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

Issued by: ESET

3/10/2019

BRATISLAVA – ESET, a global leader in cybersecurity, continues to unravel the TTPs – tactics, techniques, and procedures – of the Latin American banking trojans, and in the process discovered the Casbaneiro family. As part of the research project that identified the Amavaldo malware family, the ESET research team also found Casbaneiro to share related functionality –…

Issued by: Fortinet

2/10/2019

SUNNYVALE, Calif., Oct. 01, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Fortinet® (NASDAQ: FTNT), a global leader in broad, integrated and automated cybersecurity solutions, today announced that it is among the top three vendors in worldwide market share for SD-WAN equipment by revenue in Gartner’s Q2 2019 report titled, “Market Share: Enterprise Network Equipment by Market Segment, Worldwide, 2Q19.” According to Gartner,…

Issued by: Kaspersky

2/10/2019

Woburn, MA – October 1, 2019 – New research from Kaspersky found that the cost of enterprise data breaches has risen to $1.41 million, up from $1.23 million in the previous year. As a result, enterprise organizations invested more in cybersecurity in 2019, with IT security budgets averaging $18.9 million compared to $8.9 million in 2018. Each year,…

Issued by: Trend Micro

26/9/2019

DALLAS, September 25, 2019 – Trend Micro Incorporated (TYO: 4704; TSE: 4704), a global leader in cybersecurity solutions, today announced a partnership with Vertex Aquaristik, a leading designer of IoT-powered solutions in environmental automation, to embed cybersecurity technologies into their product ecosystem. This announcement marks the first instance in which a technology company from this field will offer products that…

Issued by: Kaspersky

26/9/2019

Woburn, MA – September 25, 2019 – Kaspersky has updated its RakhniDecryptor tool, now allowing users whose files were encrypted by Yatron and FortuneCrypt ransomware to retrieve their data without paying a ransom. The updated tool is available on the Nomoreransom.org website. With new types of malware being developed rapidly by cybercriminals every day that victimizes users, ransomware is…

Issued by: Cisco

25/9/2019

Cisco (NASDAQ: CSCO) announced today the successful testing of its NCS 1004 platform over MAREA, the 6,600 km subsea cable system connecting the United States to southern Europe (Virginia Beach, Virginia to Bilbao, Spain). The test was to demonstrate the ability to provide increased transatlantic bandwidth as well as simulate transpacific distances via loopback on…

Issued by: SANS Institute

25/9/2019

Bethesda, MD, September 24, 2019 – SANS Institute, the global leader in cyber security training and certifications, today announced SANS San Francisco Winter 2019 (#SANSSanFrancisco) taking place December 2-7 in California. Real-world practitioners will tackle some of today’s most challenging issues and share their first-hand knowledge of what works in cyber security. Included on the agenda is…

Issued by: Kaspersky

19/9/2019

Boston, MA – September 18, 2019 – Kaspersky, a global cybersecurity company, is hosting its second annual CyberStarts Boston, a free networking event aiming to empower the next generation of cybersecurity professionals. The cybersecurity industry is currently suffering a skills shortage, which is projected to equate to 1.8 million jobs by 2022. There is a clear need…

Issued by: ESET

19/9/2019

BRATISLAVA – ESET, a global leader in cybersecurity, has been described as a top performer in the KuppingerCole ESET Executive View report. The report analysed ESET Endpoint Security and outlines the strengths and robust anti-malware capabilities of the software. KuppingerCole Analysts is an international and independent analyst organization that supports companies, corporate users, integrators and software manufacturers…

Issued by: Trend Micro

18/9/2019

DALLAS, September 17, 2019 – Trend Micro Incorporated (TYO: 4704; TSE: 4704), a global leader in cybersecurity solutions, today release research demonstrating that major new European banking rules could greatly increase the cyberattack surface for financial services firms and their customers. The new research details the impact of the EU’s Revised Payment Services Directive (PSD2), which is designed to…