eSecurity Planet

APRIL 26, 2022

Company Sector Year Status Satori DataSecOps 2021 Private BluBracket Software supply chain 2021 Private Cape Privacy Data security 2021 Private ZecOps Digital forensics 2019 Private SecurityScorecard Risk ratings 2017 Private Carbon Black Security software 2015 Acquired: VMware AVG Antivirus software 2015 Acquired: Avast. ForgePoint Capital.

Cybersecurity 130

Cybersecurity Technology Marketing Healthcare 130

The Security Ledger

OCTOBER 18, 2018

And what does Cyber Security Awareness Month mean in 2018 as opposed to 2003? ” Compared with today, those were sleepy times – when you might update your desktop antivirus weekly or even monthly -like changing the batteries in your TV remote, but not be overly concerned about debilitating cyber attacks or scams, Schrader noted.

Cyber Risk 40

Cyber Risk Cybersecurity Risk Computers and Electronics 40

NopSec

MAY 25, 2022

The vulnerability was such that the threat actors could bypass typical defenses such as antivirus (AV) and endpoint detection and response (EDR). In fact, patching of vulnerabilities has been so commonplace for so long that Microsoft started something it called “ Patch Tuesday ” in 2003.

Cybercrime 52

Cybercrime Antivirus CISO Authentication 52

Spinone

JANUARY 22, 2020

The following old versions of Windows still have that vulnerability: Windows 7 Windows XP Windows 2003 Security patches for those versions haven’t been released in a long time, which makes them unprotected. How Sodinokibi works Sodinokibi infects the system quietly, bypassing the first layer of defense – antivirus.

Ransomware 64

Ransomware Encryption Backups Phishing 64

Spinone

JUNE 21, 2018

In Great Britain, multiple medical organizations were infected presumably because they used Windows XP and Server 2003 that are no longer officially supported by Microsoft. Antivirus and internet security companies work hard on it, but you never know when the decryption software will become available.

Ransomware 40

Ransomware Backups Software Phishing 40

eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 3, 2021

Russian software engineer Eugene Kaspersky’s frustration with the malware of the 80s and 90s led to the founding of antivirus and cybersecurity vendor Kaspersky Lab. Graham Cluley started as a videogame developer and antivirus programmer three decades ago before serving in senior roles at Sophos and McAfee.

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Accountability Cybersecurity Penetration Testing InfoSec 139

eSecurity Planet

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

Though polite, the Creeper was still an annoyance to some, and in 1971, Ray Tomlinson developed the first antivirus software , called Reaper. One of the first pieces of antivirus software , McAfee’s VirusScan, was released in 1987. In 2003, one of the first pieces of malware designed to make money was discovered.

Malware 140

Malware Ransomware Antivirus Internet 140

Herjavec Group

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

In 2003, he knew that firewalls were too complex for all IT staff and for understaffed companies to manage. They first sold it asking ‘do you have antivirus and a firewall’ – check box one, check box two, now you have cyber insurance. He and his tiny team of 3 people, began the world’s first MSSP.

Digital transformation 81

Digital transformation Computers and Electronics Cyber Insurance Insurance 81

Schneier on Security

MAY 10, 2018

In 2014, China reportedly banned antivirus products from both Kaspersky and the US company Symantec, based on similar fears. In 2003, someone almost slipped a very clever backdoor into Linux. Nor is the United States the only country worried about these threats. We can go even farther down the rabbit hole.

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Manufacturing Government Software Antivirus 189