Security News > 2023 > February > Webinar — A MythBusting Special: 9 Myths about File-based Threats

Digital communication would not be possible without file sharing.

Whether we are opening an exported Excel file with a Salesforce report or downloading a new note taking software, we are using files to share information and perform critical tasks.

File-based attacks are attacks that use modified files that contain malicious code, script, or active content to deliver threats to users or devices.

Beyond preying on human behavior, threat actors program evasive techniques into their files like obfuscation information or file deletion, making it difficult for existing tools to detect threats.

The threat actors used fake shareware sites where visitors would download a file that masqueraded as cracked software.

We gathered nine most common myths about files, ranging from how endpoint security may not be enough to block Macros in Microsoft documents.

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