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Google Play is an ‘order of magnitude’ better at blocking malware

The Parallax

During a month that’s seen Android malware new and old plague the world’s most popular mobile operating system, Google says its Play Store is becoming more civilized and less like the Wild West. You have a lower probability of being infected by malware from Play than being hit by lightning,” Ahn says.

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The Dark Side of AI in Cybersecurity — AI-Generated Malware

Palo Alto Networks

In a thought-provoking interview on the Threat Vector podcast , Palo Alto Networks researchers Bar Matalon and Rem Dudas shed light on their groundbreaking research into AI-generated malware and shared their predictions for the future of AI in cybersecurity. We did that for different operating systems – for Windows, macOS and Linux.

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Unit 42 Discovers First Known Malware Targeting Windows Containers

Palo Alto Networks

The Unit 42 cybersecurity consulting group published research on the first known malware targeting Windows containers, which was discovered by Unit 42 researcher Daniel Prizmant and named Siloscape. The post Unit 42 Discovers First Known Malware Targeting Windows Containers appeared first on Palo Alto Networks Blog.

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Dragos raises $110M Series C as demand to secure industrial systems soars

TechCrunch

Dragos was founded in 2016 to detect and respond to threats facing industrial control systems (ICS), the devices critical to the continued operations of power plants, water and energy supplies, and other critical infrastructure. But the country has faced extensive criticism for its human rights record by international rights groups.

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FBI?s router reboot call reminds us why to check for updates

The Parallax

On May 25, the FBI issued a clarion call to a broad swath of Wi-Fi router owners: To clear out a potential botnet malware infection, reboot your router. The malware, VPNFilter, allowed hackers to snoop on all traffic passing through the router, including stealing website log-ins, as well as disable the device.

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Agentless Workload Scanning Gets Supercharged with Malware Scanning

Prisma Clud

Using WildFire in 2021 to analyze malicious files, our threat research team discovered a 73% increase in Cobalt Strike malware samples compared to 2020. The speed, volume and sophistication of modern malware attacks has made them more difficult to detect. This leaves a potentially damaging gap in their cloud security strategy.

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Tenable Bolsters Its Cloud Security Arsenal with Malware Detection

Tenable

Tenable Cloud Security is enhancing its capabilities with malware detection. Even though cloud adoption has become mainstream, many threats and attack tactics still rely on malware payloads. Tenable Cloud Security can now find malware in many different cloud workloads. The addition of malware detection enhances this approach.

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