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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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Norton and Avast are merging into an $8 billion antivirus empire

The Verge

These attacks can often lead to supply chain attacks, ransomware incidents, or malware that affects regular consumers, too. Hackers managed to hide malware inside system cleaner utility CCleaner in 2017 , and consumers are often the victims when databases of credit cards and personal information are leaked.

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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. Co-founders Welcome New Members in Concerted Effort to Combat Advanced Cyber Threats. Santa Clara, Calif.,

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A Disturbing Trend in Ransomware Attacks: Legitimate Software Abuse

CIO Business Intelligence

As recently as February this year, the Symantec Threat Hunter team saw ConnectWise used in both Noberus and Royal ransomware attacks. Go beyond malware detection: Since bad actors are often leveraging legitimate software, it’s important that organizations use a security solution that can detect and analyze suspicious behavior — and stop it.

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How Cybersecurity is Changing in the Post-Pandemic Era

CIO Business Intelligence

As we know at Broadcom Software , even as enterprises try to put a couple of abnormal years in their rear-view mirror, the rampage of ransomware continues to wreak havoc and requires continued focus and diligence. Meanwhile, attackers are using different techniques to penetrate enterprise networks. Symantec by Broadcom Software.

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Invincea Names Former Verizon Terremark CISO as Chief Operating Officer

CTOvision

He also oversaw managed services as a vice president at VeriSign and Symantec, as a result of the company’s acquisition of Riptech. Invincea is the premier innovator in advanced malware threat detection, breach prevention and forensic threat intelligence. Webinar Series: [link]. Twitter: @Invincea. About Invincea, Inc.

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Does Next-Generation Anti-Virus Solve the Fatal Flaws of Anti-Virus?

CTOvision

Many of us in the community, myself included, have long said that anti-virus is dead and even a senior VP at Symantec has now admitted such. New file-less intrusions are increasingly common in enterprise environments. PCworld on Macrobased Malware. Microsoft on Macro Malware. Microsoft on Macro Malware.

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