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SMBs Witness Surge in ‘Malware Free’ Attacks

According to the first-ever SMB Threat Report from Huntress, a company that offers security platforms and services to SMBs and managed service providers (MSPs), the most common threats that small and medium businesses (SMBs) faced in Q3 2023 were “malware free” attacks, attackers’ growing reliance on legitimate tools and scripting frameworks, and BEC scams.

“Malware Free” Attacks on the Rise

In 44% of cyberattack incidents, attackers tend to deploy malware. However, in the remaining 56% of events, scripting frameworks (like PowerShell) and remote monitoring and management (RMM) software were used along with “living off the land” binaries (LOLBins).

The increased use of RMM software has turned out to be a concerning trend that is challenging to reverse.

“At the SMB level, LOLBin use is especially concerning given the state of monitoring and review for many organizations. Many critical entities—from local school districts to medical offices—may find themselves at best leveraged for cryptomining or botnet purposes, and at worst, the victims of disruptive ransomware,” the researchers noted.

The researchers notes that in over 65% of security incidents, threat actors utilize RMM software as their methods for persistence or remote access mechanisms following the initial access to the victim user’s system.

Since RMM too

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