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Fortinet, Palo Alto Networks, McAfee and Symantec Found the Cyber Threat Alliance

CTOvision

In what could be a very virtuous trend, four of the cyber security industry’s leading tech vendors (Fortinet, Palo Alto Networks, McAfee and Symantec) have established a consortium focused on the furtherance of the art and science of cyber threat intelligence. McAfee and Symantec join Cyber Threat Alliance (net-security.org).

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Microsoft fights botnet after Office 365 malware attack

TechSpot

Participants in the cybersecurity data exchange group include FS-ISAC, Lumen’s Black Lotus Labs, ESET, Symantec, and NTT. According to Microsoft, its Defender Antivirus team has been working alongside major cybercrime partners to collect samples and unravel critical information related to the botnet scheme.

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Bidding Open on DHS’ $6B Security Hub, House report stresses sharing

CTOvision

It could also increase the ability of the IC agencies to share data with each other. Google Play store inundated with scam apps, Symantec says – “A steady stream of questionable applications is flowing daily into Google’s Play store for Android devices, according to security vendor Symantec.”

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Raindrop Malware Discovered in SolarWinds Breach

SecureWorld News

More information continues to come out around the serious SolarWinds data breach. It has recently been discovered that another strain of malware, Raindrop, was used in the attack. Symantec was able to do some digging into SolarWinds and had some interesting findings. Raindrop attacks connect to SolarWinds.

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Colonial Pipeline ransomware group using new tactics to become more dangerous

Tech Republic Security

Dubbed Coreid, the group has adopted a new version of its data exfiltration tool and is offering more advanced capabilities to profitable affiliates, says Symantec. The post Colonial Pipeline ransomware group using new tactics to become more dangerous appeared first on TechRepublic.

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Unusual Malware May Infect IoT Devices to Protect Them: Symantec

Data Center Knowledge

Infected devices connect to peer-to-peer network that distributes threat updates Read More.

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Barracuda, ReversingLabs, Telefonica and Zscaler Join Cyber Threat Alliance

CTOvision

February 13, 2015 – Fortinet (NASDAQ: FTNT), McAfee Labs, Palo Alto Networks® (NYSE: PANW) and Symantec (NASDAQ: SYMC), co-founders of the industry’s first cyber threat alliance, today announced that Barracuda Networks, Inc. ABOUT SYMANTEC. Co-founders Welcome New Members in Concerted Effort to Combat Advanced Cyber Threats.

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