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Storyline Edit. Add content advisory. Did you know Edit. User reviews 14 Review. Examples of poor security settings include:. If the flaw is severe enough, a threat actor can gain root or administrator privileges with minimal effort. Configuration errors in cloud resources represent a rapidly growing source of privileged attacks.
Malware, which includes viruses, spyware, worms, adware, ransomware, etc. The intent can range from surveillance, data exfiltration, disruption, command and control, denial of service, to extortion. Malware provides a vehicle for attackers to instrument cybercriminal activity. Malware, like any other program, can potentially execute at any permission from standard user to administrator root based on the context it was originally executed within.
Malware can install on a resource via:. Irrespective of the malware delivery mechanism, the motive is to execute code on a resource. Once running, it becomes a race between detection by endpoint security vendors and threat actors to keep executing, evade discovery, and remain persistent. Modern malware continues evolving to better elude detection and disable cyber defenses to continue its proliferation. Malware may perform functions like scraping memory for password hashes and keystroke logging.
This allows for the stealing of passwords to perform attacks based on privileges by the malware itself, or other attack vectors deployed by the threat actor.
Malware is just a transport vehicle to continue the propagation of a sustained attack. As such, malware ultimately needs permissions to obtain the target information sought after by the attacker.
The malware subset that scrapes memory, installs additional malicious software, or provides surveillance is the most pertinent to privileged escalation. Its ultimate goal is surveillance to execute a vertical privileged attack in the future.
Social engineering attacks capitalize on the trust that people have in the communications voice, email, text, etc. If the message is well-crafted, and potentially even spoofs someone trusted, then the threat actor has already succeeded in the first step of the ruse. From a social engineering perspective, threat actors attempt to capitalize on a few key human traits to meet their goals:. If we consider each of these characteristics, we can appropriately train team members to improve resistance to social engineering attacks.
The difficulty is overcoming human traits. To that end, if a team member is victimized by a social engineering attack, then the threat actor can gain access, and potentially install malware, ransomware, or escalate privileges.
We have considered common methods leveraged for privileged escalation, and the most common techniques to obtain administrative privileges—but how does this apply to your organization?
Consider the table below:. Note: There are always exceptions. Mirai Botnet and Poodle prove that remaining vigilant in low risk scenarios for privileged escalation is still imperative. Some operating systems are more prone to social engineering simply based on user interaction. For instance, social engineering is a more common contributor to Windows privilege escalation attacks.
On the other hands, Unix and Linux privilege escalation attacks are rarely the result of social engineering, but rather misconfigurations, vulnerabilities and exploits, and targeted insider attacks.
This is true simply because Windows is far more prevalent on end- user desktops than other operating systems. However, credential exploitation can happen on any operating system and device. If credentials are exposed using any of the techniques we have discussed, then a privileged escalation can occur using any of the additional methods available to threat actor. No asset, application, or resource is immune to a credential-based attack. And, none of them are immune from privileged escalation.
When this is combined with good cybersecurity hygiene like segmentation, privileged access management PAM , patch management, vulnerability management, and change control, a strong defense- in-depth emerges. An attack vector is a technique by which a threat actor, hacker, or attacker gains access to a system, application, or resource to perform malicious activity.
This can include everything from installing malware, altering files or data, or even some form of persistent reconnaissance. Privileged escalation attack vectors arguably represent the worst of all cyber threats because the attacker can become the administrator and owner of all the information technology resources within your company.
And with that power, all your data, assets, applications, and resources potentially can fall under some form of foreign control. Password Hacking : A threat actor can crack or steal a password using several techniques. These attacks can lead to administrator privileges if the account has been granted these rights. This represents another reason to limit the number of administrator accounts in an environment and enforce least privilege.
If the account is an administrator, the threat actor can easily circumvent other security controls, achieve lateral movement , and opportunistically attempt to crack other privileged account passwords. As a point of reference, password hacking is different from password exposure, such as shared passwords and the insecure documentation of passwords. Password hacking involves attackers attempting to crack or determine a password using a variety of programmatic techniques and automation using specialized tools.
Password Guessing : One of the most popular techniques for password hacking is simply guessing the password. A random guess is rarely successful unless it is a common password or based on a dictionary word. Flat-out guessing is somewhat of an art, but knowing information about the target identity enhances the likelihood of a successful guess. Relevant information can be gathered via social media, direct interaction, deceptive conversation, or even data gleaned and merged or aggregated from prior breaches.
In addition, if the account holder reuses passwords between resources, then the risks of password guessing, and lateral movement dramatically increase. Imagine a person who uses only one or two base passwords everywhere—for alltheir digital presence and privileged accounts. Unfortunately, this happens all the time! Shoulder Surfing enables a threat actor to gain knowledge of credentials through observation. This includes observing passwords, pins, and swipe patterns as they are entered, as well as passwords scribbled on a sticky note.
The shoulder surfing concept is simple, yet ancient. A threat actor watches physically, or with the aid of an electronic device like a camera, for passwords and later reuses them for an attack. Dictionary Attacks are an automated technique unlike password hacking or guessing utilizing a list of passwords against a valid account to reveal the password.
The list itself is a dictionary of words. If the threat actor knows the resource they are trying to compromise, like password length and complexity requirements, they can customize the dictionary to more efficiently target the resource. Therefore, more advanced programs often use a dictionary on top of mixing in numbers or common symbols at the beginning or end of the attempt to mimic a real-world password with complexity requirements.
A weakness of dictionary attacks is that they rely on real words and derivations supplied by the user of the default dictionary. If the real password is fictitious, uses multiple languages, or uses more than one word or phrase, it will thwart a dictionary attack.
The most common methods to mitigate the threats of a dictionary attack are account lockout attempts and password complexity policies. However, in many environments, especially for nonhuman accounts, account lockout attempts can hamper business runtime. Therefore, this security setting is sometimes disabled. Consequently, if logon failures are not being monitored in event logs, a dictionary attack is an effective attack vector for a threat actor. This is especially true if privileged accounts do not have this setting enabled as a mitigation strategy.
Therefore, complexity alone is not the best solution. Rainbow Table Attacks are a subset of dictionary attacks. If the attacker knows the password-hashing algorithm used to encrypt passwords for a resource, rainbow tables can allow them to reverse engineer those hashes into the actual passwords.
The hacker has dictionary hashes that can be mapped back to the original password. Modern breaches have exposed vast troves of password hashes, but without a basis in the encryption algorithm, rainbow tables and similar techniques are nearly useless without some form of seed information.
Brute Force Password Attacks are the least efficient method for trying to hack a password, so are generally used as a last resort. Brute force password attacks utilize a programmatic method to try all the possible combinations for a password.
This method is efficient for passwords that are short in string character length and complexity, but can become infeasible—even for the fastest modern systems—with a password of eight characters or more. If a password only has alphabetical characters, all in capitals or all in lowercase not mixed , it would take 8,,, guesses.
You have a better chance of winning the lottery! This estimation also assumes that the threat attacker knows the length of the password and complexity requirements. Other factors include numbers, case sensitivity, and special characters in the localized language.
While a brute force attack with the proper parameters will eventually find the password, the time and computing power required may render the brute force test itself a moot point by the time it is done. And, the time it takes to perform the attacks is not only based on the speed required to generate all the possible password permutations, but also the challenge and response time of a failure on the target system.
That response lag time is what really matters when trying to brute force a password. Inline Feedbacks. June 18, pm. September 11, am. Would love your thoughts, please comment.
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