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BotenaGo strikes again – malware source code uploaded to GitHub

CyberSecurity Insiders

As of the publishing of this article, antivirus (AV) vendor detection for BotenaGo and its variants remains behind with very low detection coverage from most of AV vendors. Even more worrisome, the samples continue to have a very low AV detection rate, as shown below in VirusTotal (figure 8). Recommended actions.

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AT&T Alien Labs finds new Golang malware (BotenaGo) targeting millions of routers and IoT devices with more than 30 exploits

CyberSecurity Insiders

As of the publishing of this article, BotenaGo currently has low antivirus (AV) detection rate with only 6/62 known AVs seen in VirusTotal: (Figure 1). Some AVs detect these new malware variants using Go as Mirai malware — the payload links do look similar. CVE-2018-10561, CVE-2018-10562. CVE-2018-10088.

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Fxmsp: the untold story of infamous seller of access to corporate networks who made at least USD 1.5 mln

Security Affairs

Fxmsp gained worldwide fame in May 2019, after it was reported that the networks belonging to leading antivirus software companies had been compromised. On January 17, 2018, the hacker shared exactly how many buyers he had at the time: 18. In late October 2018, Fxmsp and Lampeduza’s activity became threatened. Proxy seller.

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MY TAKE: The back story on the convergence, continuing evolution of endpoint security

The Last Watchdog

No one in cybersecurity refers to “antivirus” protection any more. since the nascent days of the antivirus market, I find in fascinating that the top dozen or so antivirus players have all managed to remain in the game. In the early days, antivirus suites were threat-centric and device-centric.

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How to Improve Email Security for Enterprises & Businesses

eSecurity Planet

However, adoption of these protocols should be a priority for growing organizations and is already a federal requirement since 2018 as part of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) 18-01 binding operational directive. More advanced tools may include additional options such as threat feeds, sandboxing, and AI-enhanced analytics.

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5 Major Cybersecurity Trends to Know for 2024

eSecurity Planet

While these solutions (such as [Microsoft365]) offer a level of protection and capabilities (antivirus, anti-spam, archiving, etc.), This will increase the maturity of current security practices and accelerate the adoption of solutions like Cloud Investigation and Response Automation and Cloud Native Threat Detection and Response.”

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Top Cybersecurity Startups to Watch in 2022

eSecurity Planet

Startup Est Headquarters Staff Funding Funding Type Abnormal Security 2018 San Francisco, CA 261 $74.0 Series A Confluera 2018 Palo Alto, CA 33 $29.0 Series A Perimeter 81 2018 Tel Aviv, Israel 159 $65.0 2018 Santa Clara, CA 305 $50.0 Series A Confluera 2018 Palo Alto, CA 33 $29.0 2018 Santa Clara, CA 305 $50.0