Woburn, MA – August 19, 2019 – Kaspersky researchers detected 16,017 new ransomware modifications in Q2 2019 – including ones belonging to eight new malware families. According to the company’s IT Threat Evolution Q2 2019 report, this is more than double the number of new samples detected a year ago, in Q2 2018 (7,620). A Trojan-Ransom can be equally…
DALLAS–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Trend Micro Incorporated (TYO: 4704; TSE: 4704), a global leader in cybersecurity solutions, today announced its fifth annual Capture The Flag (CTF) competition. The Trend Micro CTF 2019 – Raimund Genes Cup invites teams from around the world to test their skills in today’s most critical areas of security risk. This cornerstone event is one of…
Bethesda, MD, August 15, 2019 – SANS Institute, the global leader in cyber security training and certifications, today announced SANS Houston 2019 (#SANSHouston) taking place October 28 – November 2 in Texas. Hands-on immersion training will cover some of today’s most complex security issues. Bonus evening talks, including a discussion by Information Security Researcher Kevin Tyers (@waronshrugs)…
Fortinet Recognized by Partners for Exceptional Vendor Performance in the Channel as a Leading Provider of Enterprise Network Security, SD-WAN and Security Management SUNNYVALE, Calif., Aug. 12, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Fortinet® (NASDAQ: FTNT), a global leader in broad, integrated and automated cybersecurity solutions, today announced that CRN®, a brand of The Channel Company, released its 2019 Annual Report…
Woburn, MA – August 12, 2019 – Kaspersky research has found that Cloud Atlas, an advanced persistent threat (APT) also known as Inception, has enhanced its attack arsenal with new tools that allow it to avoid detection through standard Indicators of Compromise (IoC). This updated infection chain has been spotted in different organizations in Eastern Europe, Central Asia…
On March 19, 2019, Kaspersky filed a complaint with the Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS) of Russia regarding Apple’s policy in the parental control applications market for mobile devices with iOS. Kaspersky welcomed the recent changes stated in the ‘App Store Review Guidelines’. These guidelines have become more responsive to iOS application developers’ needs, and attempted to clarify how parental…
BRATISLAVA – ESET researchers have uncovered malware-distributing spam campaigns targeting people in France. The malicious payload, named Varenyky by ESET researchers, comes with several dangerous functionalities. Not only can Varenyky be used to send spam, but it can also steal passwords and can spy on its victims’ screens when they watch sexual content online. The first spike in…
Bethesda, MD, July 30, 2019 – SANS Institute, the global leader in cyber security training and certifications, today announced the agenda for SANS Baltimore Fall 2019(#SANSBaltimore) taking place October 7-12 in Maryland. Courses will cover cyber defense, OSINT, intrusion detection, ethical hacking, penetration testing, digital forensics, and security management. Included on the agenda is FOR500: Windows…
Android ransomware may have been on the decline since 2017 – but recently, ESET researchers discovered a new ransomware family, Android/Filecoder.C. Using victims’ contact lists, it attempts to spread further via SMSes with malicious links. The new ransomware was seen distributed via porn-related topics on Reddit. The malicious profile used in the ransomware-distributing campaign was…
SAN CARLOS, CA — Thu, 25 Jul 2019 Check Point® Software Technologies Ltd. (NASDAQ: CHKP), a leading provider of cyber-security solutions globally, today released its “Cyber Attack Trends: 2019 Mid-Year Report”, revealing that no environment is immune to cyber-attacks. Threat actors continue to develop new tool sets and techniques, targeting corporate assets stored on cloud infrastructure, individuals’ mobile…
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