Security Affairs

MAY 9, 2023

CACTUS essentially encrypts itself, making it harder to detect and helping it evade antivirus and network monitoring tools,” Laurie Iacono, Associate Managing Director for Cyber Risk at Kroll, told Bleeping Computer. This technique allows the encryptor to avoid detection.

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Centraleyes

JANUARY 7, 2024

There’s no avoiding digital risk. However, that doesn’t mean there aren’t plenty of ways to minimize these risks. It’s important your cybersecurity teams have a cyber risk management program in place for this purpose. Efficient risk and vulnerability assessment is another area where automation shines.

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The Last Watchdog

JUNE 6, 2022

Unmanaged smartphones and laptops, misconfigured Software as a Service (SaaS) apps, unsecured Internet access present more of an enterprise risk than ever. The increased number of these cyber assets means that there’s more cyber assets that can potentially be vulnerable,” Smith says. Need a roadmap?

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The Last Watchdog

AUGUST 25, 2020

Flattening cyber risks Granted, holistic security practices are in a nascent stage and, yes, there’s a long, long way to go. EDR technologies trace back to the antivirus (AV) software suites invented in the late 1980s to cut off the earliest iterations of computer viruses. I’ll keep watch.

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Hacker Combat

JUNE 2, 2022

Employees should undergo frequent cyber security awareness programs to keep them up to date on the latest cyber risks and how to recognize an attack in its early stages. Antivirus software should be active on all devices and regularly update the software while making sure fixes are executed.

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IT Security Guru

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

It’s mostly problems from the IT world, says Andy Norton, European Cyber Risk Officer at Armis. The Guru decided to ask Armis’ European cyber risk officer, Andy Norton for his thoughts. The risks of common IT problems such as theft of credentials varies a lot depending on the OT environment.

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The Last Watchdog

MARCH 11, 2020

Trend Micro has evolved from one of the earliest suppliers of antivirus suites to a provider of a broad platform of systems to help individuals and organizations reduce cyber exposures. Teeming threat landscape Security leaders’ key priority is reducing exposures to the cyber risks they know are multiplying.

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

Even some of the top consumer antivirus tools have begun to add machine learning-based detection. Whether it’s bots faking online engagement, consumers messing with algorithms for personal benefits, or fake companies trying to top legitimate businesses in listings, the risks are high and growing.

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SC Magazine

JULY 8, 2021

Devon Ackerman, managing director and head of incident response for North America with Kroll’s Cyber Risk practice, said that the malicious actors behind this growing trend are “directly tied to ransomware groups” and are likely using automated scripts to seek out “Contact Us” or chat forms on the internet that they can abuse.

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Spinone

APRIL 13, 2020

In this cyber security guide , we’ll help you to learn more about risks and cyber security best practices for remote work. Cyber Risks of Remote Work For many organizations, the global coronavirus epidemic played a significant role in their decision to let employees work out of office.

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The Last Watchdog

MAY 12, 2021

True enough, cyber attacks are steadily becoming more sophisticated across the board and the attack surface continues to expand as digital transformation accelerates. At the same time, more organizations are taking cyber risk mitigation as seriously as they should.

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McAfee

MAY 26, 2020

Additionally, hacker activity has been unprecedented , causing a sudden “mass exodus” home and (personal) data protection risks. using inadequately secured private or mobile devices (lack of antivirus software, out-of-date operating system software, no encryption solutions, etc.) With respect to physically securing data.

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SecureList

DECEMBER 14, 2020

They provide reliable protection against malware and, when combined with relevant policies, regular updates, and employee cyberhygiene, they can shield a business from a majority of cyber-risks. Legitimate software can hide risks. The answer, in short, is no. In this article, we look at what those gaps are and how to fill them.

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The Last Watchdog

JANUARY 3, 2023

With more and more people working remotely, unsecured home or public WiFi networks represent a security risk not only to individuals but to their companies as well. Since many people are now working from home at least partially, vulnerabilities at home are vulnerabilities at work, and threaten to put a company’s data at risk.

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Schneier on Security

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

In his discussion of a potential backstop, Chertoff specifically references the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act (TRIA) as a model. It also created the Terrorism Risk Insurance Program (TRIP), a public-private system of compensation for some terrorism insurance claims. government doesn’t want to take on the risk, either.

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Centraleyes

MARCH 25, 2024

Each vulnerability presents a risk, but that risk varies in severity. Qualys VMDR Qualys VMDR (Vulnerability Management, Detection, and Response) enables enterprises to gain greater visibility and insight into their risks, allowing them to understand and mitigate them better. And it’s only getting worse.

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The Security Ledger

OCTOBER 18, 2018

To answer those questions we invited two experts into The Security Ledger studio to talk about the evolution of the event and of the cyber security industry itself: Russ Schrader is the Executive director of the National Cybersecurity Alliance (NCSA) and Angel Grant is the Director, RSA Identity and RSA Fraud & Risk Intelligence.

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 17, 2023

From there, these tools send alerts to security teams if and when risks are identified. Rootkit scanning solutions are best suited for personal devices and programs, while antimalware, antivirus, EDR, and XDR tend to be more effective at identifying and responding to malware on a business scale.

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SecureList

DECEMBER 10, 2020

The same survey that found that two-thirds of employees used their personal devices also found that half of companies with BYOD policies did not have policies in place to regulate their use – and only a third (32%) provided antivirus software for personal devices. The year 2020 has proven that.

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eSecurity Planet

JANUARY 11, 2022

Boasting itself as the world’s first Code Risk Platform, Apiiro Security offers risk visibility across design, code, and cloud segments. Apiiro can connect across hybrid infrastructure through a read-only API and promises real-time inventory and actionable remediation for risks in addressing DevSecOps. Cowbell Cyber.

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Krebs on Security

MARCH 4, 2022

The leaked chats show that the Conti group — which fluctuated in size from 65 to more than 100 employees — budgeted several thousand dollars each month to pay for a slew of security and antivirus tools. “They are insured for cyber risks, so what are we waiting for?”

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 26, 2022

Company Sector Year Status Vicarius Vulnerability management 2022 Private Dragos ICS and OT security 2021 Private Safeguard Cyber Risk management 2021 Private CyberGRX Risk management 2019 Private Signifyd Fraud protection 2018 Private RedOwl Security analytics 2015 Acquired: Forcepoint. AllegisCyber Investments.

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