no additional binary executables are installe d onto the system Attackers are using what’s already available to attack you • Less new files on disk → more difficult to detect attack • Use off-the-shelf tools & cloud services → difficult to determine i ntent & source • These tools are ubiquitous → hide in plain sight • Finding exploitable zero-day vulnerabilities is getting more diffic ult • → use simple and proven methods such as email & social engine ering
Living Off the Land: A Minimalist’s Guide to Windows Post-Expl oitation –BsidesAugusta 9/14/2013 with Matt Graeber(http://ob scuresecurity.blogspot.com/p/presentation-slides.html) • http://www.hexacorn.com/blog/category/living-off-the-land/ • https://blog.barkly.com/what-are-lolbins-living-off-the-land-bin aries • https://www.symantec.com/content/dam/symantec/docs/securi ty-center/white-papers/istr-living-off-the-land-and-fileless-attac k-techniques-en.pdf