Fileless malware attacks rise 94 percent in 2018

The first half of 2018 has seen a 94 percent rise in fileless malware attacks according to the latest Enterprise Risk Index Report from endpoint security company SentinelOne. It also finds that PowerShell attacks jumped to a record of 5.2 attacks per 1000 endpoints, compared to 2.5 in May. Ransomware attacks remain popular too, ranging from 5.6 to 14.4 attacks per 1000 endpoints. The report also examines the classification of detected documents and executables by the verdict provided by reputation services. More than 70 percent of detected executables were unknown to these services, and more than 90 percent of documents.… [Continue Reading]