KERNEL DRIVERS – UNGUARDED GATEWAY TO WINDOWS’ CORE
Vulnerabilities in signed drivers are mostly utilized by game cheat developers to circumvent anti-cheat mechanisms, but they have also been observed being used by several APT groups and in commodity malware alike. Using cheating codes for video games can put a user's computer at risk of cyberattacks.
HACKERS EXPLOIT A FLAW MICROSOFT FIXED 9 YEARS AGO
Unless you go out of your way to install the patch, your system could be exposed. THE WIDELY USED malware ZLoader crops up in all sorts of criminal hacking, from efforts that aim to steal banking passwords and other sensitive data to ransomware attacks. Now, a ZLoader campaign that began in November has infected almost 2,200 victims in 111 countries by abusing a Windows flaw that Microsoft fixed back in 2013.
CHECK POINT NAMED A LEADER IN MAGIC QUADRANT™
Check Point Software Technologies, a provider of cybersecurity solutions, is named for 22-times among the leaders of the Gartner magic quadrant in the Enterprise Network Firewall segment. Check Point Software is the only company that has been recognized as a leader in the segment 22 times.
CRIMINALS WORKED WITHOUT DAYOFFS
The cyber criminals didn't have summer vacations. In August, hacker groups launched attacks against several organizations. Conti operators were more proactive in hacking into the systems of SAC Wireless, a subsidiary of Nokia in the United States. They were able to upload the stolen information to their cloud server and encrypt files in compromised systems.
5 myths about corporate cybersecurity
The Internet is full of tips and rumors on how to organize a system of corporate protection, but often the desire to protect yourself from all sides leads to a diametrically opposite result. Roman Bogomolov, Head of Technical Expertise at Fortis, a distributor of Check Point Software Technologies, talks about five corporate security myths and what approach can truly protect the network and devices.
ESET Information Security Study
EVERY THIRD TOURIST DON'T PROTECT THEIR DATA DURING THEIR HOLIDAYS. ESET, an international expert in information security, conducted a study on how Russians protect sensitive data on vacation, interviewing several hundred social media users.* A multivariate survey found that 30% of respondents do not use anything to protect their smartphones while traveling. The remaining 70% are more vigilant:
The main achievements for the year
Vasily Diaghilev, Head of Check Point Software Technologies in Russia and CIS, talks about the main achievements of the company in our new reality. Over the past year and a half, life around us has changed a lot. In 2020, many companies have been trying to figure out what to do in the face of a pandemic, remoteness, and mass uncertainty. Everyone was thinking about
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