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Implications of “malware free” attacks on SMBs

Posted on November 24, 2023 by Dissent

Kevin Beaumont recently called attention to a new intelligence report by Huntress.

One of their findings that Beaumont highlighted is that 56% of incidents they see are ‘malwareless’.

“This isn’t fancy fileless stuff,” Beaumont commented. “This means people rock up and ‘live off the land’ with legit tools.” He added:

SMBs should think about trying to block these tools.

More importantly, security vendors should think about meaningful and EASY ways for customers to block these types of tools. It should be a toggle to turn them off, and then a tick box for each to reallow.

Observed RMM Tools included TeamViewer, NetSupport, AnyDesk, and ConnectWise.

 

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