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Best Endpoint Security Software 2022
Implementing endpoint security best practices is crucially important in times when a remote working culture has become commonplace. Security-conscious organizations realizing the need for high-end and timely cyber protection strive to find a modern Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) or Extended ... Read more
STG merges McAfee Enterprise and FireEye in new company called Trellix
Symphony Technology Group (STG) recently merged McAfee Enterprise and FireEye into Trellix, a newly founded company. According to STG, Trellix will offer improved XDR security solutions.
The newly formed security specialist should help companies embrace XDR as the basis for their security strate... Read more
FireEye sells products business and name, continues as Mandiant
FireEye ceases to exist. In its current form, that is. The company is selling its FireEye product portfolio and its name to a consortium led by Symphony Technology Group. It will continue with only the services from its Mandiant division. The sale is an all-cash transaction of $1.2 billion.
The ... Read more
‘Over 1000 people were behind SolarWinds hack’
Brad Smith, president of Microsoft, has described the hack on SolarWinds software as the largest and most sophisticated attack ever. He believes that a huge group of attackers is behind it.
Smith told this during an interview with CBSNews, SiliconANGLE writes. Microsoft has hired 500 people to i... Read more
Microsoft also hit by SolarWinds hack
Microsoft has disclosed that the hacked SolarWinds software also ended up on equipment within Microsoft. The company has found no indication that the hack was actually used to steal data from Microsoft.
In a short article, Reuters announced that Microsoft was also affected by the SolarWinds hack... Read more
Microsoft takes precautions to minimize abilities of SolarWinds hack
Microsoft has taken a number of measures to prevent the hack on SolarWinds from working. The company has seized a domain and blocked the software with Microsoft Defender.
A coalition of several other companies seized the domain avsmcloud.com and made sure it ended up in the hands of Microsoft. T... Read more
Investigation into SolarWinds hack in full swing
Thousands of companies and various government organisations are looking for clues that they have been affected by the hack on the SolarWinds software. Presumably Russian hackers had built a backdoor into the company's Orion software.
Some Reuters sources have reported that the hackers have been ... Read more
Massive hack hits US government and many other organizations
SolarWinds software, which is used by various American organizations, has been hit by an extensive hack. Russia seems to have played an important part in the hack.
The New York Times writes that it may well be the biggest hack in the last five years. SolarWinds is in use by parties such as the W... Read more
Security company FireEye hit by cyber attack
FireEye, a company that provides digital security for other companies, has itself fallen victim to a hack. The hackers captured a tool that was used for pen tests.
The company announced the hack in a press release on its website. In it, the company writes that the attack was probably state-spons... Read more
FireEye acquires Respond Software
Security company FireEye has announced that it has made a deal for the acquisition of Respond Software. FireEye wants to incorporate Respond's software into its own products.
Respond Software is a company that specializes in helping companies investigate and understand security incidents. This s... Read more