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Test: 14 security solutions against data stealers and ransomware
AV TEST News

In the series of Advanced Threat Protection tests, the laboratory of AV-TEST tested 14 protection solutions for companies against data stealers and ransomware. In this Live Attack test, 10 real-world attack scenarios on Windows are to be fended off. In addition to detecting the malware, every single defense step of a protection solution counts. AV-TEST's Advanced Threat Protection tests test protection software in the laboratory using very real and dynamic attack scenarios. Since the effort involved in these tests is extremely high, the attacks per product are limited to 10 scenarios. In the December test, the lab identified 5 unique ransomware attacks…

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IT security in times of the Ukraine war
IT security in times of the Ukraine war

It is still unclear whether a real cyber conflict will be added to the analogous Ukraine war – if such a conflict can be precisely defined at all. In any case, the current armed conflict poses a risk for the IT security of companies, even if it remains to be seen how the further risk situation will develop. In order to protect themselves effectively, companies should, on the one hand, keep an eye on current dangers and, on the other hand, follow security standards even more strictly. The company's own risk potential is measured by the geographic, business or even digital proximity of an organization to Ukraine. A defense...

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Modern endpoint management for lean budgets
Modern endpoint management for lean budgets

Managing endpoints is one of the basic IT tasks and should not consume extensive resources. Adaptiva explains how modern endpoint management helps to free up budgets and staff for important digitization projects. In many companies, administrators spend hours every day updating the computers of a distributed workforce with patches and new security policies. They operate large update infrastructures in order to distribute the updates reliably, and yet their WAN and VPN connections groan under the data loads. Modern endpoint management with P2P technology, cloud integration and a high degree of automation would solve many of these problems. Adaptiva, provider of endpoint management and...

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Malwarebytes with Vulnerability Assessment and Patch Management
Malwarebytes with Vulnerability Assessment and Patch Management

New features of Malwarebytes Nebula Cloud Console streamline threat management in a single cloud platform. Malwarebytes simplifies threat management with new modules for vulnerability assessment and patch management. Malwarebytes, a global leader in real-time cyber protection, announces the addition of two new modules to its Nebula cloud-based endpoint protection platform: Vulnerability Assessment and Patch Management, both powered by OPSWAT. Together, these features make Malwarebytes' offering one of the simplest endpoint security platforms to help organizations prevent security breaches. 60 percent of attacks due to vulnerabilities Exploiting software vulnerabilities is one of the most common attack methods: Almost 60 percent of security breaches are…

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AV-TEST awards 2021 to the best in IT security
AV TEST News

When the AV-TEST Institute examines security products in its laboratory, only hard facts and convincing results count. After evaluating all test values ​​from 2021, AV-TEST presents the awards to the best products in IT security for companies. The institute presents 12 awards to companies in the categories PROTECTION, PERFORMANCE and USABILITY for Windows and ANDROID SECURITY and MAC SECURITY for enterprise solutions. Office, home office, mobile office The year 2021 was characterized by many challenges, some of which set the next one in motion like falling dominoes. The pandemic has affected individuals and...

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AV Comparatives: Endpoint Prevention & Response (EPR) Tests
B2B Cyber ​​Security ShortNews

The independent ISO-certified security testing laboratory AV-Comparatives has published the results of its Endpoint Prevention & Response (EPR) test. Each of the 10 products tested was subjected to 50 different targeted attack scenarios. Data breaches can have a significant financial impact, with the average cost of a breach currently being $4,24 million, according to IBM, according to AV-Comparatives. The highest Strategic Leader Award was presented to Bitdefender, Palo Alto Networks, Check Point, CrowdStrike, F-Secure, Cisco and ESET. Broadcom's Symantec was honored with the CyberRisk Visionaries Award. Two other providers received the Strong Challengers Award. Strategic Leader Award…

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Beyond Identity joins Microsoft Intelligent Security Association
Beyond Identity joins Microsoft Intelligent Security Association

Beyond Identity was nominated for membership in the Microsoft Intelligent Security Association - MISA because its platform leverages the device management capabilities of Microsoft's Endpoint Manager to make risk-based authentication decisions. Beyond Identity becomes a member of the Microsoft Intelligent Security Association (MISA). MISA is an association of independent software vendors and managed security service providers who have integrated their solutions with Microsoft's security products to help mutual customers better protect themselves against increasing cyber threats. To be eligible for MISA, companies must be nominated by Microsoft…

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Business security test for enterprise solutions
B2B Cyber ​​Security ShortNews

AV-Comparatives has published its December 2021 Business Security Test and awarded 19 products Approved Business Product accreditation. The Business Security Test is the most comprehensive examination of business security solutions on the market. To qualify as an Approved Business Product, antivirus solutions must achieve a 90% Malware Protection Test score with zero false positives and a 90% Real-World Protection Test score with fewer than a hundred false positives. Certification of AV-Comparatives In order to receive the certification of AV-Comparatives, the tested products must also have no major performance problems, an impact score...

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Isolated air gap networks for KRITIS are vulnerable 
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Even isolated networks for KRITIS are not safe from attacks or data theft. ESET researchers are investigating special malicious programs that target so-called "air gap" networks. Critical and sensitive infrastructures must be particularly well protected against hackers. One possibility is the use of so-called "air gap" networks. These are used, for example, in industrial control systems that manage pipelines and power grids or dial-up or SCADA systems that control nuclear centrifuges, among other things. These systems are not directly connected to the internet. This complete isolation of a device or system from the Internet and other networks should ...

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WatchGuard: Cloud platform receives endpoint security functionalities
WatchGuard: Cloud platform receives endpoint security functionalities

WatchGuard expands its cloud platform with additional endpoint security functionalities. Patch management, encryption and other features relevant to end device protection are now integrated in WatchGuard Cloud. WatchGuard Technologies is massively promoting the vision of establishing a central IT security platform. Four more endpoint security service modules have just been integrated into WatchGuard Cloud. Now the functions "WatchGuard Patch Management", "WatchGuard Full Encryption", "WatchGuard Advanced Reporting Tool (ART)" and "WatchGuard Data Control" are also available to users and partners in this way. The IT security specialist thus offers customers and partners central access for far-reaching security solutions, ranging from comprehensive endpoint protection to…

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