Application News – Application Security Weekly #58 Application Security Weekly #58

    In the Application Security News, Breach at IT outsourcer Wipro, SCP serves the file it wants, Confluence Path traverses to RCE, another Local PrivEsc on Windows, easier sandboxing for C and C++ APIs, and Computer Science plus Ethics! Bugs, Breache… Continue reading Application News – Application Security Weekly #58 Application Security Weekly #58

Windows Built-in Antivirus Gets Secure Sandbox Mode – Turn It ON

Microsoft Windows built-in anti-malware tool, Windows Defender, has become the very first antivirus software to have the ability to run inside a sandbox environment.

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Just a Passing Fad? Fidget Spinners and the Malware Sandbox

A traditional malware sandbox running OS-level analysis is prone to missing sophisticated threats and advanced evasion techniques.

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Using a Free Online Malware Analysis Sandbox to Dig Into Malicious Code

A public malware sandbox can be a great substitute for an in-house malware analysis solution — as long as you understand its limitations.

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Simplifying Malware Analysis for the C-Suite and Security Operations

IBM X-Force Malware Analysis on Cloud is a SaaS solution that helps analysts identify malware and shorten the time to remediate a potential infection.

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Microsoft Edge Adds App Guard Browser Security

Microsoft is bringing virtualization to its Edge browser with a security tool called Windows Defender Application Guard. The technology, announced this week at Microsoft’s 2016 Ignite conference in Atlanta, takes a virtualization-based approach to isolating browser-based attacks from the internet. Windows Defender Application Guard will be exclusive to enterprise versions of Windows 10 and will […] Continue reading Microsoft Edge Adds App Guard Browser Security