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Deep Secure Launches Content Threat Removal-As-A-Service To Defeat 100% Of Content Threats.

Deep Secure, the creator of Content Threat Removal technology, today announces the launch of Content Threat Removal-as-a-Service (CTRaaS), a new cloud-based service that will stop organisations from falling victim to cyberattacks concealed in digital content. Cybercriminals are increasingly using content as a vehicle for spreading malware, ransomware and undetectable threats. Rather than detecting and protecting against these threats, Content Threat Removal creates an exact visual replica of any content that is shared with the organisation,...

SentinelOne Collaborates With Intel To Increase Detection Rates Of Cryptominer And Advanced Memory-Based Attacks.

SentinelOne, the autonomous endpoint protection company, and Intel today announced the integration of hardware-based Intel® Threat Detection Technology (Intel TDT) Accelerated Memory Scanning capabilities with the SentinelOne autonomous endpoint protection console. Independent benchmark testing from Passmark Software validates that SentinelOne’s approach, using Intel’s silicon to power threat scanning, significantly increases detection rates of memory-based attacks such as crypto miners, while providing a 10x improvement in scanning time with no increase in CPU usage. Intel and...

2019 Webroot Threat Report: Forty Percent Of Malicious URLs Found On Good Domains.

Webroot, the Smarter Cybersecurity® company, revealed the results of the 2019 Webroot Threat Report, showcasing that while tried-and-true attack methods are still going strong, new threats emerge daily, and new vectors are being tested by cybercriminals. The report is derived from metrics captured and analysed by Webroot’s advanced, cloud-based machine learning architecture: the Webroot® Platform. Notable Findings: 40 percent of malicious URLs were found on good domains. Legitimate websites are frequently compromised to host malicious...

SMEs Will Benefit From The Rollout Of Active Cyber Defence – Is This The Birth Of An ‘NHS For Cybersecurity?’, Asks Memset.

Managed services provider Memset welcomes the clear benefits to the security of SMEs in the UK, presented by the recommended rollout out of the NCSC’s Active Cyber Defence (ACD) programme. Endeavours such as this can help us succeed in driving out low-sophistication ‘commodity’ cyber-attacks from the UK. The Cybersecurity Research Group and Policy Institute at King’s College London recently published a report recommending rolling out ACD into the private sector – which was originally launched...

NCSC Renews Commercial Product Assurance For Becrypt’s Disk Protect Encryption Solution.

Becrypt, a trusted provider of endpoint cybersecurity software solutions announced today that its Disk Protect full-disk encryption product has been certified under the National Cyber Security Centre’s (NCSC) Commercial Product Assurance (CPA) scheme. The renewal of this certification means that Becrypt’s Disk Protect product remains the only software-based full-disk encryption solution to successfully complete CPA, helping organisations with informed risk management for a range of data protection scenarios. Unlike other product assurance schemes, CPA validates...

LORCA Launches Open Call For Its Third Cohort Of Cybersecurity Innovators.

The London Office for Rapid Cybersecurity Advancement (LORCA) today launches the open call for its third cohort of cyber innovators. The new cohort will be tasked with solving some of the most pressing cybersecurity issues, as identified by industry leaders at LORCA’s Innovation Forum. Details of the application process and a full description of the challenges can be found at lorca.co.uk/apply. LORCA is one of two cyber innovation centres as part of the National Cyber...

Akamai State Of The Internet Security Report: Retailers Most Common Credential Stuffing Attack Victim; Points To Dramatic Rise In API Traffic As Key Trend.

According to the Akamai 2019 State of the Internet / Security: Retail Attacks and API Traffic report, hackers directed credential abuse attempts at retail sites more than 10 billion times from May to December last year, making retail the most targeted segment studied. The report also spotlights two other pressing security concerns, the preponderance of API-call traffic on the web and the apparent misrepresentation of IPv6-based traffic. The Company studied the credential abuse technique known...

The Growing Threat Of IP Spoofing.

It’s not a threat that everyone has heard of, like phishing or a computer virus, but IP spoofing is a rapidly accelerating problem. In the online gaming and gambling industries, IP spoofing attacks have increased by 257% year-on-year, making them both the fastest growing and the most prevalent cyber attack type in that area. They’re also a common choice of attack in mobile banking fraud. But what does IP spoofing actually involve, and are there...

Women Empowering Diversity In Start-ups Take To The Stage.

Last week saw the official launch of WEDS (Women Empowering Diversity in Start-ups) – a UK network that has been founded by women that work in some of the UK’s most successful cybersecurity start-ups – Digital Shadows, Panaseer and Tessian. The launch took place at Digital Shadows headquarters with 60+ representatives from VC’s, accelerators and start-ups. It was sponsored by Garrison. There were a series of talks and a panel discussion with inclusion and diversity...

Attack On Critical National Infrastructure Is Imminent, Say Over Half Of Respondents To Infosecurity Europe Poll.

More than half (59 per cent) of respondents to the latest social media poll conducted by Infosecurity Europe 2019 – Europe’s number one information security event – believe that an attack on the UK’s critical national infrastructure is likely this year. As more devices, systems and infrastructure are connected to the internet, the cyber and physical worlds are becoming increasingly linked, opening up new attack vectors. According to Ciaran Martin, head of the UK's National...