Category Archives: AlienVault

Emerging threats fuel public threat intelligence sharing

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Concerns around emerging threats such as ransomware and polymorphic malware have sparked a significant increase in collaboration by the cyber security industry, according to AlienVault. According to the survey of over 600 conference participants at Black Hat USA, security professionals are most worried about threats that are constantly evolving and can evade traditional defenses. The largest group of respondents (43%) cited ransomware as their biggest security concern, while the second largest group, 31%, were most … More → Continue reading Emerging threats fuel public threat intelligence sharing→

Free Mac-Based Ransomware-as-a-Service MacRansom Surfaces

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A new, free macOS-based ransomware as a service has surfaced on the darkweb. Researchers say once the malware encrypts users’ files, they’re “pretty much gone for good.” Continue reading Free Mac-Based Ransomware-as-a-Service MacRansom Surfaces→

Two Mac malware-as-a-Service offerings uncovered

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Two pieces of Mac malware – MacRansom and MacSpy – that seem to be created by the same developer are being offered for sale through two separate dark web portals. The malware developer offers both through an as-a-Service model, and potential users are instructed to contact the developer directly through a Protonmail address in order to negotiate the terms, explain their needs, and get the malware. AlienVault and Fortinet did just that, in order to … More → Continue reading Two Mac malware-as-a-Service offerings uncovered→

Key to smart cybersecurity spending: Remove redundancies and strive for unification

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Over the past two decades, the cybersecurity industry has been completely transformed. What was once seen as a somewhat niche field is now expected to reach a market valuation of $120 billion by the end of the year (according to research from Cybersecurity Ventures). And, that growth expected to further accelerate in the near future. For organizations, cybersecurity’s evolution from a cottage industry to an economic behemoth has had huge implications on the procurement process. … More → Continue reading Key to smart cybersecurity spending: Remove redundancies and strive for unification→

Javvad Malik, AlienVault – Paul’s Security Weekly #512

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Javvad Malik is a Security Advocate at AlienVault, a blogger event speaker, and industry commentator. Prior to joining AlienVault, Javvad was a Senior Analyst at 451’s Enterprise Security Practice (ESP), providing research, new product and go-to-market positioning, and M&A strategy for technology vendors, private equity firms, venture capitalists, and end users. Full Show Notes Subscribe Continue reading Javvad Malik, AlienVault – Paul’s Security Weekly #512→

AlienVault USM Anywhere: Security in the cloud, for the cloud

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In this podcast recorded at RSA Conference 2017, Denny LeCompte, SVP, Products at AlienVault, talks about AlienVault USM Anywhere, a SaaS security monitoring solution that centralizes threat detection, incident response, and compliance management across your cloud, hybrid cloud, and on-premises environments. Here’s a transcript of the podcast for your convenience. Hello, I’m Denny Lecompte, I am the Senior Vice President of Products at AlienVault. Today’s podcast is going to be about threat detection and cloud … More → Continue reading AlienVault USM Anywhere: Security in the cloud, for the cloud→

USM Anywhere simplifies security for organizations of all sizes

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AlienVault availability of USM Anywhere, an all-in-one Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) security monitoring platform designed to centralize threat detection, incident response and compliance management of cloud, hybrid cloud, and on-premises environments from a single cloud-based console. Built natively in the cloud to monitor hybrid cloud environments, USM Anywhere simplifies security and reduces deployment time, so that companies of all sizes can go from installation to first insight within minutes. It also provides automated response orchestration with external … More → Continue reading USM Anywhere simplifies security for organizations of all sizes→

Highly lucrative Ransomware as a Service attacks poised to accelerate in 2017

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Ransomware can be likened to global warming. It’s been around for years, but it’s now becoming an epidemic which needs serious attention. According to a recent survey conducted by Osterman Research, nearly 50% of U.S. companies experienced a “ransomware incident” over the last year. Without taking into account the number of unreported ransomware incidents, the FBI estimated $209m was paid to ransomware criminals in Q1 2016. This would bring the total cost of ransomware to … More → Continue reading Highly lucrative Ransomware as a Service attacks poised to accelerate in 2017→

Enterprise Security Weekly – Episode 16: News

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The run-time application self protection security market showing growth, cloud based access provider Duo Security unveils new single sign on for SaaS Applications, AlienVault Research and much more here on Enterprise Security Weekly! Full Show Notes Vi… Continue reading Enterprise Security Weekly – Episode 16: News→

Enterprise Security Weekly – Episode 16: Privileged Alphabet Soup

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Discuss privileged identity management with Paul and Santarcangelo. It is becoming more of trend. Full Show Notes Visit http://securityweekly.com/esw for all the latest episodes! http://traffic.libsyn.com/eswaudio/Enterprise_Security_Weekly_-_Episode_1… Continue reading Enterprise Security Weekly – Episode 16: Privileged Alphabet Soup→