Microsoft uses its expertise in malware to help with fileless attack detection on Linux

Hey, Linux fans! Microsoft has got your back over fileless threats. Assuming you've bought into the whole Azure Security Center thing.

Hot on the heels of a similar release for Windows (if by "hot" you mean "nearly 18 months after")comes a previewaimed at detecting that breed of malware that inserts itself into memory before attempting to hide its tracks.

A fileless attack tends to hit via a software vulnerability, inject a stinky payload into an otherwise fragrant system process and then lurk in memory. The malware also attempts to remove any trace of itself on disk, which makes disk-based detection tricky.

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