VMware Carbon Black Cloud Adds Linux Support for Enterprise EDR

VMware Carbon Black is proud to unveil another major operating system expansion for our cloud-native endpoint protection platform EPP. CB ThreatHunter, our enterprise endpoint detection and response EDR solution on the VMware Carbon Black Cloud platform has expanded its support to include Red Hat...

Microsoft and partners design new device security requirements to protect against targeted firmware attacks

Recent developments in security research and real-world attacks demonstrate that as more protections are proactively built into the OS and in connected services, attackers are looking for other avenues of exploitation with firmware emerging as a top target. In the last three years alone, NIST’s...

Partner Perspectives: Stop Advanced Cyber Threats with End-to-End Protection from ThreatWarrior and Carbon Black

Today’s rapidly advancing technology and our “constantly connected” mindset have given rise to a malicious underworld of sophisticated cybercriminals and constantly-evolving cyberattacks. Understanding these new forms of attack, predicting strikes, and responding quickly is the only way to defend...

In hot pursuit of elusive threats: AI-driven behavior-based blocking stops attacks in their tracks

Our experience in detecting and blocking threats on millions of endpoints tells us that attackers will stop at nothing to circumvent protections. Even one gap in security can be disastrous to an organization. At Microsoft, we don’t stop finding new ways to fill in gaps in security. We go beyond...

Hackers Turn to OpenDocument Format to Avoid AV Detection

Attackers have a new obfuscation technique that uses the OpenDocument file format for sneaking payloads past antivirus software. Past macro-based attacks have relied on malware hitching a ride with .docx, .zip, .jar and many other file formats. But researchers at Cisco Talos said that because the...

Cynet 360: The Next Generation of EDR

Many organizations regard Endpoint Detection and Response EDR as their main protection against breaches. EDR, as a category, emerged in 2012 and was rapidly acknowledged as the best answer to the numerous threats that legacy AV unsuccessfully struggled to overcome – exploits, zero-day malware and...

Cynet 360: The Next Generation of EDR

Many organizations regard Endpoint Detection and Response EDR as their main protection against breaches. EDR, as a category, emerged in 2012 and was rapidly acknowledged as the best answer to the numerous threats that legacy AV unsuccessfully struggled to overcome – exploits, zero-day malware and...

Partner Perspectives: Endpoint Protection & Asset Management: Making Sure Everything That Should Be Protected, Is Protected

It’s a common refrain in cybersecurity: you can only protect what you can see. And while advances in endpoint protection technology have drastically increased the security of devices, organizations still struggle to understand which assets they have, and whether they’re properly covered by securi...

CB Partner Spotlight Series: Slipstream Cyber Security

Slipstream Cyber Security is a managed cyber-security service provider enterprise with a Cyber Security Operations Centre CSOC is located in Perth, Western Australia. Staffed by experienced security professionals with backgrounds in cyber operations, anti-fraud, intelligence and more, the team...

The Future of Cloud Endpoint Protection Platform Starts Now

Each year, Gartner evaluates each competitive market according to customer feedback, detailed vendor surveys, and video demonstrations of the capabilities in action. Their flagship report for this analysis is the Magic Quadrant, and this year’s Endpoint Protection Platform EPP report has a lot to...

Gartner names Microsoft a Leader in 2019 Endpoint Protection Platforms Magic Quadrant

Our mission as a company is to empower every person on the planet to achieve more. We deliver on that mission through products that achieve the highest marks in the industry, which we believe is inclusive of Gartner’s Magic Quadrant. We have been on a journey for the last several years working ha...

Windows PowerShell - Unsanitized Filename Command Execution

Windows PowerShell - Unsanitized Filename Command Execution ''' + Credits: John Page aka hyp3rlinx + Website: hyp3rlinx.altervista.org + Source: http://hyp3rlinx.altervista.org/advisories/MICROSOFT-WINDOWS-POWERSHELL-UNSANITIZED-FILENAME-COMMAND-EXECUTION.txt + ISR: Apparition Security Vendor...

Windows PowerShell - Unsanitized Filename Command Execution Exploit

''' + Credits: John Page aka hyp3rlinx + Website: hyp3rlinx.altervista.org + Source: http://hyp3rlinx.altervista.org/advisories/MICROSOFT-WINDOWS-POWERSHELL-UNSANITIZED-FILENAME-COMMAND-EXECUTION.txt + ISR: Apparition Security Vendor www.microsoft.com Product Windows PowerShell Windows PowerShell...

Microsoft Windows PowerShell - Unsanitized Filename Command Execution

''' + Credits: John Page aka hyp3rlinx + Website: hyp3rlinx.altervista.org + Source: http://hyp3rlinx.altervista.org/advisories/MICROSOFT-WINDOWS-POWERSHELL-UNSANITIZED-FILENAME-COMMAND-EXECUTION.txt + ISR: Apparition Security Vendor www.microsoft.com Product Windows PowerShell Windows PowerShell...

Microsoft Windows Defender CVE-2019-1161 Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Description Microsoft Windows is prone to a privilege-escalation vulnerability. An attacker can exploit this issue to gain elevated privileges on the system. Technologies Affected Microsoft Forefront Endpoint Protection 2010 Microsoft Security Essentials Microsoft System Center 2012 Endpoint...

KLA11537 Privilege escalation vulnerability in Microsoft Defender

An elevation of privilege vulnerability was found in Microsoft Defender. Malicious users can exploit this vulnerability via specially crafted command to gain privileges. Original advisories CVE-2019-1161 Related products Windows-Defender CVE list CVE-2019-1161 high KB list Solution Install...

Microsoft Windows PowerShell Command Execution Exploit

Microsoft Windows PowerShell Command Execution Exploit + Credits: John Page aka hyp3rlinx Vendor www.microsoft.com Product Windows PowerShell Windows PowerShell is a Windows command-line shell designed especially for system administrators. PowerShell includes an interactive prompt and a scripting...

Microsoft Windows PowerShell Command Execution

Credits: John Page aka hyp3rlinx + Website: hyp3rlinx.altervista.org + Source: http://hyp3rlinx.altervista.org/advisories/MICROSOFT-WINDOWS-POWERSHELL-UNSANITIZED-FILENAME-COMMAND-EXECUTION.txt + ISR: Apparition Security Vendor www.microsoft.com Product Windows PowerShell Windows PowerShell is a...

CVE-2019-12750

Symantec Endpoint Protection, prior to 14.2 RU1 & 12.1 RU6 MP10 and Symantec Endpoint Protection Small Business Edition, prior to 12.1 RU6 MP10c 12.1.7491.7002, may be susceptible to a privilege escalation vulnerability, which is a type of issue whereby an attacker may attempt to compromise the...

CVE-2019-12750

Symantec Endpoint Protection, prior to 14.2 RU1 & 12.1 RU6 MP10 and Symantec Endpoint Protection Small Business Edition, prior to 12.1 RU6 MP10c 12.1.7491.7002, may be susceptible to a privilege escalation vulnerability, which is a type of issue whereby an attacker may attempt to compromise the...