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Breach Exposes Users of Microleaves Proxy Service

Krebs on Security

” Microleaves has long been classified by antivirus companies as adware or as a “potentially unwanted program” (PUP), the euphemism that antivirus companies use to describe executable files that get installed with ambiguous consent at best, and are often part of a bundle of software tied to some “free” download.

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Who’s Behind the GandCrab Ransomware?

Krebs on Security

But GandCrab far eclipsed the success of competing ransomware affiliate programs largely because its authors worked assiduously to update the malware so that it could evade antivirus and other security defenses. In 2010, the hottabych_k2 address was used to register the domain name dedserver[.]ru Vpn-service[.]us

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How to Implement Zero Trust

eSecurity Planet

By 2010, Forrester’s John Kindervag had presented the basic features surrounding the new concept known as zero trust. Also Read: Antivirus vs. EPP vs. EDR: How to Secure Your Endpoints . Also Read: Top Zero Trust Security Solutions of 2021 . Ten years of zero trust. Read Also: Best Privileged Access Management (PAM) Software .

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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: 2010. McAfee has been a major player in security for a long time. Learn more about McAfee. Cisco (CSCO) is a perennial favorite on this list.

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Top VC Firms in Cybersecurity of 2022

eSecurity Planet

Company Sector Year Status Satori DataSecOps 2021 Private BluBracket Software supply chain 2021 Private Cape Privacy Data security 2021 Private ZecOps Digital forensics 2019 Private SecurityScorecard Risk ratings 2017 Private Carbon Black Security software 2015 Acquired: VMware AVG Antivirus software 2015 Acquired: Avast. ForgePoint Capital.