McAfee thinks about ‘combination’ with NortonLifeLock
McAfee is considering a merger or partnership of some
kind with NortonLifeLock, its direct competitor in the consumer antivirus
software market, writes the Wall Street Journal.
NortonLifeLock was created in November, after Broadcom took
over Symantec's enterprise branch, including the brand name... Read more
Sophos launches cloud tool to build safer applications
Sophos has made two new innovations available. The biggest innovation is SophosLabs Intelix, a cloud-based tool for secure apps. Cloud Optix will also be updated, to simplify cloud security.
SophosLabs Intelix allows developers to make API calls to the cloud platform to assess the risk of files,... Read more
AWS launches three new solutions for cloud security
Amazon Web Services yesterday announced three new solutions for cloud security. These are Amazon Detective, IAM Access Analyzer and Nitro Enclaves.
Detective
Amazon Detective needs to help security teams conduct faster and more effective threat research. With a few clicks on the AWS Manageme... Read more
ESET has the expertise, but also a central position in Europe
During the recent ESET Press Tour in Bratislava, we
received an update about what the security company is currently doing and what
the plans for the future are. Last year we were also present, and then, it
turned out that the company had a clear vision about where it wanted to go in
the future: to ... Read more
New trojan gives attackers control over Windows systems
A newly discovered trojan focuses on organisations in health care and education. It is a tailor-made, Python-based trojan that gives attackers control over Windows systems. This gives them the ability to control actions and steal sensitive data.
The trojan gives hackers remote access, and is cal... Read more
Microsoft develops programming language for secure coding
Microsoft is in the process of developing a programming language aimed at ensuring security. The company itself calls this 'safe infrastructure programming'. The programming language should become open-source in the foreseeable future.
In project Verona, Microsoft aims to make Windows 10 safer f... Read more
‘Attacks aimed at SMEs continue to increase’
G DATA has released a number of predictions for 2020. This includes an increased use of automation in cyberattacks and more ransomware attacks on servers.
The first prediction from G DATA is that criminals, like companies, will use more automation in the execution of their campaigns. This means ... Read more
Botnet uses YouTube to mine cryptocurrency
A pre-existing botnet has changed its behaviour by switching to cryptomining. To do this, it uses YouTube as part of its process. The change was discovered on Tuesday by ESET security researchers.
The Statinko botnet, which has been active since 2012, was previously used as part of a large-scale... Read more
Hackers mine Monero cryptic currency through Docker vulnerability
A group of hackers is scanning the entire Internet to find vulnerabilities in certain systems that use enterprise sandbox software. They then use the vulnerabilities to minimise cryptographic currency, in this case the Monero cryptographic currency.
According to security researchers at Bad Packe... Read more
‘Security in 2020 revolves around AI and counter-espionage’
What will the security landscape look like in 2020? Fortinet's FortiGuard Labs team has made some predictions about this. According to the FortiGuard Labs team, next year's security landscape will be defined by artificial intelligence (AI) and counter-espionage.
AI and counter-espionage can pla... Read more