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Advanced Endpoint Protection (AEP): What Are the Options?

Security Boulevard

AEP goes beyond traditional antivirus software by using artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning and. appeared first on Security Boulevard. This includes malware, ransomware protection, phishing attacks and more. The post Advanced Endpoint Protection (AEP): What Are the Options?

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How UPX Compression Is Used to Evade Detection Tools

eSecurity Planet

Attackers can use compression to hide malware inside seemingly harmless and legitimate files, which can fool signature-based detection and even advanced artificial intelligence (AI)-based antivirus solutions. While some packers like UPX only compress the file, others can also encrypt it.

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‘Data poisoning’ that leverage machine learning may be the next big attack vector

SC Magazine

Data poisoning has been involved signature-based antivirus in the past. That said, there do not appear to be any known data poisoning attacks against artificial intelligence defenses of individual networks. “You need to understand these models,” said Ulrich.

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Why BYOD Is the Favored Ransomware Backdoor

eSecurity Planet

This category also includes routers, switches, and Internet of Things (IoT) devices that can’t install traditional endpoint protection such as antivirus (AV) or endpoint detection and response (EDR) solutions. Remote encryption performs ransomware encryption on a device beyond the security solutions monitoring for malicious activity.

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34 Most Common Types of Network Security Protections

eSecurity Planet

Whether you’re operating a global enterprise network or a small family business, your network’s security needs to be optimized with tools, teams, and processes to protect customer data and valuable business assets. Many of these tools protect resources connected to networks, thus shutting down threats as early as possible.

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What is Network Security? Definition, Threats & Protections

eSecurity Planet

Network security creates shielded, monitored, and secure communications between users and assets. Securing the expanding, sprawling, and sometimes conflicting collection of technologies that make up network security provides constant challenges for security professionals.

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Supply-Chain Security and Trust

Schneier on Security

The overall problem is that of supply-chain security, because every part of the supply chain can be attacked. And while nation-state threats like China and Huawei ­-- or Russia and the antivirus company Kaspersky a couple of years earlier ­-- make the news, many of the vulnerabilities I described above are being exploited by cybercriminals.