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Notorious Malware, Spam Host “Prospero” Moves to Kaspersky Lab

Krebs on Security

One of the most notorious providers of abuse-friendly “bulletproof” web hosting for cybercriminals has started routing its operations through networks run by the Russian antivirus and security firm Kaspersky Lab , KrebsOnSecurity has learned. federal agencies from using Kaspersky software, mandating its removal within 90 days.

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Ask Fitis, the Bear: Real Crooks Sign Their Malware

Krebs on Security

Code-signing certificates are supposed to help authenticate the identity of software publishers, and provide cryptographic assurance that a signed piece of software has not been altered or tampered with. “Antivirus software trusts signed programs more. For some types of software, a digital signature is mandatory.”

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Attacks against game companies are up. But why?

SC Magazine

A young woman plays on the Electronic Arts (EA) newest product “Sims2 – Nightlife” at a Computer Gaming Convention on August 18, 2005 in Leipzig, Germany. Photo by Andreas Rentz/Getty Images). Additionally, EA Sports titles in particular are notorious for recycling much of their code from older versions of the franchise.

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Top 20 Cybersecurity Companies You Need to Know in 2025

eSecurity Planet

Palo Alto Networks Best protection against network, endpoint, and remote asset attacks Headquarters: Santa Clara, California Founded: 2005 Annual Revenue: $7.52 billion in revenue, Trend Micro continues growing steadily past its first-gen antivirus vendor status. Fortinet: Best for Network Security Perimeter Protection 15 $74.33

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Top VC Firms in Cybersecurity of 2022

eSecurity Planet

billion in 2021, and growing concerns over data security , software supply chains , and ransomware suggest the market will remain strong through economic ups and downs. Formed in 1965, Greylock Partners has a long history of investing in enterprise and consumer software for seed and early-stage and beyond. AllegisCyber Capital.

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Top Cybersecurity Companies for 2021

eSecurity Planet

This includes antivirus, identity protection, SIEM (where Gartner names it a Leader), endpoint protection (graded a Visionary by Gartner) and secure web gateways (Gartner Challenger). Founded: 2005. McAfee has been a major player in security for a long time. Learn more about McAfee. Check Point. Trend Micro. McAfee Enterprise.

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Protecting Industrial Control Systems Against Cyberattacks – Part 1

Security Boulevard

Now decades later, these complex systems are running on legacy software and operating systems. This renders the attacks undetectable and able to bypass conventional security solutions such as EDR, antivirus and other traditional security lines of defense. Air gapping is not a reliable protection due to widespread Internet connectivity.