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Microsoft acquires cyber threat detecting firm Miburo

CyberSecurity Insiders

Microsoft has acquired Miburo, a cyber threat detection firm that can identify and respond to foreign information operations. Already, Microsoft has been reigning in the business of tracking down cyber threats as it has committed itself to offer utmost online safety to its customers.

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7 Best Attack Surface Management Software for 2024

eSecurity Planet

Attack surface management (ASM) is a relatively new cybersecurity technology that combines elements of vulnerability management and asset discovery with the automation capabilities of breach and attack simulation (BAS) and applies them to an organization’s entire IT environment, from networks to the cloud.

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Intel and Check Point Software extend partnership for ransomware protection

CyberSecurity Insiders

Intel, the world-renowned silicon chipmaker, has extended its partnership with Check Point Software technologies to boost its chipsets defense line against ransomware attacks. And the sole purpose of such malicious software was concluded to be easy financial gain.

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Top 5 Insider Threat Detection and Prevention Software of 2021

IT Security Central

Dealing with insider threats requires a different strategy from other security challenges because of their very nature. They are aware of the organization’s policies, procedures, technology and vulnerabilities. Insiders have a significant advantage. They often have access to important systems, business IP and sensitive data.

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Microsoft Defender uses Intel TDT technology against crypto-mining malware

Security Affairs

Microsoft announced an improvement of its Defender antivirus that will leverage Intel’s Threat Detection Technology (TDT) to detect processes associated with crypto-miners. Cryptojacking malware allows threat actors to secretly mine for cryptocurrency abusing computational resources of the infected devices.

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Deepfake technology and its implications for the future of cyber-attacks

CyberSecurity Insiders

Initially I assumed this pause was caused by whatever auto-dialer software the spammer was using to initiate the call before their text-to-speech software starts talking about my car’s extended warranty. With every passing day attackers grow more and more intelligent, creative, and technologically advanced. Conclusion.

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4 Best Antivirus Software of 2021

eSecurity Planet

What’s the best antivirus software? We here at eSecurity Planet have our own views and methodology on this much-debated issue, and present to you our reviews of the Best Antivirus Software of 2021. Top 4 antivirus software. Top 4 antivirus software. Your guide to antivirus software. Bitdefender. Encryption.