Targeted Attacks on Central Management Systems
Contents
ASEC REPORT
VOL.89 Q4 2017
ASEC (AhnLab Security Emergency Response Center) is a global security response group consisting of malware
analysts and security experts. This report is published by ASEC and focuses on the most significant security
threats and latest security technologies to guard against such threats. For further details, please visit AhnLab,
Inc.’s homepage (www.ahnlab.com).
SECURITY TREND OF Q4 2018
Table of Contents
SECURITY ISSUE
•Targeted Attacks on Central Management Systems 04
ANNUAL REPORT
•Security Trends from 2017
11
•Security Threats in 2018
16
ASEC REPORT Vol.89 | Security Trend
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SECURITY
ISSUE
•Targeted Attacks on Central
Management Systems
Security Issue
Targeted Attacks on Central
Management Systems
Last year, one of the top security threat that organizations faced was the exploit attacks on software
vulnerabilities alongside ransomware. In particular, the main target of attack was the central
management system, which is used by companies and institutions to apply a common policy to
internal systems or to distribute specific files. The central management system is chosen by the
attackers as it consists of the management server …
VOL.89 Q4 2017
ASEC (AhnLab Security Emergency Response Center) is a global security response group consisting of malware
analysts and security experts. This report is published by ASEC and focuses on the most significant security
threats and latest security technologies to guard against such threats. For further details, please visit AhnLab,
Inc.’s homepage (www.ahnlab.com).
SECURITY TREND OF Q4 2018
Table of Contents
SECURITY ISSUE
•Targeted Attacks on Central Management Systems 04
ANNUAL REPORT
•Security Trends from 2017
11
•Security Threats in 2018
16
ASEC REPORT Vol.89 | Security Trend
2
SECURITY
ISSUE
•Targeted Attacks on Central
Management Systems
Security Issue
Targeted Attacks on Central
Management Systems
Last year, one of the top security threat that organizations faced was the exploit attacks on software
vulnerabilities alongside ransomware. In particular, the main target of attack was the central
management system, which is used by companies and institutions to apply a common policy to
internal systems or to distribute specific files. The central management system is chosen by the
attackers as it consists of the management server …