Almost Half of All Malware Now Passes Communications Through TLS
This helps malicious actors blend with legitimate traffic, as in most cases, they are abusing legit services. Dealing with the problem is challenging, and that’s why threat actors are now massively adopting TLS for their operations. TLS (Transport Layer Security) is a cryptographic protocol designed to provide security in communications over computer networks. It has been previously used by email platforms, instant messaging tools, VoIP solutions, and HTTPS (Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure), among others. As Sophos researchers report now, there’s a surge of malware authors adopting TLS...