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X-Force uncovers global NetScaler Gateway credential harvesting campaign

6 min read - This post was made possible through the contributions of Bastien Lardy, Sebastiano Marinaccio and Ruben Castillo. In September of 2023, X-Force uncovered a campaign where attackers were exploiting the vulnerability identified in CVE-2023-3519 to attack unpatched NetScaler Gateways to insert…

September 27, 2023

Tequila OS 2.0: The first forensic Linux distribution in Latin America

3 min read - Incident response teams are stretched thin, and the threats are only intensifying. But new tools are helping bridge the gap for cybersecurity pros in Latin America. IBM Security X-Force Threat Intelligence Index 2023 found that 12% of the security incidents…

August 31, 2023

Alert fatigue: A 911 cyber call center that never sleeps

4 min read - Imagine running a 911 call center where the switchboard is constantly lit up with incoming calls. The initial question, “What’s your emergency, please?” aims to funnel the event to the right responder for triage and assessment. Over the course of…

August 16, 2023

SIEM and SOAR in 2023: Key trends and new changes

4 min read - Security information and event management (SIEM) systems remain a key component of security operations centers (SOCs). Security orchestration, automation, and response (SOAR) frameworks, meanwhile, have emerged to fill the gap in these capabilities left by many SIEM systems. But as…

August 9, 2023

X-Force releases detection & response framework for managed file transfer software

5 min read - The mass exploitation of managed file transfer (MFT) attacks is on the rise. To empower cybersecurity defenders, IBM Security X-Force has released a common framework for detection and response for MFTs.

Unmasking hypnotized AI: The hidden risks of large language models

11 min read - The emergence of Large Language Models (LLMs) is redefining how cybersecurity teams and cybercriminals operate. As security teams leverage the capabilities of generative AI to bring more simplicity and speed into their operations, it's important we recognize that cybercriminals are seeking the same benefits. LLMs are a new type of attack surface poised to make certain types of attacks easier, more cost-effective, and even more persistent. In a bid to explore security risks posed by these innovations, we attempted to…

Bringing threat intelligence and adversary insights to the forefront: X-Force Research Hub

3 min read - Today defenders are dealing with both a threat landscape that’s constantly changing and attacks that have stood the test of time. Innovation and best practices co-exist in the criminal world, and one mustn’t distract us from the other. IBM X-Force is continuously observing new attack vectors and novel malware in the wild, as adversaries seek to evade detection innovations. But we also know that tried and true tactics — from phishing and exploiting known vulnerabilities to using compromised credentials and…

X-Force certified containment: Responding to AD CS attacks

6 min read - This post was made possible through the contributions of Joseph Spero and Thanassis Diogos. In June 2023, IBM Security X-Force responded to an incident where a client had received alerts from their security tooling regarding potential malicious activity originating from a system within their network targeting a domain controller. X-Force analysis revealed that an attacker gained access to the client network through a VPN connection using a third-party IT management account. The IT management account had multi-factor authentication (MFA) disabled…

Your BOFs are gross, put on a mask: How to hide beacon during BOF execution

8 min read - In this post, we’ll review a simple technique that we’ve developed to encrypt Cobalt Strike’s Beacon in memory while executing BOFs to prevent a memory scan from detecting Beacon. Picture this — you’re on a red team engagement and your phish went through, your initial access payload got past EDR, your beacon is now living in memory and calling back to you. The hard part is over, time to do some post-exploitation. You fire up your trusty BOF toolkit and…

Your BOFs are gross, put on a mask: How to hide beacon during BOF execution

Cyberattackers target the Latin American health care sector

3 min read - Cyberattacks on the healthcare sector are a growing threat in Latin America, and the large amount of confidential data these organizations handle makes these attacks a top concern. The value of healthcare data in the illegal market, such as the…

SOCs spend 32% of the day on incidents that pose no threat

4 min read - When it comes to the first line of defense for any company, its Security Operations Center (SOC) is an essential component. A SOC is a dedicated team of professionals who monitor networks and systems for potential threats, provide analysis of…

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X-Force uncovers global NetScaler Gateway credential harvesting campaign

Tequila OS 2.0: The first forensic Linux distribution in Latin America

Alert fatigue: A 911 cyber call center that never sleeps

SIEM and SOAR in 2023: Key trends and new changes

X-Force releases detection & response framework for managed file transfer software

Unmasking hypnotized AI: The hidden risks of large language models

Bringing threat intelligence and adversary insights to the forefront: X-Force Research Hub

X-Force certified containment: Responding to AD CS attacks

Your BOFs are gross, put on a mask: How to hide beacon during BOF execution

Your BOFs are gross, put on a mask: How to hide beacon during BOF execution

Cyberattackers target the Latin American health care sector

SOCs spend 32% of the day on incidents that pose no threat

Poor communication during a data breach can cost you — Here’s how to avoid it

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