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The Latest on: Malware detection

• April 10, 2016 - Linux-based operating systems are rock solid -- reliable and secure -- but not infallible. The Mumblehard malware, for instance, targets servers running the open source kernel, installing a backdoor, and then turning them into part of a powerful spam ...
• April 9, 2016 - Dridex is one of the most sophisticated malware currently out there which has been successful in avoiding detection by security software in multiple occasions. It has targeted many companies across the internet, seriously compromising their security ...
• April 6, 2016 - It blocks unwanted calls and messages and detects, prevents, and eliminates viruses and malware. Mobile anti-malware scans the memory, OS, and files of mobile devices using heuristic detection, signature-based detection, rootkit detection, and real ...
• April 4, 2016 - The vulnerability, according to Cisco, allows attackers to slip malware onto critical systems without detection. The flaw also impacts Snort, an open source network-based intrusion detection system also owned by Cisco. Cisco alerted customers of the ...
• April 1, 2016 - "Companies can prevent and mitigate malware infection by utilizing appropriate backup and malware detection and prevention systems, and training employees to be skeptical of emails, attachments, and websites they don't recognize. The FBI does not ...
• March 28, 2016 - Microsoft has already announced it will be blocking files that use digital certificates signed with the SHA-1 algorithm from around June this year. Cybercriminals are adapting fast by making malware that uses multiple digital certificates to avoid ...
• March 23, 2016 - A unique data-stealing trojan has been spotted on USB devices in the wild – and it is different from typical data-stealing malware. Each instance of this trojan relies on the particular USB device on which it is installed and it leaves no evidence on ...
• March 17, 2016 - SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--iboss Cybersecurity announces the results of a new study that found the company's cloud-based secure web gateway leads the industry in malware detection and data loss prevention. With patented technology to stop data ...
• March 12, 2016 - A recent study that looked at 4m samples discovered that 81% of the malware detected used evasive techniques such as anti-reverse engineering to try to “sleep” through the sandbox – it's clever engineering, but luckily Minerva's solution is cleverer ...
• March 11, 2016 - Over the years we have seen the evolution of different types of detection technologies. It started out with signatures—a technique that compares an unidentified piece of code to known malware. With a million new pieces of malware hitting the Internet ...