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Trellix advances threat intelligence with new research centre

Tue, 27th Sep 2022
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Trellix has announced the establishment of the Trellix Advanced Research Center to advance global threat intelligence.
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August's top malware: Emotet knocked off top spot

Fri, 16th Sep 2022
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FormBook is now the most prevalent malware, taking over from Emotet, which has held that position since its reappearance in January.
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Rapid7 issues vulnerability advisory for two Baxter devices

Tue, 13th Sep 2022
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Rapid7 has issued a vulnerability advisory for two Baxter Healthcare TCP/IP-enabled medical devices: SIGMA Spectrum Infusion Pump and SIGMA WiFi Battery.
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How to protect against the growing fileless malware threat

Wed, 31st Aug 2022
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In 2017 the Ponemon Institute reported that fileless attacks are ten times more successful than file-based attacks.
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Internet of Things vulnerability disclosures grew 57%

Fri, 26th Aug 2022
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Vulnerability disclosures impacting IoT devices increased by 57% in the first half of 2022 compared to the previous six months.
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Ransomware variants almost double in six months – FortiGuard

Mon, 22nd Aug 2022
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Exploit trends demonstrate the endpoint remains a target as work-from-anywhere continues, according to a new report.
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Check Point Research finds vulnerabilities in Xiaomi's mobile payment mechanism

Thu, 18th Aug 2022
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Check Point Software uncovers vulnerabilities in Xiaomi's mobile payment system, potentially affecting up to 1 billion users. Fixes have been provided.
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'Windows shops' target admin rights to de-risk their environments

Wed, 17th Aug 2022
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New data shows up to 75% of critical vulnerabilities could be mitigated through a rights and privileges crackdown.
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8x more users attacked via old Microsoft Office vulnerability in Q2

Wed, 17th Aug 2022
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Exploits for vulnerabilities in Microsoft Office have surged, accounting for 82% of total exploits in Q2 2022, according to Kaspersky.
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Tenable makes additions to Cloud Security portfolio

Fri, 12th Aug 2022
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Tenable has announced additions to Tenable Cloud Security that represent the next step in assessing threats related to cloud vulnerabilities.
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Nozomi Networks Labs identifies impacts on 2022 threat landscape

Thu, 4th Aug 2022
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Nozomi Networks' latest research reveals wiper malware, IoT botnet activity, and the Russia/Ukraine war as key threats in 2022.
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Claroty's Team82 uncovers two vulnerabilities in FileWave's MDM system

Fri, 29th Jul 2022
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Claroty's research arm (Team82) has uncovered and disclosed two critical vulnerabilities in FileWave's Mobile Device Management (MDM) system.
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Aqua Security unveils out-of-the-box runtime protection

Tue, 26th Jul 2022
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Aqua Security has launched out-of-the-box runtime protection with minimal configuration to stop attacks in real-time on running workloads.
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Check Point reveals top malicious threats in June 2022

Fri, 15th Jul 2022
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New Android banking malware, MaliBot, emerges following FluBot takedown. It disguises itself as crypto mining apps and targets mobile banking users.
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Flashpoint unveils security offering for school boards

Mon, 20th Jun 2022
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Flashpoint launches K-12 risk management and security offering to tackle cyber and physical threats facing schools.
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Alarming surge in Conti Ransomware Group activity - report

Fri, 20th May 2022
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A new report has identified a 7.6 per cent increase in the number of vulnerabilities tied to ransomware in Q1 2022.
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Vulnerabilities in Lenovo laptops expose users to UEFI malware

Wed, 20th Apr 2022
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Vulnerabilities in Lenovo laptops could allow hackers to deploy UEFI malware, according to ESET researchers. Over 100 models are affected.
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Russian, Ukraine-themed war lure of choice for cyber espionage

Fri, 8th Apr 2022
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Russian and Ukraine-themed war documents have become the lure of choice for cyber espionage, according to a new analysis from Check Point Research.
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Network attacks at highest point in the last three years

Thu, 7th Apr 2022
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The latest quarterly WatchGuard Threat Lab report shows network attacks at the highest point over the past three years.
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Qualys steps into future of EDR with latest release

Wed, 6th Apr 2022
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Qualys has launched Multi-Vector EDR 2.0 with additional threat-hunting and risk mitigation capabilities, designed to improve alert prioritisation.