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WatchGuard warns of surge in evasive, encrypted malware

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WatchGuard reports a 1,548% surge in new evasive malware and a 2,000% jump in encrypted threats, straining signature-based defences.
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Microsoft addresses 59 CVEs including critical zero-day flaws

Thu, 16th May 2024
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Microsoft's Patch Tuesday addresses 59 CVEs, including one critical and three zero-days, with notable exploits in DWM Core and MSHTML surfaces.
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BlueVoyant expands its third-party cyber risk management solution

Fri, 29th Sep 2023
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New services enhance BlueVoyant's existing supply chain defence product offering for government and commercial organisations.
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Recorded Future discloses new high-risk vulnerabilities

Tue, 19th Sep 2023
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risk & compliance
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zero day malware
Recorded Future's monthly report reveals high-risk vulnerabilities, exploit chains, and zero-day vulnerabilities affecting Microsoft and Ivanti products.
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Building resilience in a persistently elevated threat climate

Fri, 12th May 2023
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To illustrate how fast-moving the threat landscape is, today is radically different than it was even a few years ago.
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Aqua launches pipeline integrity scanning to detect malware

Thu, 11th May 2023
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application security
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supply chain
The scanner detects and blocks suspicious behaviour and malware in real-time, preventing code tampering and countering threats in the software build process.
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Microsoft zero-day linked to Russian bad actors – report

Mon, 20th Mar 2023
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outlook
Microsoft discloses a zero-day vulnerability in Outlook that has been exploited for almost a year to target organizations and critical infrastructure.
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Aqua Security unveils new Lightning Enforcer offering

Wed, 16th Nov 2022
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application security
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advanced persistent threat protection
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supply chain
Aqua Security launches Lightning Enforcer, an eBPF-based technology that provides real-time protection against zero-day attacks.
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Tenable makes additions to Cloud Security portfolio

Fri, 12th Aug 2022
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cloud security
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Tenable has announced additions to Tenable Cloud Security that represent the next step in assessing threats related to cloud vulnerabilities.
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Avast reveals zero-day exploits targeting Chrome and Microsoft

Fri, 12th Aug 2022
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ransomware
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Avast, released its Q2/2022 Threat Report today, revealing a significant increase in global ransomware attacks, up 24% from Q1/2022.
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Rimini Street announces new suite of security solutions for enterprises

Fri, 29th Jul 2022
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Rimini Street has announced the launch of Rimini Protect, a new suite of security solutions set to provide a more comprehensive layer of security.
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Network attacks at highest point in the last three years

Thu, 7th Apr 2022
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network infrastructure
The latest quarterly WatchGuard Threat Lab report shows network attacks at the highest point over the past three years.
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Why preventing Zero-day attacks is crucial for businesses

Thu, 10th Mar 2022
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malware
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ddos
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breach prevention
Indusface offers a game-changing web application firewall solution that can protect businesses from the increasing threat of Zero-day attacks.
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Palo Alto Networks launches Nebula for network security

Thu, 10th Feb 2022
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firewalls
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network infrastructure
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network security
Palo Alto Networks has announced the upgrade of its PAN-OS software to help find the evasive, zero-day attacks.
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A look at the MS Exchange zero-days and how to protect your business

Thu, 29th Apr 2021
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firewalls
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network infrastructure
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network security
Every organisationusing Microsoft Exchange must patch their on-premise servers immediately and scan their networks for signs of malicious activity.
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Kaspersky discovers zero-day exploit in Desktop Window Manager

Mon, 19th Apr 2021
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While analysing the CVE-2021-1732 exploit, Kaspersky experts found another such zero-day exploit and reported it to Microsoft.
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WatchGuard report tracks rise of network attacks in Q3

Fri, 18th Dec 2020
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Rise in attacks on corporate networks during remote work, with WatchGuard observing a 90% increase in network attacks in Q3.
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Evasive malware reaches record levels - WatchGuard report

Wed, 25th Mar 2020
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network infrastructure
Evasive malware is at an all-time high, with WatchGuard's Q4 2019 report revealing it now constitutes two-thirds of all detections.
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Microsoft IE vulnerability to go unpatched until mid-Feb

Tue, 28th Jan 2020
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microsoft
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internet explorer
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zero day malware
A blog post from security vendor ESET has outlined the risk of the zero-day for those who are still using the relic browser of internet-past.
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Buhtrap group behind targeted zero-day attack - ESET

Wed, 17th Jul 2019
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microsoft
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ESET researchers have traced a zero-day exploit in Eastern Europe to the Buhtrap group, known for targeting financial institutions and businesses.