Linux Security
Hunting for Linux Intrusion Tactics is Better than Searching for Exploit Signatures
When the NSA and CIA source code leaked a couple years back, Sandfly founder Craig Rowland ignored the zero day attacks they had and studied their tactics in the code instead. In this video he’ll…
Why You Should Be Searching for Linux Anti-Forensics
In this video Sandfly founder Craig Rowland discusses why it's important to hunt for anti-forensics on Linux. Anti-forensics are techniques intruders and malware use on Linux hosts to conceal their…
Christchurch HackerCon 2018 Presentation – Insider’s History of Intrusion Detection Technology
Sandfly founder Craig Rowland did a presentation on the insider’s history of Intrusion Detection Systems at the Christchurch HackerCon. His slides are below and a video will be released when it is…
Why Agentless Security is Needed on Linux
When looking to secure Linux, you may be wondering: What is the main advantage of an agentless product like Sandfly over agent-based security solutions that exist? The answer is simple: It’s…
Linux Malware Cryptominer Detection and Forensics
This year we have seen a huge uptick in cryptomining malware against Linux servers. The usual attack vector is the following: A brute force attack against SSH accounts. Automated install of a pre…
The Pyramid of Pain and Sandfly
There is a great post called The Pyramid of Pain by David Blanco that details the six ways to cause adversaries the most trouble when attacking your network. The Pyramid of Pain is below: We’ve been…