Fileless malware news stories

Malware
Sophos develops detection capabilities to thwart in-memory cyber threats
Fileless malware is a type of covert threat that injects code directly into the memory of a compromised machine, often to avoid detection.

Encryption
Surge in encrypted malware prompts warning about detection strategies
“If you are not decrypting and scanning your secure web connections, you are likely missing a large majority of malware,” the report states.

Cybersecurity
Fileless attacks surge as attackers look to boost ROI
Fileless attacks have skyrocketed 265% this year compared to the first half of 2018, and there’s no sign that they will slow down.

Carbon Black
Carbon Black releases 2019 global threat report
The report found that a new breed of cyberattacks (seemingly fuelled by geopolitical tension) is emerging.

Encryption
UK security startup Barac sets sights on America
“Malware hidden in encrypted traffic is one of the biggest threats organisations are facing today,” says new EVP global sales.

Cybersecurity
WatchGuard’s eight (terrifying) 2019 security predictions
The next evolution of ransomware, escalating nation-state attacks, biometric hacking, Wi-Fi protocol security, and Die Hard fiction becomes reality.

Malware
Exclusive: Fileless malware driving uptake of behavioural analytics
Fileless malware often finds its way into organisations via web browsers (or in combination with other vectors such as infected USB drives).

Cyber Threats
Fileless malware: Today's unseen threat to businesses
Fileless malware attacks tend to rely as little as possible on executables during infection and compromise.

CrowdStrike
CrowdStrike compiles 'casebook' of cybersecurity's important lessons
The casebook found that attack trends towards fileless malware, such as those that execute code from memory, made up 66% of all attacks.

Trend Micro
Fileless malware sneaks into Windows machines via USB flash drives
A malicious backdoor called BKDR-ANDROM.ETIN is using fileless malware to infect systems through USB flash drives.

Malware
Living off the land: How malware is on the verge of becoming fileless
‘Living off the land’ may at first sound like farms and vegetable patches, but it is quickly gaining a new meaning for cyber attackers and threats.

Malware
How to detect and stop a non-malware (or fileless) attack
This year might just be "the year of non-malware attacks". Let’s take a step back and understand what we're up against and what can be done.