'Hunter-killer' malware able to neutralize advanced defenses

A new report from Picus Security looks at real-world malware samples and identifies the most common techniques leveraged by attackers. It identifies a surge in 'hunter-killer' demonstrating a shift in adversaries' ability to identify and neutralize advanced enterprise defenses such as next-gen firewalls, antivirus, and EDR. According to the report, there has been a 333 percent increase in malware that can actively target defensive systems in an attempt to disable them. 'We are witnessing a surge in ultra-evasive, highly aggressive malware which shares the characteristics of hunter-killer submarines,' says Dr Suleyman Ozarslan, Picus Security co-founder and VP of Picus Labs.… [Continue Reading]