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Credit to Author: Rajib Singha| Date: Wed, 31 Jan 2018 08:00:43 +0000

This is a quick advisory to warn our readers about a new WhatsApp scam that is afoot. In this scam, a fake message is getting circulated which informs a user that their WhatsApp subscription has expired and that they can buy a lifetime service just for 99p by clicking on…

MalwareBytes Security

January 30, 2018 admin

GandCrab ransomware distributed by RIG and GrandSoft exploit kits

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Tue, 30 Jan 2018 23:43:52 +0000

Ransomware may have slowed its growth but is still a go-to payload for threat actors looking to monetize drive-by download attacks. The latest attempt: GandCrab ransomware.

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Microsoft Security

January 30, 2018 admin

Protecting customers from being intimidated into making an unnecessary purchase

Credit to Author: Windows Defender ATP| Date: Tue, 30 Jan 2018 22:00:05 +0000

There has been an increase in free versions of programs that purport to scan computers for various errors, and then use alarming, coercive messages to scare customers into buying a premium version of the same program. The paid version of these programs, usually called cleaner or optimizer applications, purportedly fixes the problems discovered by the

Security TrendMicro

January 30, 2018 admin

Trend Micro Named a Leader in Gartner Magic Quadrant for Endpoint Protection Platforms

Credit to Author: Eric Skinner| Date: Tue, 30 Jan 2018 21:12:12 +0000

The endpoint security marketing is quite dynamic right now, with lots of new entrants, and ongoing innovation for improving threat detection and response. In the midst of all this market energy we are very pleased to be named a Leader in Gartner’s 2018 Magic Quadrant for Endpoint Protection Platforms (EPP)1. Three vendors were named to…

Security TrendMicro

January 30, 2018 admin

How your enterprise applications could be putting your company at risk

Credit to Author: Trend Micro| Date: Tue, 30 Jan 2018 20:00:18 +0000

There’s no arguing the criticality and importance of enterprise apps, but these platforms could be putting your business at serious risk of infection and attack.

Fortinet Security

January 30, 2018 admin

Meltdown/Spectre Update

Credit to Author: Val Saengphaibul| Date: Tue, 30 Jan 2018 18:00:59 +0000

In addition to establishing an aggressive and proactive patch-and-replace protocol, it is essential that organizations have layers of security in place designed to detect malicious activity and malware, and to protect vulnerable systems.

Fortinet Security

January 30, 2018 admin

FortiGuard Labs Discovers Vulnerability in Asus Router

Credit to Author: David Maciejak| Date: Tue, 30 Jan 2018 18:00:59 +0000

Over the last few weeks, ASUS released a series of patches aimed at addressing a number of vulnerabilities discovered in their RT routers running AsusWRT firmware. The models listed at the end of this post are known to be vulnerable. If you are not sure which model or firmware you are using, I recommend double-checking the ASUS support website to get the latest information and updates.

Security Wired

January 30, 2018 admin