Security News

The MSP Essential EDR Toolkit For Malware Remediation
2022-03-09 00:00

Time is a valuable asset for managed service providers (MSPs). When your customer has an endpoint infection, you need the right tools that let you respond quickly and efficiently. How fast is...

The MPS Essential EDR Toolkit For Malware Remediation
2022-03-09 00:00

Time is a valuable asset for managed service providers (MSPs). When your customer has an endpoint infection, you need the right tools that let you respond quickly and efficiently. How fast is...

Shlayer and Bundlore MacOS Malware Strains – How Uptycs EDR Detection Can Help
2022-01-28 14:00

Adware strains Shlayer and Bundlore are the most common malware in macOS - although they have slight variations, they have long invaded and bypassed Xprotect, Notarization, Gatekeeper, and File Quarantine, all security features pre-built into macOS. The Uptycs threat research team has tracked these threats, along with 90% of macOS malware in routine analysis and customer telemetry alerts using shell scripts. In this post, we break down the variations of malicious shell scripts in Shlayer and Bundlore, review the macOS utilities used by these malware strains, and show how Uptycs EDR detection can help.

Microsoft previews new endpoint security solution for SMBs
2021-12-09 15:36

Microsoft Defender for Business, a new endpoint security solution specially built for small and medium-sized businesses, is now rolling out in preview worldwide.Microsoft first announced Defender for Business last month and released it in response to the 300% increase in ransomware attacks in the previous year, with over 50% of them directly impacting SMBs, according to US Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas.

Webinar and eBook: The Dark Side of EDR. Are You Prepared?
2021-11-23 23:54

Whether you're evaluating an EDR for the first time or looking to replace your EDR, as an information security professional, you need to be aware of the gaps prior already to implementation so you can best prepare how to close the gaps. It's important to understand that each company is unique, and an EDR that a large company uses might not necessarily be the technology that works best when you are leading a small security team, even if you're within the same industry vertical.

Protect your endpoints with top EDR software
2021-09-13 13:42

To protect businesses from such devastating threats, IT security teams need the right tools to monitor endpoints and identify threats before they can escalate. Your EDR software should be able to prioritize these alerts for your security team and make sure they respond to the most pressing issues first.

Legacy EDR. Yes, it’s a thing
2021-08-04 06:30

Many organisations find themselves using more than one of these security generations at the same time, which might include several versions of EDR alone. That's because many earlier EDR systems solve one set of problems by creating a new more demanding set, namely alert overload and complexity.

The Definitive RFP Templates for EDR/EPP and APT Protection
2021-07-16 04:38

The vast majority of security decision-makers acknowledge they need to address the APT risk with additional security solutions but struggle with mapping APT attack vectors to a clear-cut set of security product capabilities, which impairs their ability to choose the products that would best protect them. Cynet is now addressing this need with the definitive RFP templates for EDR/EPP and APT Protection, an expert-made security requirement list, that enables stakeholders to accelerate and optimize the evaluation process of the products they evaluate.

Remote work increasing the growth rate of the EDR market
2021-04-23 03:00

The Transparency Market Research team predicts the global endpoint detection and response market to expand at a CAGR of ~21 percent during the forecast period of 2020-2030. The coming years are a boon for the endpoint detection and response market as the shift to digital technologies and mechanisms is increasing rapidly across the globe.

[eBook] Why Autonomous XDR Is Going to Replace NGAV/EDR
2021-04-20 04:06

For most organizations today, endpoint protection is the primary security concern. The eBook, titled Why Autonomous XDR is Going to Replace NGAV/EDR, starts with a look at how NGAV and EDR tools can defend an organization with the "Assume breach" mentality - expecting a breach to occur and protecting endpoints from extended breach incidents.