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How Threat Sharing Hones Your Competitive Edge
Michael Daniel is the President and CEO of the Cyber Threat Alliance (CTA), a US-based non-profit organization that enables cybersecurity providers to share threat information with one another in both automated and human-to-human fashion. Introduction The industry has talked about the concept of threat intelligence sharing for decades, yet it has struggled to adopt mechanisms that facilitate high-quality sharing at scale
EvilQuest / ThiefQuest Mac Ransomware
Ransomware for macOS shows the importance of using independently tested Mac antivirus software. Good news: In a test from AV-Comapratives.org EvilQuest / ThiefQuest ransomware was blocked by all major AV products. First Appearance On 29th June, K7 security researcher Dinesh Devadoss tweeted about the discovery of a new macOS ransomware program. Known as EvilQuest / ThiefQuest, it appears at first
The Rise, Reign and Fall of Cerberus Banking Trojan
Being one of the most popular computing platforms ever, Android has essentially become a sweet spot for cyber criminals. In the contemporary digital fraternity, where security has become almost a myth, the service and platform providers as well as the users need to expend continuous efforts to keep data secure from prying eyes. However, the adversaries also expend similar (if
Blogging, feature reports and testimonials on the AVAR website!
By Eddy Willems (G DATA Security Evangelist – AVAR Board member) I like to blog and why shouldn’t you. I’ve written so many articles or blogs in the past 30 years and I really cans say it’s really enjoyable and above all it put you on the internet in a good position where people, other companies, organizations and press or
China Cybersecurity Week and International Anti Virus Conference
The sixth China Cybersecurity Week was launched on Monday 16 September in Tianjin. It is an annual week-long campaign that promotes national awareness on cybersecurity. After the opening ceremony, the first event was the third International Anti Virus Conference, featuring Chinese and International malware experts, including AVAR Chairman, Allan Dyer. Opening Ceremony of China Cybersecurity Week Mr. Huang Kinming, Minister
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