CrowdStrike finds a bridge to Google's VirusTotal
Security firm CrowdStrike is now officially a contributor to Google’s Virus Total malware database and not just a user of data shared by traditional antivirus (AV) rivals with the service.
Security firm CrowdStrike is now officially a contributor to Google’s Virus Total malware database and not just a user of data shared by traditional antivirus (AV) rivals with the service.
Microsoft has updated its anti-malware program Windows Defender to clean up a risky Dell root certificate uncovered this week.
The joining of forces between previously competitive security firms has fundamentally transformed the anti-malware process and facilitated a much stronger response to surging cybercrime, according to the head of Trend Micro's specialised cybercrime research facility.
David Braue | 01 Jun | Read more
Chinese vendors Tencent and Qihoo have been accused of gaming antimalware tests by releasing optimized versions of their products for testing purposes that wouldn't be reflected in the real world, several antimalware firms said.
Mark Hachman | 07 May | Read more
In sales, they say that you're only as good as your last month's figures. Ditto for antivirus software. And right now, BitDefender, Kaspersky, and Qihoo 360 are the best in the business.
Mark Hachman | 26 Mar | Read more
Australian customers may be happy that Microsoft has finally turned on Australian presences for its Azure cloud service, but some are warning that planned cloud adopters need to be careful not to be over-reliant on the company's internal security measures.
David Braue | 30 Oct | Read more
Apple has updated its in-built malware feature on Macs to block a new backdoor exclusively targeting OSX that security researchers claim have infected over 18,000 Macs.
Palo Alto Networks' annual threat analysis of customer network traffic shows that botnet-controlled malware that makes its way into enterprise networks almost always uses the User Datagram Protocol (UDP) to communicate, blending in with legitimate UDP-based applications such as video.
Ellen Messmer | 03 Jun | Read more
While small- to midsized businesses (SMB) don't have the luxury of information security teams and resources that large enterprises can afford, they still face many of the same threats.
Ellen Messmer | 29 May | Read more
Cisco's Advanced Malware Protection (AMP) technology, known as FireAMP, is already supported in its firewalls and e-mail gateways, but now the company is making AMP available as a standalone product.
Ellen Messmer | 22 May | Read more
The Consumer Product Safety Commission today issued a complete recall of all Nest Protect Smoke + CO alarm systems, over an issue that could silence the devices at a critical time.
Cisco this week announced its intent to acquire ThreatGRID, a New York-based maker of malware analysis and threat intelligence technology.
Just because BYOD has become standard operating procedure in most workplaces doesn't mean the practice has stopped causing challenges for IT.
Ellen Messmer | 14 May | Read more
Security researchers this week issued warnings about ransomware called Koler that demands $300 from Android users who bite on a fake app typically found on porn sites.
Ellen Messmer | 10 May | Read more
Companies were getting hit on average with "unknown malware" around 53 times a day in 2013, according to Check Point's annual analysis of threat data collected from about a thousand enterprise customers. Check Point defines 'unknown malware" as malicious code that exploits a known vulnerability or weakness, but can't be detected at the time of its discovery by up-to-date anti-virus or intrusion-prevention systems.
Ellen Messmer | 09 May | Read more