Endpoint Security
A recently discovered technique allows ransomware to encrypt files on Windows-based systems without being detected by existing anti-ransomware products, Nyotron security researchers warn.
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Kaspersky told SecurityWeek that it patched the vulnerability affecting its Endpoint Security product.
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Microsoft fixed critical vulnerabilities across Azure, Entra, and SharePoint, while Apple patched a high-severity authentication bypass.
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Apple announced that dozens of vulnerabilities have been patched in each of its operating systems.
Endpoint Security
Phoenix Keylogger Attempts to Disable More Than 80 security Products, Exfiltrates Data Direct from MemoryThe Phoenix Keylogger, operating at the cusp of keylogger and infostealer,...
Cloud Security
In addition to new security tools for Azure, at the Ignite 2019 conference this week, Microsoft announced new capabilities aimed at improving the security...
Endpoint Security
Fortinet on Monday announced that it has completed the acquisition of San Francisco-based endpoint security company enSilo in an effort to enhance and strengthen...
Endpoint Security
Microsoft is working with PC manufacturing and silicon partners to design devices with a more secure firmware layer.The initiative aims to combat threats that...
Endpoint Security
An intrusion prevention signature update pushed out this week by Symantec for its Endpoint Protection product has caused many devices to crash and display...
Endpoint Security
Microsoft is now providing all of its Defender ATP (Advanced Threat Protection) customers with tamper protection, which is meant to prevent unauthorized changes to...
Endpoint Security
Private equity investment firm Thoma Bravo has made an offer to acquire UK-based cybersecurity firm Sophos for $3.9 billion.The announcement was made on Monday...
Endpoint Security
The BitPaymer ransomware operators were observed abusing a zero-day vulnerability in Apple’s iTunes for Windows to run code and evade detection, Morphisec’s security researchers...
Endpoint Security
Virtualization and cloud infrastructure giant VMWare (NYSE: VMW) announced on Tuesday that it has completed its acquisition of endpoint security firm Carbon Black (NASDAQ: CBLK)...
Endpoint Security
HP on Thursday announced the acquisition of California-based endpoint security solutions provider Bromium. Financial terms of the deal have not been disclosed.
Endpoint Security
Microsoft has rushed to fix a bug that prevented users from running a quick scan or a full system scan with Windows Defender.
Endpoint Security
Sophos this week removed the license check and activation requirements from Sandboxie, essentially making the isolation tool free.The move, the cybersecurity firm says, is...
Endpoint Security
FireEye on Tuesday announced the release of SharPersist, a free and open source Windows persistence toolkit designed for Red Teams, which help organizations test...
Endpoint Security
Virtualization and cloud infrastructure giant VMWare (NYSE: VMW) announced on Thursday that it has agreed to acquire endpoint security firm Carbon Black (NASDAQ: CBLK)...
Cybersecurity Funding
Cybereason, a Boston, Mass.-based EDR/EPP security firm heavily invested in machine learning and AI-based solutions, has raised a further $200 million in a Series...
Endpoint Security
Several major industrial and automation solutions providers have issued advisories in response to the recently disclosed Wind River VxWorks vulnerabilities dubbed Urgent/11.
Application Security
BlackBerry Cylance has prepared an update for its CylancePROTECT product to address a recently disclosed bypass method, but the company has downplayed the impact...
Application Security
Researchers at Australia-based cybersecurity firm Skylight claim to have found a way to trick Cylance’s AI-based antivirus engine into classifying malicious files as benign.
Endpoint Security
Travel pressure around privacy and compliance is forcing mobile endpoint software to evolve. Media coverage of recent airport phone searches has privacy enthusiasts worried,...
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