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New ExtraHop capabilities target malicious PowerShell use across enterprise environments

New ExtraHop capabilities target malicious PowerShell use across enterprise environments ExtraHop has announced new capabilities to detect the malicious use of PowerShell. These enhancements provide the visibility needed to disrupt the attack kill chain and deliver insight to stop lateral movement in its tracks. Remote management tools like PowerShell have become a notable weapon for attackers, like the Qilin Ransomware-as-a-Service (RaaS) operation, which has hit many high-value organizations globally including several UK hospitals. Threat actors often use PowerShell for living-off-the-land to go under the radar as they map the network, identify targets, and navigate around to escalate their user privileges in a quest to gain control of the network. By using remote management tools and…

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Nov 5, 2025
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