What is process hollowing? Process Hollowing is a stealthy malware injection technique where an attacker creates a legitimate process in a suspended state, removes its original code, and replaces it with malicious code before resuming execution. This allows the malware to run under the guise of a legitimate process, evading...
What is RCE (remote code execution?) Remote Code Execution (RCE) is a critical security vulnerability that allows attackers to execute arbitrary code on a remote system or server. This can lead to data breaches, malware infections, and complete system takeovers. How RCE Works Exploiting a Vulnerability – Attackers find flaws...
What is a web application firewall (WAF)? A Web Application Firewall (WAF) is a security solution designed to protect web applications from cyber threats by filtering, monitoring, and blocking malicious HTTP/S traffic. WAFs help prevent attacks such as SQL injection, cross-site scripting (XSS), remote code execution (RCE), and other OWASP...
What is runtime security? Runtime security refers to the monitoring and protection of systems, applications, and data while they are actively running (or “in use”). Unlike security measures that focus on scanning code before deployment (like static code analysis) or scanning containers before they are launched, runtime security focuses on...
Introduction to Multi-Cloud Security In the contemporary digital realm, multi-cloud security stands as a cornerstone for fortifying enterprise networks. Eighty-four percent of organizations reported that they utilize two or more cloud environments. As organizations increasingly leverage a combination of private and public clouds, including giants like AWS, Azure, Google Cloud...
What is a C2 server? A C2 server (short for Command and Control server) is a central system used by attackers to communicate with and control compromised devices (often called “bots” or “zombies”) in a network. How a C2 Server Works Initial Compromise: An attacker breaches a device through phishing,...
