{"id":47264,"date":"2022-06-23T07:58:11","date_gmt":"2022-06-23T07:58:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.threatshub.org\/blog\/dont-ditch-powershell-to-improve-security-say-infosec-agencies-from-uk-us-and-nz\/"},"modified":"2022-06-23T07:58:11","modified_gmt":"2022-06-23T07:58:11","slug":"dont-ditch-powershell-to-improve-security-say-infosec-agencies-from-uk-us-and-nz","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.threatshub.org\/blog\/dont-ditch-powershell-to-improve-security-say-infosec-agencies-from-uk-us-and-nz\/","title":{"rendered":"Don’t ditch PowerShell to improve security, say infosec agencies from UK, US, and NZ"},"content":{"rendered":"

Windows PowerShell is enormously useful, extremely prevalent, and often targeted<\/a> by crooks because it offers an express route into the heart of Windows servers and networks.<\/p>\n

Some have therefore suggested the tool is a liability that should be disabled in the interest of improved security.<\/p>\n

But on Wednesday national cybersecurity agencies from the US, UK, and New Zealand decided that’s a bit drastic. Instead, the agencies recommend securing PowerShell prudently.<\/p>\n