Your Web Server Just Ran whoami: How Blue Teams Detect RCE

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Your web server just ran whoami, and nobody typed it. In this video, we walk through how blue teams detect RCE: the five steps an attack follows, the five vectors behind most remote code execution bugs, and the three layers where you catch it, starting with the highest-quality signal, a web server spawning a shell. You’ll also see why egress filtering breaks the attack chain, and why so much of this work uses skills IT professionals already have. For the code, the hardening config, and the Sigma rule, read the full written guide.