Law enforcement wipes out Emotet malware with self-destruct code
EU cops use a customized Windows library to cause the malware to erase itself
Windows malware Emotet erased itself from thousands of computers this week. European law enforcement sent the self destruct order using a customized Windows Dynamic Link Library, or DLL.
The European authorities had... Read more
SentinelOne is the flight recorder for endpoint protection
To become truly successful in the crowded and competitive security market, you have to have a unique story. SentinelOne has that, on multiple levels. At least that is what André Noordam, Director Sales Engineering EMEA-North at the vendor, tells us. This piqued our curiosity, of course. What follo... Read more
SentinelOne has perfect score in MITRE ATT&CK evaluation
MITRE is probably a familiar name to all security professionals. Part of this organization are the ATT&CK Evaluations, which are performed by MITRE Engenuity. These evaluations are used to determine the quality of parties who apply. The Carbanak-FIN7 Enterprise Evaluation is the most recent and... Read more
F-Secure and Whalebone offer security on DNS level
Security companies F-Secure and Whalebone have partnered to secure both fixed and mobile networks. The two companies will provide DNS protection for internet service providers to help them protect their users from threats.
Antero Norkio, Vice President of Solution Management at F-Secure, says th... Read more
Cybersecurity company Rapid7 acquires Velociraptor
Rapid7 has announced that it has acquired Velociraptor. The organisation develops the open-source platform of the same name for cybersecurity monitoring. It is not known how was paid for the acquisition.
Velociraptor, not to be confused with the hard drives, is a platform that was founded by for... Read more
New Sophos XGS firewalls protect against TLS attacks
Sophos has announced its new firewall appliances in the XGS series. The firewalls should excel in the area of TLS inspection, with native support for TLS 1.3.
TLS inspection on the XGS firewalls should be up to five times faster than on other models currently available, claims Sophos. The firewa... Read more
Chrome 90 is here with seven vulnerabilities patched
Google has finally released Chrome version 90.0.4430.85 for Windows, Mac, and Linux. The release comes with seven security fixes. One of them is a zero-day vulnerability, which was exploited in the wild. The zero-day was assigned the identifier CVE-2021-21224.
Chrome’s technical program manage... Read more
Hackers breached Pulse Secure VPN of companies and government agencies
Suspected Chinese state-sponsored hackers exploited vulnerabilities in Pulse Secure LLC virtual private network appliances, breaching multiple U.S. government agencies.
The attacks were confirmed by FireEye, Pulse Secure itself and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Cybersecurity and ... Read more
Zscaler expands Zero Trust from cloud to on-prem
Zero Trust is a term you come across a lot in conversations around security. It is no surprise that Zscaler also focuses strongly on this. Today, the company announced the necessary additions that should make Zero Trust more attainable for more organizations.
When it comes to Zero Trust, you're ... Read more
IoXt expands mobile and VPNs security compliance program
Mobile security has never really been standardized. Now, 20 companies are coming together to collaborate with the Internet of Security Things Alliance, to provide a new set of security and privacy requirements for VPNs and mobile applications.
The companies include NowSecure, Google, Amazon, DE... Read more