More and more threats from the cloud and mobile
Criminals are increasingly focusing on the cloud and mobile environments. This trend can easily be explained: they are often the worst protected parts of the business infrastructure. This is partly because IT professionals do not consider installing mobile security. Greater awareness is therefore cr... Read more
“Companies are ten times more likely to be victims of cryptominers than of ransomware.
Since the Wannacry attack, everyone knows what ransomware is, and companies are trying to protect themselves. Less well known are cryptominers, although infections with such malware are ten times more common.
Cryptominers infected ten times more companies than ransomware in 2018. Check Point conclud... Read more
Trojan SpeakUp abuses new vulnerability in Linux
Hackers have developed a new backdoor trojan that can run on Linux systems. The malware is called SpeakUp and currently focuses mainly on Linux servers located in China. The hackers behind this series of attacks use the ThinkPHP framework to infect servers.
Once the trojan gets a foothold in one of ... Read more
Check Point CloudGuard SaaS protects SaaS applications
Cyber security specialist Check Point has launched CloudGuard SaaS. The solution provides protection against threats targeting SaaS applications such as malware, phishing, zero-day attacks, and takeovers of SaaS accounts by unauthorized users.
Fifth-generation cyber-attacks make it crucial to roll o... Read more
Vulnerability DJI drones made live images available and take over drones possible
Check Point security researchers discovered a vulnerability in dronemaker DJI's software last March. Malicious parties would have access to the drone maker's accounts, without the need for a password. The hole was closed last September.
The researchers at Check Point report this in an extensive repo... Read more
Check Point takes over cloudsecurity startup Dome9 Security
Check Point Software Technologies, a cybersecurity company, announced today that it will take over the Israeli cloud security startup Dome9 Security. In doing so, it aims to strengthen its cloud security offering. Although the amount of the acquisition has not been formally disclosed, it appears to ... Read more