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Varonis Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:VRNS), a leading provider of software solutions that protect data from insider threats and cyberattacks, today announced that it has received the Common Criteria Evaluation Assurance Level (EAL) 2+ certification for the Varonis data security platform that includes DatAdvantage, Data Classification Framework, DatAlert, Data Transport Engine v6.2.38.0 and DataPrivilege v6.0.113 as prescribed by the International Common Criteria Recognition Arrangement (CCRA). Varonis’ data security platform collects, stores and analyses metadata non-intrusively, in real-time,...

NuData Security, an award-winning behavioural biometrics company, announced today that they had observed a 400 percent surge in automated online attacks over the 2016 holiday period. NuData data scientists discovered an increase in maliciously scripted botnet activity of over 400 percent against many large online retail client sites during the last quarter of 2016 compared to the previous year. Of the 5.6 million anomalous behaviours detected, over 1 million events were directly attributed to malicious...

Several Polish banks have been hacked by unknown attackers. The threat is delivered sneakily, via a watering hole attack, whereby a trusted but compromised website redirects to a landing page (the Polish Financial Supervision Authority) boobytrapped with an exploit. In a new blog post ESET deliver technical details of this, as-yet minimally documented, malware. Their key findings show: The website of the equivalent Mexican authority, Comisión Nacional Bancaria y de Valores (National Banking and Securities Commission), also...

ESET researchers discovered a dangerous new app targeting Android devices is capable of downloading and executing additional malware. Detected by ESET security software as Android/TrojanDownloader.Agent.JI, the trojan is distributed via compromised websites and masquerades as a Flash Player update. This and other threats on the Android platform will be among the topics addressed by ESET at the Mobile World Congress. Following installation, the malware creates a fake ‘Saving Battery’ service in the Android system and urges the...

Lastline has announced that it is seeing large spikes in malware detected through new segments of its global online network, spurred by several of its embedded OEM partners driving business into the SMB and midmarket segments. “We now see sophisticated malware methods previously reserved for attacks on large organisations moving down from the large enterprise to include midmarket and, in some cases, the SMB market,” said Brian Laing, Vice President of Business Development & Products. “For...

Digital Catapult announces that it has secured up to £1.1m in funding from the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS), to deliver Cyber 101, a business advice and mentoring programme to help new UK cyber security firms grow and succeed. Delivered in collaboration with a strong consortium of partners, the programme will help increase the size of the UK cyber security market and improve the success rate of firms in the early stages of...

Allot Communications Ltd. (NASDAQ, TASE: ALLT), a leading provider of security and monetisation solutions that enable service providers and enterprises to protect and personalise the digital experience, today released Allot MobileTrends H1/2017 Report: Consumer View on Mobile Security. The survey asked consumers what they know about online threats; their readiness to adopt mobile security services; and their perception of the service provider's role in protecting them online. Results showed that 89% of consumers currently do...

NSFOCUS, a global provider of intelligent hybrid security solutions, has pointed to an increasingly unstable Internet in its latest Threat Intelligence 2017 Predictions Report.  Co-author and Chief Research Intelligence Analyst, Stephen Gates considers a number of factors, including financial instability, refugee migration and the rise and fall of presidential regimes contributing to the unrest. “The instability of the Internet in 2017 will mean we will see increased DDoS attacks with criminals taking advantage of the...

Recent research from Managed Services Provider (MSP) Annodata has revealed that a high proportion of local authorities in England are yet to implement a ‘Bring Your Own Device’ (BYOD) policy. According to the MSP, without an enforceable plan in place, these organisations may be leaving themselves exposed to the risk of data leakage and any benefits to be had from BYOD will be lessened. A Freedom of Information (FoI) request was issued to 79 council...

A new report commissioned by Samsung which examines the impact that changes in society and technology will have upon the future of the workplace, reveals the stark challenge faced by businesses to create safe and secure ‘smart offices’ in a brave new working world – the ‘Open Economy’. With an estimated 7.3 billion connected IoT devices by 2020, the need to secure every individual device will become critical. This new Open Economy will be characterised...