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License to hack: State-sponsored hackers are upping the ante
At this year’s World Economic Forum in Davos, the threat of large-scale, state-sponsored cyberattacks was top of mind among the government and business leaders in attendance.
- Publication cites CounterTack’s AI-driven behavior-monitoring to create cyber immune systems within critical infrastructures.
CounterTack makes it to the CRN 20 Coolest Endpoint Security Vendors
As part of CRN’s annual Security 100 list, here’s a look at 20 companies making their mark in the endpoint security arena.
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Raw sockets backdoor gives attackers complete control of some Linux servers
“Chaos” gives attackers, and follow-on attackers, full control over infected boxes.
In a blog post published Wednesday, Montreal-based GoSecure claimed that a piece of malware dubbed “Chaos” is infecting poorly secured systems by guessing weak passwords protecting secure shell application administrators use to remotely control Unix-based computers. The secure shell, or SSH, accounts being compromised run as root, and this is how the backdoor is able to get such access as well.
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How to protect yourself after the Equifax breach: Assume you’re affected
How to protect yourself after the Equifax breach: Assume you’re affected.
- An estimated 143 million consumers could be affected by the Equifax data breach.
- Next steps include monitoring accounts and weighing credit freezes.
Industry Era Names CounterTack to List of 10 Best Security Providers for 2017
Industry Era Names CounterTack to List of 10 Best Security Solution Providers for 2017
- Publication cites Digital DNA and comprehensive behavior-based memory analysis as competitive differentiators
