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2023-03-09 11:00:28 | February 2023\'s Most Wanted Malware: Remcos Trojan Linked to Cyberespionage Operations Against Ukrainian Government (lien direct) | >Researchers report that Remcos Trojan was used by threat actors to target Ukrainian government entities through phishing attacks as part of wider cyberespionage operations. Meanwhile, Formbook and Emotet returned to the top three most prevalent malware families, and Education/Research remained the most targeted industry Our latest Global Threat Index for February 2023 saw Remcos Trojan… | Malware Threat | ★★★ | |
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2023-03-09 11:00:18 | Is your security team concerned with unmanaged devices? (lien direct) | >Secure all your organization's devices in a few clicks. By Antoine Korulski and Adi Goldshtein Harel CISOs face major challenges in 2023 when defending against threats coming from unmanaged devices, used by third-party service providers, or employee personal devices (BYOD) to access SaaS or corporate web applications. Those attacks have many faces, including stealing sensitive… | Cloud | ★★★ | |
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2023-03-08 11:00:53 | International Women\'s Day: Achieving Gender Parity in the C-Suite and Advancing Equity in the Cybersecurity Industry (lien direct) | >Industry analysts often highlight how gender parity is making headway in the business world, but is this true? In the alleged glass-ceiling world of the C-Suite where the comparison between male and female C-level leaders is still highly skewed in favor of men, it is common to read that women are generally under-represented. During this… | Guideline | ★★ | |
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2023-03-07 14:00:24 | Getting to Know Francisco Criado, Check Point\'s New VP, Global Partner Ecosystem Organization (lien direct) | >As Vice President of the Global Partner Ecosystem Organization, Francisco Criado leads all strategy and program deployment with Check Point's partners around the world. He brings nearly two decades of experience in the industry, including leadership roles at Avnet, Tech Data and TD SYNNEX North America. What was your dream job in kindergarten and what… | Guideline | ★ | |
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2023-03-07 10:58:36 | “Sharp Panda”: Check Point Research puts a spotlight on Chinese origined espionage attacks against southeast asian government entities (lien direct) | >Highlights: CPR continues tracking Sharp Panda, a long-running Chinese cyber-espionage operation, targeting Southeast Asian government entities In late 2022, a campaign with an initial infection vector similar to previous Sharp Panda operations targeted a high-profile government entity in the Asian region. CPR zoomes in on the malware used in this campaign, dubbed “the Soul modular… | Malware | ★★★ | |
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2023-03-06 11:00:06 | Prevention-focused SASE Solution is Here: Check Point leads the way, per new Miercom Report (lien direct) | >Which is better-detecting a threat and not knowing how long it’s been in your network, or preventing it from getting in? It’s not a trick question. Threats of all kinds have become increasingly sophisticated and aggressive. As global unrest in 2022 was accompanied by intensified cyber warfare campaigns, more destructive malware, particularly wipers, were used… | Threat | ★★ | |
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2023-03-02 11:00:41 | (Déjà vu) Winning Combinations: Check Point Customers and Their Advanced Security Solutions (lien direct) | >By Kristin Owens, Head of Functional Marketing & Executive Engagement, Check Point The Check Point CPX 360 Customer Awards demonstrate the creative ways in which Check Point customers are securing everything from endpoints to cloud-based assets and entire digital transformation initiatives. Meet this year’s Asia Pacific winners. Our customers always amaze us with their unique… | ★ | ||
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2023-03-01 11:00:04 | How To Reduce Security Risks Posed by Cloud Identities? (lien direct) | >By Andrei Dankevich – Product Marketing Manager Cloud Security The history of cloud computing goes all the way back to the1950s when the world was introduced to shared and distributed architectures with technologies like mainframe computing, for example, the IBM 701 Defense Calculator. In the subsequent years, computer scientists innovated and introduced utility computing, grid… | Cloud | ★★ | |
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2023-02-23 11:00:51 | Winning Combinations: Check Point 2023 CPX Americas Customer Awards (lien direct) | >By Kristin Owens, Head of Functional Marketing & Executive Engagement, Check Point The Check Point CPX 360 Customer Awards demonstrate the creative ways in which Check Point customers are securing everything from endpoints to cloud-based assets and entire digital transformation initiatives. Meet this year’s winners in the Americas. Our customers always amaze us with their… | ★★ | ||
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2023-02-21 15:41:52 | The Russian-Ukrainian War, One Year Later (lien direct) | >Highlights: One year after the Russian Ukrainian War, Check Point Research (CPR) highlights that September 2022 was a turning point in the cyberattacks related to the conflict. Comparing March – September 2022 vs. October 2022 – February 2023: CPR identifies a decrease of 44% in average number of weekly attacks per organization against Ukraine, from… | ★★★ | ||
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2023-02-20 16:42:15 | Cloud Security Buyers Club (lien direct) | >By Jon Harlow We're living through an information security revolution, where staying ahead of the bad guys is significant to your company reputation and ultimately it's bottom line. We'll continue to see dramatic growth in cyber security publicity, not only because the growing level of threat is more sophisticated than in the past, but due… | Threat | ★★ | |
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2023-02-16 11:00:11 | New Course Alert: Gateway Performance Optimization Course by Author, Timothy C. Hall (lien direct) | >Check Point Mind is pleased to announce the availability of a special new advanced-level training course – Gateway Performance Optimization. Developed and instructed exclusively by Timothy C. Hall, CheckMates Champion and author of the infamous book Max Power 2020: Check Point Firewall Performance Optimization, this course provides everything you need to know about optimizing your… | ★★ | ||
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2023-02-16 10:57:13 | Check Point Research uncovers a malicious campaign targeting Armenian based targets (lien direct) | >Highlights: Amid rising tensions between Azerbaijan and Armenia, Check Point Research identified a malicious campaign against entities in Armenia Malware used in the campaign aims to remotely control compromised machines and carry out surveillance operations CPR analysis shows clear indication of these attackers targeting corporate environments of Armenian targets Rising tension between Azerbaijan and Armenia… | Malware | ★★ | |
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2023-02-15 11:00:15 | Unlocking the Potential: Check Point\'s Infinity Spark Offers Unmatched Benefits for Managed Service Providers (MSPs) (lien direct) | Delivering a complete enterprise-grade security suite for their SMB customers and a user-friendly multi-tenant MSP dashboard with flexible, easy-to-understand pricing models A report published by Devolutions in October 2022 found that 46% of small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) plan on increasing their IT security spending in the next 12 months. While it is encouraging to… | ★★ | ||
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2023-02-14 11:00:03 | Check Point CloudGuard Spectral detects malicious crypto-mining packages on NPM – The leading registry for JavaScript Open-Source packages (lien direct) | >Highlights: CloudGuard Spectral detected 16 malicious packages on NPM, the world's leading JavaScript package index Installing these packages enabled Cryptojacking: hijacking a machine to mine cryptocurrencies without the user's consent Check Point Researchers disclosed these findings to NPM which immediately removed the packages Introduction NPM is the leading registry for JavaScript Open-Source packages. It… | Guideline | ★★ | |
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2023-02-13 16:36:00 | Love Bites: Valentine\'s Day shoppers advised to be aware of targeted online scams (lien direct) | >Highlights: Since January 2023, Check Point Research (CPR) sees a 54% increase in new Valentine's Day related domains, compared to previous months One out of every 10 new domains containing the term “love” or “Valentine” found to be potentially risky, since the beginning of February 2023 One out of 1000 Valentine's Day related emails found… | ★★ | ||
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2023-02-13 11:00:23 | January 2023\'s Most Wanted Malware: Infostealer Vidar Makes a Return while Earth Bogle njRAT Malware Campaign Strikes (lien direct) | >Check Point Research reports that infostealer Vidar made its return to the top ten list in January, reaching seventh place, while major campaign dubbed Earth Bogle delivered njRAT malware to targets across the Middle East and North Africa Our latest Global Threat Index for January 2023 saw infostealer Vidar return to the top ten… | Malware Threat | ★★ | |
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2023-02-09 16:11:27 | Available Now: Check Point Quantum SD-WAN delivers the Best Security with Optimized Connectivity (lien direct) | >Check Point is proud to announce Quantum SD-WAN, a new software blade available in Quantum Gateways that unifies the best network security with optimized internet and network connectivity. Download the eBook Trying to balance fast connections with effective security? Thanks to Quantum SD-WAN, you can leave that circus stunt behind. Your offices and remote sites… | ★ | ||
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2023-02-08 17:00:12 | Announcing Check Point Software\'s Americas Partner Winners at CPX 360 New York (lien direct) | >At Check Point Software, we are a 100% channel driven company. Together with our partners, we deliver industry-leading cybersecurity solutions to hundreds of thousands of organizations of all sizes, around the world. Each year at our global conference, CPX 360, Check Point comes together with our partners and customers to celebrate our wins and prepare… | Guideline | ★★ | |
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2023-02-08 11:09:54 | (Déjà vu) Check Point 2023 Security Report: Cyberattacks reach an all-time high in response to geo-political conflict, and the rise of \'disruption and destruction\' malware (lien direct) | >The 2023 Security Report is reflecting on a chaotic year in cybersecurity. The report looks back on a tumultuous 2022, which saw cyberattacks reach an all-time high in response to the Russo-Ukrainian war. Education and Research remains the most targeted sector, but attacks on the healthcare sector registered a 74% increase year-on-year. According to the… | Malware | ★★ | |
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2023-02-07 15:19:08 | Cybercriminals Bypass ChatGPT Restrictions to Generate Malicious Content (lien direct) | >There have been many discussions and research on how cybercriminals are leveraging the OpenAI platform, specifically ChatGPT, to generate malicious content such as phishing emails and malware. In Check Point Research's (CPR) previous blog, we described how ChatGPT successfully conducted a full infection flow, from creating a convincing spear-phishing email to running a reverse shell, which… | ChatGPT | ★★ | |
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2023-02-06 14:26:54 | Massive Ransomware attack Targets VMware ESXi Servers (lien direct) | >VMware servers around the world suffer an extensive targeted ransomware attack, largest non-windows ransomware cyberattack on record. Here's what you need to know and do What happened? French Computer Emergency Response Team and Italy's national cybersecurity authority (ACN) officially warned organizations worldwide against a ransomware attack targeting thousands of VMware ESXI servers, exploiting a known… | Ransomware | ★★ | |
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2023-02-06 11:00:03 | In A Cloud Speed World, Is It Time To Leave It To The Machines? (lien direct) | >By Yuval Shchory, Head Of Product Management, Cloud Security The cloud has completely revolutionized how businesses work. Where once both web presence and internal applications were essentially static, with changes only made after much deliberation and via pre-planned upgrades, the enterprise and its public face is now entirely dynamic and seemingly in a constant state… | ★★ | ||
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2023-02-03 11:00:57 | Learn More About Check Point\'s Prevention-First CNAPP (lien direct) | >By Geert De Ron – Cloud Security Architect, published February 3, 2023 Cloud-Native Application Protection Platforms (CNAPP) have become essential tools for organizations to secure their cloud environments. In this article we will cover why cloud security operations are looking for a platform approach to cloud security and how CloudGuard CNAPP introduces new features and… | ★★ | ||
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2023-02-02 18:58:04 | Dingo Token ranking is #774, with a live market cap of $10,941,525 USD is a SCAM! (lien direct) | >The Dingo Token, currently ranked #774 with a market capitalization of $10,941,525 USD, has been flagged as a potential scam by Check Point Research (CPR). The project’s owner reportedly used the “setTaxFeePercent” function to manipulate the buying and selling fees to an alarming 99%, potentially putting investors at risk of losing all their funds. These… | ★★ | ||
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2023-02-02 00:00:24 | Check Point Software Join Forces with Samsung to Elevate Mobile Security (lien direct) | >The move to mass remote working saw the mobile attack surface expand dramatically, resulting in 97% of organizations facing mobile threats from several attack vectors. With 60% of workers forecasted to be mobile by 2024, mobile security needs to be a priority for all organizations. Given this mobile threat landscape, we're delighted to announce that… | Threat | ★★ | |
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2023-02-01 11:00:21 | The Rise of the Code Package Threat (lien direct) | >Highlights: Check Point details two recent attacks detected and blocked by our Threat Prevention engines, aiming to distribute malware The malicious code packages, Python-drgn and Bloxflip, distributed by Threat actors leveraging package repositories as a reliable and scalable malware distribution channel Due to significant rise in supply chain attacks Check Point provides recommendations for developers… | Malware Threat | ★★ | |
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2023-02-01 00:00:29 | Check Point Software takes 1st Place in Independent Test of Top Network Firewalls Miercom NGFW Benchmark 2023 (lien direct) | >Download the Report After all the data sheets, trade show presentations, and product websites, how do you validate that your network firewall is the most effective at blocking malware, phishing and other attacks, versus other brands? One of the best ways is to have your firewall tested alongside multiple other top enterprise firewalls using exactly… | ★★★ | ||
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2023-01-31 11:00:38 | 11 Questions to Ask When Choosing an Application Security Vendor (lien direct) | >By: Diana Polansky, Cloud Security Product Marketing Manager, and Sergio Silva, Product Incubation Manager When we started to plan our goals for the new year, we took the time to think about your goals as well – and we don't mean your personal New Year's goals. We mean your application security goals. You may know… | ★★ | ||
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2023-01-25 11:00:36 | Registry Vulnerability Scanning: Early Prevention for Max Efficiency (lien direct) | >Andrew Samusenko, Director, Cloud Workload Protection Platform (CWPP) The earlier you catch security vulnerabilities, the less likely they are to cause damage to your organization and incur costs for repairing them later. Most companies have security policies that are designed to detect security vulnerabilities even before they are deployed, particularly when it comes to spinning… | Vulnerability | ★★ | |
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2023-01-23 11:00:05 | Brand Phishing report – Q4 2022 (lien direct) | >Summary Following a significant phishing campaign in the previous quarter, Yahoo became the top brand impersonated in phishing attacks in Q4 2022, climbing 23 spots in the ranking from the previous quarter. DHL dropped from the lead in Q3 2022 to 2nd place in the last quarter of the year, followed by Microsoft which also… | Guideline | Yahoo Yahoo | ★★ |
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2023-01-20 11:00:57 | 12 Ways to make ZTNA deployments effortless (lien direct) | >Launching into a zero trust network access (ZTNA) implementation? Don’t be nervous. We’ve already anticipated-and handled-the most challenging parts of ZTNA deployment for you. In just minutes, you can protect any asset, such as cloud or premises-based data centers, applications, and resources with least privileged access, data protection and threat prevention. Here are 12 capabilities… | Threat | ★★ | |
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2023-01-19 12:09:54 | Russia Affiliated NoName057(16) Hacktivist Group Puts 2023 Czech Presidential Election on the Spot (lien direct) | >NoName057(16) is a Russian-affiliated hacktivist group that has been active since March 2022. They have been known to target Ukrainian and pro-Ukrainian organizations, businesses, and governments, with the targets shifting according to geopolitical developments. In recent months, the group has focused on various countries in the European Union that have publicly supported Ukraine, including but… | ★★★ | ||
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2023-01-19 11:00:21 | It\'s up to us to determine if generative AI helps or harms our world (lien direct) | >Reprinted with permission from the World Economic Forum AI is a disruptor technology, with the potential to improve our lives drastically, but also carries potential for abuse and global harm The world saw a 38% increase in cyberattacks in 2022 and we could now see an exponential rise due to generative AI models Davos offers… | ★★★ | ||
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2023-01-17 18:19:36 | Check Point Research flags a 48% growth in cloud-based networks attacks in 2022, compared to 2021 (lien direct) | >Highlights: Check Point Research (CPR) examines Cloud-based networks and finds a significant growth of 48% in the number of attacks per organization, experienced in 2022 compared to 2021 Attempted attacks on cloud-based networks, specifically to Vulnerability Exploits, sees a higher usage of newer CVE's Major CVE's had higher impact on cloud-based networks compared to on-prem… | Vulnerability | ★★★ | |
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2023-01-13 15:56:12 | Russian Hackers Attempt to Bypass OpenAI\'s Restrictions for Malicious Use of ChatGPT (lien direct) | >Check Point Research (CPR) is seeing attempts by Russian cybercriminals to bypass OpenAI's restrictions, in order to use ChatGPT for malicious purposes. In underground hacking forums, hackers are discussing how to circumvent IP addresses, payment cards and phone numbers controls – all of which are needed to gain access to ChatGPT from Russia. CPR shares… | ChatGPT | ★★★ | |
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2023-01-13 11:00:40 | December 2022\'s Most Wanted Malware: Glupteba Entering Top Ten and Qbot in First Place (lien direct) | >Check Point Research reports that Glupteba has returned to the top ten list for the first time since July 2022. Qbot overtook Emotet as the most prevalent malware in December, while android malware Hiddad made a comeback Our latest Global Threat Index for December 2022 saw Glupteba Malware, an ambitious blockchain-enabled Trojan botnet, return to… | Malware Threat | ★★ | |
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2023-01-13 11:00:34 | Are you National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) 800-53 compliant? (lien direct) | >By Amardip Deshpande – CloudGuard, Research Team, published January 13, 2023 Although we're in the cloud age and almost all companies have their workloads in the cloud and are aware of how cyber-attacks and cyber-crimes are increasing day by day, not all these organizations are able to cope up with information security and privacy. On… | ★★ | ||
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2023-01-05 16:45:40 | Check Point Research Reports a 38% Increase in 2022 Global Cyberattacks (lien direct) | >Check Point Research (CPR) releases new data on 2022 cyberattack trends. The data is segmented by global volume, industry and geography. Global cyberattacks increased by 38% in 2022, compared to 2021. These cyberattack numbers were driven by smaller, more agile hacker and ransomware gangs, who focused on exploiting collaboration tools used in work-from-home environments, targeting… | Ransomware | ★★★ | |
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2023-01-04 21:41:13 | The Technology Letter: CHECK POINT CEO SHWED: YOU DON\'T PICK YOUR BATTLES, THEY PICK YOU (lien direct) | >By Tiernan Ray Reprinted with permission from The Technology Letter The shares of Tel Aviv-based computer security pioneer Check Point Software Technologies are that rare bird, a software stock that actually increased in price last year. Amidst a thirty-two percent collapse in the Nasdaq Composite in 2022, and a forty-six percent melt-down, on average, among… | ★★ | ||
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2022-12-23 11:00:55 | Check Point Enhances AWS Security with Cross-AZ Cluster Support (lien direct) | >By Jeff Engel, Technical Marketing Engineer for Cloud Security, published December 19, 2022 Most organizations want to provide the best service for customers and users. It gives businesses a competitive edge and is often a differentiator when choosing a vendor. In our always-connected digital world, service depends on the organization's availability, response time, resiliency, and… | ★★ | ||
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2022-12-21 15:24:50 | CIS Azure Foundations Benchmark. Armor for your data on Azure (lien direct) | >By Ojashwi Chaturvedi – CloudGuard, Research Team, published December 19, 2022 In today's world, when everything is going digital, cloud misconfigurations and cyber attacks are a constant concern for organizations where security is of utmost importance. To keep data safe and secure online, it’s important to have cloud security best practices that are easy to… | ★★★ | ||
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2022-12-20 11:00:37 | Is Cloud Native Security Good Enough? (lien direct) | >Global organizations are digitally transforming via cloud native applications and services. Use of cloud native can drive innovation, accelerate speed to market, and can bring about cost savings that fuel new growth. Cloud native technologies enable organizations to tap into the agility required to keep up in the current competitive landscape and to create new… | ★★★ | ||
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2022-12-16 09:56:03 | In Search for the Best Security Architecture (lien direct) | >By Hezi Chen, Head of Competitive Intelligence You assume your security architecture is secure, that's not always the case Organizations that provide security understand their products must be secure. Unfortunately, this is not always the case. A security vulnerability can get baked into an application, and if it does occur, your security partner should act… | Vulnerability | ★★ | |
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2022-12-13 11:00:56 | November 2022\'s Most Wanted Malware: A Month of Comebacks for Trojans as Emotet and Qbot Make an Impact (lien direct) | >Check Point Research reports that Emotet has returned after a quiet summer, now the second most prevalent malware globally. Qbot has also made it back into the index for the first time since 2021, while the Education sector remains under attack Our latest Global Threat Index for November saw the return of Emotet, an ambitious… | Malware Threat | ★★ | |
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2022-12-12 18:02:25 | Check Point CloudGuard AppSec is the only product known to pre-emptively block Claroty WAF bypass (lien direct) | >By Oded Gonda, VP Technology and Innovation, Check Point Claroty Team82 has developed a generic bypass for industry-leading web application firewalls (WAF). The bypass technique involves appending JSON syntax to SQL injection payloads that a WAF is unable to parse. It is explained in a detailed blog that was published on December 8th, 2022. As… | Guideline | ★★ | |
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2022-12-12 10:55:50 | From disruption to destruction- Azov Ransomware presents a new shift towards destructive wipers (lien direct) | >Highlights: Check Point Research (CPR) provides under-the-hood details of its analysis of the infamous Azov Ransomware Using advanced wipers, Azov is designed to inflict immense damage to the infected machine it runs on Check Point Research flags a worrying shift towards sophisticated malware designed to destroy the compromised system, and advises organizations to take appropriate… | Ransomware Malware | ★★★ | |
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2022-12-08 11:00:04 | Check Point Offers New Cybersecurity Training Programs for Partners and Customers (lien direct) | >Check Point is proud to offer new cybersecurity training courses from OffensiveSecurity to partners and customers. As a leading provider of continuous workforce development, training and education, OffensiveSecurity's hands-on training and certification programs, virtual labs, and open source projects provide practitioners with highly-desired offensive skills to advance their careers and better protect their organizations. Practitioners… | Guideline | ★★ | |
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2022-12-07 11:00:55 | OpenSSL punycode – with hindsight (lien direct) | >The real scare that happened right after Halloween By Yali Sela and Gili Yankovitch Technology Leaders and Security Experts, Check Point IoT Protect November 1st, 2022. Everyone in the cybersecurity world was sitting at the edge of his or her seat, waiting for the update from OpenSSL. The tension was palpable. The next Heartbleeds were… | Guideline | ★★ | |
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2022-12-01 11:00:27 | Is there a way for healthcare providers to prevent cyber-attacks from spreading? (lien direct) | >By Antoine Korulski, Product Marketing Manager, Infinity architecture Highlights: The Healthcare sector was the most targeted industry for ransomware during the third quarter of 2022, with one in 42 organizations impacted by ransomware. 78% of CISOs have 16 or more tools in their cybersecurity vendor portfolio, they concluded that having too many security vendors results… | Ransomware | ★★ |
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