the words of Ortiz, who refers to the company’s Integrated…
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Raubkopien öffnen Tür für Malware
Mehrere aktuelle Vorfälle zeigen, dass das Risiko nicht nur von außen kommt: Das Sicherheitsteam von Barracuda Managed XDR hat im vergangenen Monat wiederholt Versuche registriert, bei denen Mitarbeitende raubkopierte oder manipulierte Software auf ihren Dienstgeräten installieren wollten. First seen on it-daily.net Jump to article: www.it-daily.net/it-sicherheit/cybercrime/raubkopien-oeffnen-tuer-fuer-malware
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Cybersecurity’s Fundamental Flaw: It’s Still an Open-Loop System
<div cla The cybersecurity industry has no shortage of tools, frameworks, controls, and acronyms. Organizations deploy SIEM/SOARs, vulnerability scanners, EDRs, IAM platforms, SSE, and Zero Trust architectures, often simultaneously. Yet breaches continue. And they’re accelerating. This isn’t a tooling failure. It’s a systems-engineering failure. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2026/03/cybersecuritys-fundamental-flaw-its-still-an-open-loop-system/
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OAuth phishers make ‘check where the link points’ advice ineffective
Tags: authentication, automation, awareness, business, cloud, control, edr, email, encryption, endpoint, exploit, governance, identity, login, malicious, microsoft, monitoring, phishing, saas, threat, toolContext, not the URL, is the new red flag: Sakshi Grover, Senior Research Manager at IDC Asia/Pacific, said the longstanding advice to hover over a link and verify its domain was built for an era of lookalike domains and that it no longer holds in environments where authentication flows routinely pass through trusted identity providers.”Organizations…
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5 trends that should top CISO’s RSA 2026 agendas
Tags: access, ai, attack, authentication, backup, business, cio, ciso, cloud, conference, control, corporate, cryptography, cyber, cybersecurity, data, defense, detection, edr, finance, framework, governance, group, healthcare, identity, incident response, intelligence, network, okta, resilience, risk, saas, service, skills, software, strategy, tactics, technology, threat, tool, training, update, vulnerability, zero-trustCTEM in the spotlight: In another evolutionary trend, most organizations are moving beyond scanning for software snafus to continuous threat exposure management (CTEM). By doing so, security teams hope to get a full picture of all assets, as well as their configurations, locations, software vulnerabilities, ownership, and business criticality.Armed with this data, CTEM platforms look…
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Hackers Exploit Cortex XDR Live Terminal for C2 Communications
Hackers can repurpose the Cortex XDR Live Terminal feature as a stealthy, EDR”‘trusted command”‘and”‘control (C2) channel, effectively turning a built”‘in response tool into a “living off the land” backdoor on protected endpoints. This abuse leverages the agent’s trusted communications and flexible remote”‘execution capabilities to blend malicious operations into normal Cortex XDR traffic. Cortex XDR Live…