Currently, generative AI models (including ChatGPT) can be used to enhance the complexity and speed of malicious cyber activity, and cut costs for criminals. But could it generate new cyberthreats in the future?
With an explosion in the use of IoTs and a spike in the number of people working remotely, cyber criminals have a big (and growing) attack field to work on.
While syscalls and Windows have exploded in popularity, permitting offensive security tools to weaponize direct Windows syscalls to avoid EDR, they have virtually never been utilized in the context of shellcode, except for Egghunters, a specialized shellcode that uses only one syscall.
The growing risk of cyber-attacks in today’s increasingly dynamic environment calls for robust threat hunting techniques. According to the 2022 Threat Hunting Report by Cybersecurity Insiders, 56% of organisations reported an increase in threat levels during the past year.