We have seen countless times where attackers have demonstrated the ability to bypass the protection offered by conventional and traditional endpoint security solutions. While layers of network-based defense can help with prevention, endpoints are not always on the corporate network, and malware is still bypassing these layers and making it through to...

Thousands of 'Deep Web' Sites Affected by Hack on Freedom Hosting II Freedom Hosting II (FHII), estimated to be home of one-fifth of the dark web, was subject to an attack resulting in defacements and loss of availability to hosted content. Those claiming responsibility for the attack assert that FHII was a knowing party to gigabytes of child pxxnography...

Threat Background We all understand that most legacy antivirus (AV) solutions simply don’t stop the many different threats that exist today. In fact, if you're using a signature-based solution, you're lucky if it detects 50% of the threats that come your way on a daily basis. The Cylance SPEAR™ team has recently identified a newer family of samples...

Background Cylance SPEAR™ has identified a newer family of samples deployed by Shell Crew that has flown under AV’s radar for more than a year and a half. Simple programmatic techniques continue to be effective in evading signature-based detection.  Shell Crew, first named by RSA in this paper, has been incredibly proficient over time and breached...

Once again, the RSA conference is fast approaching, and that means it’s time for the latest round of security buzzword bingo. What’s in the queue this year? To be sure, artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) will be everywhere at the show. You can be certain that the halls at Moscone will be packed full of vendors pitching new security...

Ransomware is a well-known problem. Its increasing popularity as a class of malware is well documented, but to butcher a phrase – one bad turn deserves another. Previously, crafting malware was the domain of skilled and malicious programmers, but as Cylance has reported previously, enterprising bad actors have now established new platforms that allow...