Thursday, June 26th, 2014
CyberSecurity Weekly Tip #1: The Fundamental Flaw with Malware
In order to compromise a company network or a device on your network a hacker needs to infect a computer with relatively simple malware flaw. This simple infection will often get past traditional security software. It becomes a dangerous threat when the malware flaw communicates back to the hacker and allows them to control the movements.
This is often achieved by the use of a command and control server that the attacker will use to control the malware. A popular way malware can establish external communications is known as ‘Direct Communication’. In this case the malware will establish a direct communication channel and use it to communicate with the attacker. In addition, advanced malware can use a zombie process or a compromised process to hide external communication and evade detection.
If this unauthorised communication can be blocked then the malware is ineffective. Organisations must include controls for preventing unauthorised malware communication and data exfiltration from the PCs and laptops on the network. This should be part of the overall strategy for protection of all sensitive data.
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