A regularly updated directory of press releases related to cyber security.

Issued by: Kaspersky

2/6/2020

Woburn, MA – June 2, 2020 —Kaspersky today announces its new offering, Kaspersky Adaptive Online Training, developed in partnership with Area9 Lyceum. The solution is delivered using modern learning techniques and generates a security awareness curriculum tailored to each individual user’s learning needs based on Kaspersky’s cybersecurity expertise. Security awareness training is essential to introducing cybersecurity basics to…

Issued by: SANS Institute

2/6/2020

Bethesda, MD, June 02, 2020 – The World Health Organization declared the COVID-19 pandemic on March 11, 2020 and organizations around the globe were forced to accelerate procedures to enable remote work for jobs that have traditionally been viewed as office jobs. Most companies responded quickly and were able to implement traditional workplace security measures…

Issued by: Kaspersky

27/5/2020

Woburn, MA – May 27, 2020 – Today Kaspersky announced the addition of eleven new organizations to the Coalition Against Stalkerware, a group dedicated to protecting consumers from abuse, stalking and harassment via commercially-available surveillance software. The new organizations include: AEquitas with its Stalking Prevention, Awareness, and Resource Center (SPARC), Anonyome Labs, AppEsteem Corporation, bff Bundesverband Frauenberatungsstellen und…

Issued by: Kaspersky

21/5/2020

Woburn, MA – May 21, 2020 — Energy provider Alperia has chosen Kaspersky to protect its power plants’ remote control systems and distribution network that supply electricity to 280,000 users in South Tyrol, Italy. The choice to implement Kaspersky Industrial CyberSecurity for Nodes was decided upon due to the need to have a dedicated solution for the operational technology (OT)…

Issued by: ESET

21/5/2020

BRATISLAVA, MONTREAL – ESET researchers have discovered a new modular backdoor used by the Winnti Group against several video game companies that develop MMO (massively multiplayer online) games. The malware, named PipeMon by ESET, targeted companies in South Korea and Taiwan. The video games developed by these companies are distributed all around the world, are available…

Issued by: Fortinet

19/5/2020

SUNNYVALE, Calif., May 19, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Kevin Morrison, VP ITC Operations, Rollins “Fortinet Secure SD-WAN addressed our connectivity, security and management challenges with a comprehensive solution supporting advanced routing, SD-WAN and security in a single appliance. With integrated SD-WAN functionality and security, we are able to simultaneously improve application performance and our overall security posture….

Issued by: Sophos

12/5/2020

OXFORD, U.K. – May 12, 2020 – Sophos, a global leader in next-generation cybersecurity, today announced the findings of its global survey, The State of Ransomware 2020, which reveals that paying cybercriminals to restore data encrypted during a ransomware attack is not an easy and inexpensive path to recovery. In fact, the total cost of recovery almost doubles…

Issued by: Fortinet

12/5/2020

SUNNYVALE, Calif., May 12, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — John Maddison, EVP of products and CMO, Fortinet “SD-WAN is not just for the branch, it’s an important technology for the entire end-to-end enterprise. With applications for work from home, campus to cloud, data center to cloud, and the ability to connect clouds together, Fortinet Secure SD-WAN is a hugely impactful…

Issued by: Kaspersky

7/5/2020

Woburn, MA – May 7, 2020 — According to a recent Kaspersky report, How COVID-19 changed the way people work, three-in-four (73%) employees working from home during the COVID-19 pandemic have not yet received any specific cybersecurity awareness guidance or training from their employer. Additionally, one-in-four (27%) employees said they have received phishing emails related to COVID-19. With employees…