All Huntress Blog Posts

All Huntress Blog Posts

All things cybersecurity engaging and accessible - so you can stay ahead of hackers and boost your cybersecurity savviness.

Author: Jonathan Johnson
The Phantom File System: Inside the Windows ProjFS
The Phantom File System: Inside the Windows ProjFS

Most people have never heard of Windows ProjFS. Attackers are starting to notice. This deep dive covers exactly how the Projected File System works and why that matters for security.

February 5, 2026
Pursuing Parity: Attempting to Bring Cross-Platform Unity
Pursuing Parity: Attempting to Bring Cross-Platform Unity

Feature parity across Windows, macOS, and Linux sounds simple on a product roadmap. Actually building it means reconciling fundamentally different operating systems. Here's how Huntress is approaching it.

Where Do You Think You're Going? How Huntress Addresses Lateral Movement
Where Do You Think You're Going? How Huntress Addresses Lateral Movement

Once attackers are inside, lateral movement is how they deepen a compromise and make removal much harder. Here's exactly how Huntress detects and disrupts it before it spreads.

You Can Run, but You Can’t Hide: Defender Exclusions
You Can Run, but You Can’t Hide: Defender Exclusions

Attackers know that adding a MDAV exclusion for their malicious binary is easier than disabling Defender entirely. Huntress covers how this overlooked technique works, and how to detect it.

September 30, 2026
Silencing the EDR Silencers
Silencing the EDR Silencers

EDR tampering is one of the most desirable capabilities for attackers, and vendors have largely ignored it. A Huntress researcher covers the techniques used to blind EDR products, and what can be done about it.

November 18, 2024