Hackers steal source code of top anti-virus firms to sell online

By Ryan De Souza
Fxsmsp Threat Group, “a credible hacking collective” is offering to sell source code of major anti-virus software for a whopping $300,000. The servers of three high-profile anti-virus firms have allegedly been compromised b… Continue reading Hackers steal source code of top anti-virus firms to sell online

Enemy Unknown: Handling Customised Targeted Attacks

Detecting and preventing threats in real-time
Computer security products are designed to detect and protect against threats such as computer viruses, other malware and the actions of hackers.
A common approach is to identify existing threats and to cre… Continue reading Enemy Unknown: Handling Customised Targeted Attacks

Microsoft Announces Windows Defender ATP Antivirus for Mac

Brace yourself guys.

Microsoft is going to release its Windows Defender ATP antivirus software for Mac computers.

Sounds crazy, right? But it’s true.

Microsoft Thursday announced that the company is bringing its anti-malware software to Apple’s macO… Continue reading Microsoft Announces Windows Defender ATP Antivirus for Mac

Assessing next-generation protection

Malware scanning is not enough. You have to hack, too.
Latest report now online.
The amount of choice when trialling or buying endpoint security
is at an all-time high. It has been 36 years since ‘anti-virus’ first appeared
and, in the last five years,… Continue reading Assessing next-generation protection

Emotet: How It Might Infect Your PC

The most prolific malware that Bromium has been seeing in customer environments over the last three months has been Emotet. Since this appears to be the preferred malware campaign of the moment, I wanted to give a technical breakdown on how your PC mig… Continue reading Emotet: How It Might Infect Your PC

How well do email security gateways protect against targeted attacks?

Email security test explores how and when services detect and stop threats.
Latest report now online.
This new email protection test shows a wide variation in the abilities of the services that we have assessed.
You might see the figures as being disap… Continue reading How well do email security gateways protect against targeted attacks?