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Stav Setty

Stav Setty, researcher, enterprise R and D, Cortex, Palo Alto Networks

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Introducing Active Directory Security Posture Management in Cortex XSIAM

Active Directory remains a primary target for identity-based attacks. A single risky configuration—whether a misconfigured certificate template, excessive permission or stale account—can create an opportunity for attackers to escalate privileges and move …

Aug 27, 2026

By Stav Setty and Shachar Roitman

Must-Read Articles, Product Features, Use-Cases

Boosting Identity Security with Cortex XDR/XSIAM Honey Users

Learn how Cortex XDR’s Identity Threat Detection and Response (ITDR) leverages honey users to enhance identity security by detecting and deceiving attackers.

Oct 06, 2024

By Stav Setty and Shachar Roitman

Must-Read Articles, Product Features, Use-Cases

Behind the Curtains of a Vendor Email Compromise (VEC) Attack

The blog describes a Phishing campaign abusing a Vendor Email Compromise (VEC) Attack

Jun 21, 2023

By Stav Setty and Tom Fakterman

Must-Read Articles, Products and Services

Detecting the Kerberos noPac Vulnerabilities with Cortex XDR™

Cortex XDR detects the Kerberos noPac vulnerabilities (CVE-2021-42278 and CVE-2021-42287) leveraging behavioral analytics.

Jan 10, 2022

By Stav Setty and Aviad Meyer

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Stopping “PowerShell without PowerShell” Attacks

Executive Summary The Cortex XDR Security Research Team recently observed “PowerShell without PowerShell” activity involving PowerShell commands and scripts that do not directly invoke the powershell.exe binary. PowerShell commands and scripts can …

Feb 09, 2021

By Stav Setty and Aviad Meyer

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Stopping “PowerShell without PowerShell” Attacks

Feb 09, 2021

By Stav Setty and Aviad Meyer

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Boosting Identity Security with Cortex XDR/XSIAM Honey Users

Learn how Cortex XDR’s Identity Threat Detection and Response (ITDR) leverages honey users to enhance identity security by detecting and deceiving attackers.

Oct 06, 2024

By Stav Setty and Shachar Roitman

Must-Read Articles, Use-Cases

Detecting VBA Process Hollowing With Cortex XDR

Overview Palo Alto Networks' Unit 42 threat research team observed recent activity involving an advanced Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) technique, VBA-RunPE. VBA-RunPE is an implementation of the RunPE technique in VBA. …

Sep 26, 2020

By Stav Setty and Aviad Meyer

Must-Read Articles, Products and Services

Detecting the Kerberos noPac Vulnerabilities with Cortex XDR™

Cortex XDR detects the Kerberos noPac vulnerabilities (CVE-2021-42278 and CVE-2021-42287) leveraging behavioral analytics.

Jan 10, 2022

By Stav Setty and Aviad Meyer

Must-Read Articles, Product Features, Use-Cases

Behind the Curtains of a Vendor Email Compromise (VEC) Attack

The blog describes a Phishing campaign abusing a Vendor Email Compromise (VEC) Attack

Jun 21, 2023

By Stav Setty and Tom Fakterman

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