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Kaspersky experts connect SolarWinds attack with Kazuar backdoor

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Monday, January 11, 2021

Today, Kaspersky announced that its experts found various specific code similarities between Sunburst and known versions of Kazuar backdoors malware that provides remote access to a victims machine.

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  • Today, Kaspersky announced that its experts found various specific code similarities between Sunburst and known versions of Kazuar backdoors malware that provides remote access to a victims machine.
  • While studying the Sunburst backdoor, Kaspersky experts discovered a number of features that overlap with Kazuar, which has been previously identified as a backdoor written using the .NET framework.
  • Multiple similarities in code suggest a connection between Kazuar and Sunburst, albeit of an undetermined nature.
  • The Kaspersky Threat Intelligence Portal grants access to the companys TI, providing cyberattack data and insights gathered by Kaspersky for more than 20 years.

IP Technology Labs Announces Partnership with PSA Security Network

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Tuesday, October 20, 2020

Securing the security isnt just for IT anymore, and the PSA Security Network is leading the cyber convergence, said Scott Whittle, President of IpTL.

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  • Securing the security isnt just for IT anymore, and the PSA Security Network is leading the cyber convergence, said Scott Whittle, President of IpTL.
  • We are thrilled to serve the PSA Network to enable PSA members to take advantage of the industry-wide digital transformation.
  • IP Technology Labs designs network solutions that eliminate network threats from spoofing, snooping, backdoors and lower costs with increased reliability for site-to-site remote access connectivity.
  • IP Technology Labs endpoint security and remote access makes network communications easy, said Tim Brooks, vice president of sales and vendor management for PSA.

North American Malware Analysis Market to 2027 - Regional Analysis and Forecasts by Component, Organization Size, Deployment and Industry Vertical - ResearchAndMarkets.com

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Tuesday, April 14, 2020

The "North America Malware Analysis Market to 2027 - Regional Analysis and Forecasts by Component; Organization Size; Deployment; Industry Vertical" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering.

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  • The "North America Malware Analysis Market to 2027 - Regional Analysis and Forecasts by Component; Organization Size; Deployment; Industry Vertical" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering.
  • The North American malware analysis market has witnessed substantial growth in the past few years owing to unprecedented investment focused on minimizing enterprise exposure and the automation of low-level threats, alerts and notification.
  • On the basis of organization size, the large enterprises segment led the malware analysis market, by organizational size, with a decent share in 2018.
  • Save and reduce time carrying out entry-level research by identifying the growth, size, leading players and segments in the North American malware analysis market.

Kaspersky Allows Privileged Access to Curated Features of its Threat Intelligence Portal

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Thursday, October 24, 2019

Kaspersky Threat Intelligence Portal is a single point of access for the companys threat intelligence and provides all cyberattack data and insights gathered by Kaspersky, allowing enterprises to investigate and respond to threats in a timely manner.

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  • Kaspersky Threat Intelligence Portal is a single point of access for the companys threat intelligence and provides all cyberattack data and insights gathered by Kaspersky, allowing enterprises to investigate and respond to threats in a timely manner.
  • Since the main barrier of adopting this deep level of analysis is the high cost of commercial threat intelligence sources, Kaspersky has made a curated selection of its Threat Intelligence Portal functions, which were previously only available to enterprise customers, accessible to the general public.
  • Whenever SOC analysts find a suspicious threat indicator, whether it be a file, file hash, IP address or URL, they can now check it on the Kaspersky Threat Intelligence Portal.
  • This new level of access to Kaspersky Threat Intelligence joins the range of Kasperskys open access products for business such as Kaspersky CyberTrace , intended for integration of different threat intelligence feeds with various security controls, and Kaspersky Anti Ransomware Tool for Business .

Sonatype Delivers First-of-Its-Kind Automated Malware Prevention For Open Source Libraries

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Tuesday, September 24, 2019

Over the past two years , more than 20 instances of adversaries intentionally publishing malicious components into public open source and container repositories were recorded.

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  • Over the past two years , more than 20 instances of adversaries intentionally publishing malicious components into public open source and container repositories were recorded.
  • Adversaries used these attacks to mine cryptocurrency, steal private ssh keys, insert backdoors, and even deliver targeted patches to alter proprietary code.
  • Open source project code impacted by the malicious injections have been difficult to detect because, on the surface, they look no different than other open source code contributions.
  • Weve been closely monitoring this new battlefront of cyber criminal attacks on software supply chains, said Brian Fox, CTO of Sonatype.

Kaspersky Launches New Service to Empower Internal Teams if Faced with a Cyberattack

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Thursday, September 12, 2019

Kaspersky has launched a new service, Kaspersky Incident Communications , to help communications and IT professionals develop effective strategies when a security breach occurs.

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  • Kaspersky has launched a new service, Kaspersky Incident Communications , to help communications and IT professionals develop effective strategies when a security breach occurs.
  • This includes around $132,000 of costs associated with the additional public relations activities required to recover brand reputation.
  • Kasperskys expertise in incident communications comes from an advanced attack on the companys own internal networks dubbed Duqu 2.0 .
  • The Standard package provides the foundation needed to build and activate an effective communications plan in the event a cyberattack.

Venafi Survey: Government-Mandated Encryption Backdoors Will Weaken Election Infrastructure

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Thursday, August 22, 2019

Venafi , the leading provider and inventor of machine identity protection, today announced the results of a survey on government-mandated encryption backdoors.

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  • Venafi , the leading provider and inventor of machine identity protection, today announced the results of a survey on government-mandated encryption backdoors.
  • According to the survey results, 80 percent of the respondents say countries with government-mandated encryption backdoors are more vulnerable to cyberattacks targeting election infrastructure.
  • We know that encryption backdoors dramatically increase security risks for every kind of sensitive data, and that includes all types of data that affects our national security.
  • Additional findings from the survey include:
    74 percent say countries with government-mandated encryption backdoors are more susceptible to nation-state attacks.

Survey: Countries with Government-Mandated Encryption Backdoors More Susceptible to Nation-State Attacks

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Thursday, March 28, 2019

Venafi , the leading provider of machine identity protection, today announced the results of a survey on government-mandated encryption backdoors that evaluated the opinions of 517 IT security professionals attending the RSA Conference 2019.It showed that 73 percent of respondents believe countries with government-mandated encryption backdoors are more susceptible to nation-state attacks.

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  • Venafi , the leading provider of machine identity protection, today announced the results of a survey on government-mandated encryption backdoors that evaluated the opinions of 517 IT security professionals attending the RSA Conference 2019.It showed that 73 percent of respondents believe countries with government-mandated encryption backdoors are more susceptible to nation-state attacks.
  • This is not rocket science; backdoors inevitably create vulnerabilities that can be exploited by malicious actors.
  • Additional findings from the survey include:
    Sixty-nine percent believe countries with government-mandated encryption backdoors suffer economic disadvantages in the global marketplace as a result.
  • Bocek added: Last December, Australias parliament passed legislation requiring tech businesses to create encryption backdoors within their products.

Game of Thrones is Heaven for Hackers, BestVPN.com Research Suggests

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Wednesday, September 26, 2018

The research suggests that TV shows are becoming an increasingly popular target for hackers with torrenting and illicit streaming sites proving an effective delivery mechanism for malicious code.

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  • The research suggests that TV shows are becoming an increasingly popular target for hackers with torrenting and illicit streaming sites proving an effective delivery mechanism for malicious code.
  • According to data compiled by Kaspersky's threat research team, Game of Thrones is the most popular target for malware.
  • BestVPN.com discovered that more that 170,000 infection attempts were detected under the guise of Game of Thrones over the past 12 months.
  • "Other TV shows, such as Stranger Things, WestWorldandOrange is the New Blackare not as popular as Game of Thrones," noted Mariya Fedorova, security researcher at Kaspersky Lab.

Here's How "Bikini Boss" Theresa Depasquale's App is Making The Fitness World a Better Place

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Wednesday, August 8, 2018

WBFF Pro, best-selling author, and nutrition & celebrity fitness expert Theresa Depasquale is launching her brand new ' Bikini Boss Fitness' app to help combat some of these issues.

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  • WBFF Pro, best-selling author, and nutrition & celebrity fitness expert Theresa Depasquale is launching her brand new ' Bikini Boss Fitness' app to help combat some of these issues.
  • The WBFF Pro fitness model and 1st Phorm Elite Trainer is famous for her "squat booty secrets" and opened her first gym when her first son was 8 months old.
  • Theresa has world class experience and even debuted on Discovery Life Channel's "Reversed" a television series aimed at educating the world about the effects of poorly managed diabetes and weight issues.
  • Her app is expected to exceed all expectations and allow everyday people to access her expertise.