Carter Foster, Author at Plixer

How Network Data Allows You To Detect DNS Attacks Like The “Decoy Dog” Exploit

DNS, NDR, Network Security / By Carter Foster

In today’s complex cybersecurity landscape, the battle between hackers and defenders is a continuous chess match. Recent revelations about the “Decoy Dog” exploit have demonstrated the value of metadata in understanding and mitigating these evolving threats. For those keen to delve deeper into this threat landscape, I recommend downloading our recent white paper titled “Understanding …

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a coder inspecting a zero day attack leading to a data breach

The Impact of a Data Breach

Leave a Comment / NDR / By Carter Foster

Dive into the recent HCA data breach and learn how a zero-day attack can quickly cause damage to your business.

Analyst looking for the MOVEit vulnerability to prevent a cyber attack.

What is the MOVEit Vulnerability and How To Detect It

Leave a Comment / NDR / By Carter Foster

By now you have probably heard of a vulnerability in MOVEit or its use by the hacking group ClOp. This cyber attack is all over the news at the moment, with large government agencies and enterprises being affected by the MOVEit vulnerability. If you found this blog post, then you probably are interested in one …

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A desktop, mobile phone and laptop, representing a variety of endpoint security vulnerabilities

Endpoint security stats you need to know

Leave a Comment / NDR / By Carter Foster

Endpoint security is crucial for protecting your organization from cyber threats. With the increasing vulnerabilities posed by human actions, it’s essential to have key insights into endpoint behavior.

Is NetFlow useful for security analysis?

Leave a Comment / NDR / By Carter Foster

Network flow data (NetFlow, IPFIX, sFlow, etc.) is telemetry data extracted from your network infrastructure. Network Operations teams frequently tap into this data set to monitor performance.

Why Other NDR Solutions Are So Expensive

Leave a Comment / NDR / By Carter Foster

If you started to research NDR solutions to any degree, you’ve likely noticed that most vendors use packet infrastructure to monitor, ingest, and analyze traffic for threat activity. Packet analysis is a very popular threat detection method, but it has shortcomings that may not seem obvious at first glance. For starters, deploying packet infrastructure is …

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Exploring NPMD use cases with the Plixer Platform

NPMD / By Carter Foster

When it comes to NPMD, there are an incredibly large number of use cases the Plixer Platform can solve. During my time as a Sales Engineer, the most common use case I encounter is bandwidth monitoring or a more generic network troubleshooting. However, there are plenty of other use cases that can help most organizations …

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How to detect lateral movement with the Plixer Platform

NDR / By Carter Foster

If you are familiar with the MITRE ATT&CK framework, then you know most attackers will follow a general sequence of steps in order to carry out an attack. It’s typically along the lines of gaining entry, performing recon, moving to vulnerable targets, doing bad things, and exfiltrating data.

How to map MITRE ATT&CK® with Plixer NDR

NDR / By Carter Foster

Sophisticated attacks continue to grow and breach organizational defenses, and they do so without being detected. Traditional attacks use straightforward methods, such as weaponizing emails in phishing attacks, which direct the victim to a bad domain where malicious actors can compromise or steal important information. If security teams in the organization can detect and identify such …

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How cybercriminals are using ML and how to combat it

General / By Carter Foster

You and I both know that AI is all the buzz today. Artificial Intelligence (AI) is quickly fueling the evolution of today’s high-octane environment. Being able to effectively monitor and manage today’s cyber threats is a monumental task. Every day I talk to people whose pain points are similar. They don’t have the budget or …

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Carter Foster

How Network Data Allows You To Detect DNS Attacks Like The “Decoy Dog” Exploit

The Impact of a Data Breach

What is the MOVEit Vulnerability and How To Detect It

Endpoint security stats you need to know

Is NetFlow useful for security analysis?

Why Other NDR Solutions Are So Expensive

Exploring NPMD use cases with the Plixer Platform

How to detect lateral movement with the Plixer Platform

How to map MITRE ATT&CK® with Plixer NDR

How cybercriminals are using ML and how to combat it

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