Krebs on Security

JULY 25, 2023

Now new findings reveal that AVrecon is the malware engine behind a 12-year-old service called SocksEscort , which rents hacked residential and small business devices to cybercriminals looking to hide their true location online. ” According to Kilmer, AVrecon is the malware that gives SocksEscort its proxies.

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SC Magazine

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

Along with the Pirrit Mac adware identified earlier this week, researchers from Red Canary identified Thursday a different malware strain (Jon Rawlinson/CC BY 2.0)). In just three months, hackers have debuted at least two strains of malware designed to attack Apple’s new M1 chip.

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Security Boulevard

MAY 12, 2022

This was in 2005! Even with the advancements in network isolation, containment, and prevention at the endpoint, hackers will still bypass predictive controls to execute malware attacks, ransomware exploits, account takeovers.etc. Critical — Secure EDP/VPN access- (Predictive). 2022 — Could We Still Save Jack Bauer Today?

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eSecurity Planet

MAY 19, 2022

With Aruba, clients can also bundle SD-WAN coverage with the company’s security solutions for virtual private network ( VPN ), network access control ( NAC ), and unified threat management ( UTM ). Founded in 2005, Palo Alto Networks is a leading network security provider whose reputation extends to its SD-WAN capabilities.

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eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 13, 2021

Over the years, it has built up a wide range of security products, including firewalls, intrusion prevention systems (IPS), UTM, malware protection and cloud protection. Founded: 2005. Cisco’s roots are in networking but by necessity it has expanded into security and storage. Learn more about Cisco. Visit website. Check Point.

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ForAllSecure

JULY 6, 2022

Mikko had read some of my reporting on Netsky, which Skynet backwards, a virus also known as Sasser, was a typical virus-of-the-day back in 2005. These are not groups of individual hackers sitting around the table late at night as it was in teh early days of malware writing. It’s really a cute story. So it pays off.

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