Introducing Proactive Hardening and Attack Surface Reduction (PHASR) for Linux and macOS

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As Linux dominates cloud-native infrastructure and macOS becomes the standard for high-value targets in development and executive leadership, the attack surface is no longer Windows-centric. Modern attack playbooks weaponize Living off the Land (LOTL) binaries–pre-installed, legitimate system tools–to blend malicious activity with normal operations and bypass standard detection telemetry.

*** This is a Security Bloggers Network syndicated blog from Business Insights authored by Grzegorz Nocoń. Read the original post at: https://businessinsights.bitdefender.com/attack-surface-reduction-linux-mac-os-phasr

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Andy Curtis is an award-winning security consultant, researcher and public speaker. He has been working in the computer security industry since the early 1990s, having been employed by state and federal government, leading healthcare and banking providers across three continents. He has given talks about computer security for some of the world’s largest companies, worked with law enforcement agencies on investigations into hacking groups, and is a regular voice on TV and radio explaining IT security threats.

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