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When Tools Turn Threats: How Legitimate Remote Control Software Is Being Abused as Remote Access Trojans (RATs)

Mike Puglia

Posted on Jun 5

A Remote Access Trojan (RAT) is a type of malware that allows an attacker to gain full access to a system as if they were physically present on the keyboard. As antivirus and antimalware have improved at detecting malicious applications, bad actors have increasingly turned to using legitimate remote control tools as RATs. Legitimate remote […]

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Education

Insights from Kaseya Security Live 2025 (Part 1)

In the ever-evolving landscape of cybersecurity, staying ahead of potential threats requires understanding of what adversaries are capable of. That’s why Kaseya Labs put on a live fire training event at Kaseya’s Connect Global 2025 event. The event, called Kaseya Security Live gave attendees a live virtual environment and hands on attacks they could execute […]

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