We all depend on the various technical cyber security solutions we deploy, firewalls, anti-virus, end point detection and response (EDR), there are many names and the threat actors know we depend on them. So it should come as no surprise that there are attacks, that first attempt to disable these defences before going onto to infect your systems:
Ransomware gang deploys new malware to kill security software (bleepingcomputer.com)
EDRKillShifter and AuKill are examples, discovered by Sophos researchers.
Your Takeaway
Using a stack of cyber security tools and training, rather than just relying on a single tool, enables defence in depth for your organisation.
Clive Catton MSc (Cyber Security) – by-line and other articles
