The Significance of PwnKit to Insider Threats

This blog was originally published by Alert Logic here. Written by Josh Davies, Alert Logic. Alert Logic has been covering and tracking PwnKit since its initial discovery, and we’ve developed the appropriate detection and coverage to both determine exposure and identify compromises. PwnKit allows attackers to convert the toehold they may have gained on a network into a real foothold by ensuring their malicious program or command is executed with the highest system privileges available. ...

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