Attackers often use web shells to mimic legitimate files and compromise web servers. These best practices will lower your risk. One tool that bad guys use to go after your web servers is a web shell.

Tanya Candia is an international management expert, specializing for more than 25 years in information security strategy and communication for public- and private-sector organizations. Stealthy, ...

This ebook, based on the latest ZDNet/TechRepublic special feature, offers a detailed look at how to build risk management policies to protect your critical digital assets. Read now In a blog post ...

Cookie-gated PHP web shells enable persistent Linux RCE via cron-based re-creation, reducing detection in routine traffic logs.

The U.S. National Security Agency (NSA) and the Australian Signals Directorate (ASD) have issued a joint report warning of threat actors increasingly exploiting vulnerable web servers to deploy web ...

In recent months, attackers have increased their use of programs that run on Internet-facing servers as a way to remotely control compromised systems and networks, according to security firms and ...

A court-approved FBI operation was conducted to remove web shells from compromised US-based Microsoft Exchange servers without first notifying the servers' owners. On March 2nd, Microsoft released a ...

US officials talk about all the methods the Chinese government and its agents have been using to target US companies and universities to steal intellectual property. Read now The US National Security ...