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Biden Administration Bans Kaspersky Antivirus Software

Issued by: DataBreach Today

The U.S. federal government is banning Russian cybersecurity firm Kaspersky Labs from selling antivirus software in the United States, officials announced Thursday, citing significant national security risks. Department of Commerce officials urged current Kaspersky customers to “immediately find alternatives” after an investigation determined that Russian state hackers could turn the cybersecurity software against their users….

Malware & Threats

Thousands of Systems Turned Into Proxy Exit Nodes via Malware

Issued by: SecurityWeek

To date, AT&T Alien Labs researchers have identified over 400,000 systems that act as proxy exit nodes in this network. However, it is unclear how many of these were infected, and the company that offers the proxy service claims that all devices pertain to users who are aware of the proxy application’s functionality. Last week,…

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Saint Gheorghe Recovery Hospital in Romania suffered a ransomware attack

Issued by: Security Affairs

The Saint Gheorghe Recovery Hospital in Botoşani, in northeastern Romania, was hit by a ransomware attack in December that is still impacting medical operations. The hospital is not able to report the services performed in December 2022 and for this reason, it cannot receive payment for the medical services provided. The threat actors demanded a…

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Safely upgrading OT Infrastructure | Kaspersky official blog

Issued by: Kaspersky Blog

Such a statement might at first seem strange – especially from someone who’s been a mover and shaker since the very earliest days of all things viruses and anti-virus in the late eighties and early nineties. However, if you dig a little deeper into the AV (RIP) topic and consult some authoritative sources in the…

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Ransom from Home – How to close the cyber front door to remote working ransomware attacks

Issued by: Trend Micro Blog

Coronavirus has caused a major shift to our working patterns. In many cases these will long outlast the pandemic. But working from home has its own risks. One is that you may invite ransomware attacks from a new breed of cyber-criminal who has previously confined his efforts to directly targeting the corporate network. Why? Because…

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Most malware in Q1 2020 was delivered via encrypted HTTPS connections

Issued by: Help Net Security

67% of all malware in Q1 2020 was delivered via encrypted HTTPS connections and 72% of encrypted malware was classified as zero day, so would have evaded signature-based antivirus protection, according to WatchGuard. These findings show that without HTTPS inspection of encrypted traffic and advanced behavior-based threat detection and response, organizations are missing up to…

Software Security

Best antivirus software: 14 top tools

Issued by: CSO

The AV-TEST Institute recently tested the most popular Windows 10 client antivirus products on three primary criteria: protection, performance, and usability. Only six of the 18 products tested earned a perfect rating of 6 for each of those criteria: Bitdefender Endpoint Security 6.6, Kaspersky Lab Endpoint Security 11, Kaspersky Small Office Security 6, Microsoft Windows…

Mobile Security

Do you need a paid antivirus for Android?

Issued by: Kaspersky Blog

Many people think that Android devices do not need an antivirus solution at all, but countless kinds of malware exist for the mobile OS, some on official stores such as Google Play. In other words, antivirus software could actually come in very handy. So, which one should you choose? Which mobile antivirus? Of course, we…

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WatchGuard launches AI-based antivirus to help defend against zero day malware

Issued by: Help Net Security

WatchGuard announced version 12.2 of its Fireware operating system for its Firebox Unified Security Platform appliances. Key to the update is IntelligentAV, a new antivirus scan service that uses an artificial intelligence (AI) engine to predict, detect and block evolving zero day malware. IntelligentAV joins Threat Detection and Response (TDR), Gateway AntiVirus, and APT Blocker…

Software Security

Cybersecurity depends on partnership

Issued by: Kaspersky Blog

In the world of cybersecurity, partnerships are of much importance. Cybersecurity companies partner among themselves to share data and help each other build stronger security solutions that can better protect their users. They also partner with law enforcement agencies to fight cybercrime. Partnerships with software developers are equally important, because security solutions have to work…