Which are the most capable breach prevention systems?
NSS Labs released its Analysis of Breach Prevention Systems (BPS) – solution suites, involving endpoint, network, sandbox, cloud, and other integrated protections. …
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NSS Labs test exposes weaknesses in NGFW products
Firewalls are the most widely deployed network security devices. Enterprises expect next generation firewalls (NGFWs) to prevent exploits and malware from infecting critical …
Orca Cloud Visibility Platform delivers full stack IaaS and PaaS cloud security visibility
Israeli startup Orca Security, founded by former Check Point executives Avi Shua and Gil Geron, announced $6.5 million in seed funding led by YL Ventures for its mission to …
BlueKeep RDP flaw: Nearly a million Internet-facing systems are vulnerable
Two weeks have passed since Microsoft released security fixes and mitigation advice to defang exploits taking advantage of CVE-2019-0708 (aka BlueKeep), a wormable …
Infocyte HUNT Cloud for AWS: Detection and IR for high-growth cloud environments
Infocyte today announced the availability of Infocyte HUNT Cloud for AWS, a solution combining detection and IR for high-growth cloud environments, unlike traditional endpoint …
Coinhive stops digging, but cryptomining still dominates
While cryptomining services such as Coinhive have closed down, cryptominers are still the most prevalent malware aimed at organizations globally, according to the Check Point …
Vulnerability found in Guard Provider, Xiaomi’s pre-installed security app
Check Point Research discovered a vulnerability in one of the preinstalled apps on devices manufactured by one of the world’s biggest mobile vendors, Xiaomi. The vulnerability …
Researchers expose massive mobile adware and data stealing campaigns with 250 million downloads
Check Point Research has uncovered two massive mobile adware and data stealing campaigns, which have already had over 250 million downloads combined globally. Both target …
Researchers unveil February 2019’s most wanted malware
Coinhive has once again led Check Point’s Global Threat Index for the 15th consecutive month, despite the announcement that its services have been shut down from March …
Windows Servers in danger of being compromised via WDS bug
Checkpoint has released more details about CVE-2018-8476, a critical remote code execution vulnerability affecting all Windows Servers since 2008 SP2. The bug was responsibly …
500 million WinRAR users open to compromise via a 19-year-old flaw
A vulnerability affecting all versions of WinRAR, the popular file archiver utility for Windows, could be exploited by attackers to deliver malware via specially crafted ACE …
Ryuk: What does the helpdesk tell us?
Cybercrime is the only criminal channel that provides a helpdesk. An amusing side note in the world of digital crime, and whilst considerable efforts have been taken to …