Essays from 7 Experts on Moving to a Cloud-Based Endpoint Security Platform

Carbon Black recently published a series of essays about the experiences of experts in the field on information security as they moved their endpoint security program to the cloud; this is one of those essays. To read the full series check out 7 Experts on Moving to a Cloud-Based Endpoint Securit...

Attacks Leveraging Adobe Zero-Day (CVE-2018-4878) – Threat Attribution, Attack Scenario and Recommendations

On Jan. 31, KISA KrCERT published an advisory about an Adobe Flash zero-day vulnerability CVE-2018-4878 being exploited in the wild. On Feb. 1, Adobe issued an advisory confirming the vulnerability exists in Adobe Flash Player 28.0.0.137 and earlier versions, and that successful exploitation coul...

Attacks Leveraging Adobe Zero-Day (CVE-2018-4878) – Threat Attribution, Attack Scenario and Recommendations

On Jan. 31, KISA KrCERT published an advisory about an Adobe Flash zero-day vulnerability CVE-2018-4878 being exploited in the wild. On Feb. 1, Adobe issued an advisory confirming the vulnerability exists in Adobe Flash Player 28.0.0.137 and earlier versions, and that successful exploitation coul...

In Cybersecurity, the Fastest Decision Maker Wins Most Often

During the Korean War, John Boyd, an Air Force pilot and military strategist, studied why the F-86 Sabre was so successful in shooting down the Russian MiG-15 of that generation. Boyd discovered that the U.S. planes, while inferior to the Russian MiG in terms of speed, range, and altitude, were...

The Future of Endpoint Security is the Cloud, Part 1: Predictive Security

Security Meets Big Data Technology has certainly empowered the adversary, across far more attack surfaces than just endpoints alone. In fact, many other security disciplines have been forced to adapt to increasingly sophisticated attacks — and when they do, they all turn to the same foundation: b...

Trend Micro Named a Leader in Gartner Magic Quadrant for Endpoint Protection Platforms

The endpoint security market is quite dynamic right now, with lots of new entrants, and ongoing innovation for improving threat detection and response. In the midst of all this market energy we are very pleased to be named a Leader in Gartner’s 2018 Magic Quadrant for Endpoint Protection Platform...

Carbon Black Selected as a Finalist in the Best Security Company and Best Emerging Technology Categories for the 2018 SC Awards

We are honored to be recognized as an Excellence Award finalist in the Best Emerging Technology category for Cb Defense and as a finalist in the Best Security Company category for the 2018 SC Awards. Now in its 21st year, SC Awards is recognized as the industry gold standard of accomplishment for...

January 29, 2018 – Morning Cyber Coffee Headlines – “Grammys” Edition

Good morning! Sit with Carbon Black this morning over a cup of coffee or tea and browse a few industry headlines to get the day started. We’ve got just enough information below to get you through that first cup…enjoy! January 29, 2018 - Headlines Carbon Black in the News: Four warnings for the...

What is the Cb Predictive Security Cloud (PSC)?

In today’s new reality, the device, and the people operating those devices, have taken center stage. Whether in your office or at a Starbucks, your endpoints now have access to some of your organization’s most sensitive data via cloud services, such as Salesforce.com, Office 365, and the Google...

Getting Back on the Field

Growing up as a foreign service brat, I was obsessed with security. Living in Guatemala in the 80s you had to adapt and become resilient as child. As there was no TV in our household, 10-year-old Tom began to tinker with my father’s computer and soon it became my oasis from the stress of living i...

Excerpts from Preparing for NGAV at Scale: Easy Operation at Enterprise Scale

Carbon Black recently published a guide to help enterprises gauge their readiness in their initial search for next-generation antivirus, or NGAV; this is the last excerpt from that guide, which you can find here. For more information about how Cb Defense, Carbon Black's NGAV + EDR solution, helps...

Excerpts from Preparing for NGAV at Scale: Fastest Investigation & Response

Carbon Black recently published a guide to help enterprises gauge their readiness in their initial search for next-generation antivirus, or NGAV; this is an excerpt from that guide, which you can find here. For more information about how Cb Defense, Carbon Black's NGAV + EDR solution, helps...

“Ready Player One” – Are you Ready to Protect Your Endpoints from the Bad Guys?

At times it can feel like a game as you watch the cyber-breach scorecards. Yahoo 3 billion users, Equifax 143 million consumers, Uber 57 million users, Imgur 1.7 million users are just a sample of the companies that have released new information on large breaches in the last few months...

Excerpts from Preparing for NGAV at Scale: Challenges and Approaches

Carbon Black recently published a guide to help enterprises gauge their readiness in their initial search for next-generation antivirus, or NGAV; this is the first excerpt from that guide, which you can find here. For more information about how Cb Defense, Carbon Black's NGAV + EDR solution, help...

December 22, 2017 – Morning Cyber Coffee Headlines – “Merry Christmas” Edition

Good morning! Sit with Carbon Black this morning over a cup of coffee or tea and browse a few industry headlines to get the day started. We’ve got just enough information below to get you through that first cup…enjoy! December 22, 2017 - Headlines Carbon Black in the News: Fileless Malware Attack...

CVE-2017-5663

In Apache Fineract 0.4.0-incubating, 0.5.0-incubating, and 0.6.0-incubating, an authenticated user with client/loan/center/staff/group read permissions is able to inject malicious SQL into SELECT queries. The 'sqlSearch' parameter on a number of endpoints is not sanitized and appended directly to...

“The 101” – Episode 14 – What Makes Up a Cyberattack? (Part 2)

We’re back with another episode of The 101! This regular security series aims to define endpoint security one question at a time. Tune in each week as we tackle a new term, concept, or comparison in our ongoing effort to provide clear definitions. Last episode we started answering a pivotal...

November 6, 2017 – Morning Cyber Coffee Headlines – “Daylight Saving” Edition

Good morning! Sit with Carbon Black this morning over a cup of coffee or tea and browse a few industry headlines to get the day started. We’ve got just enough information below to get you through that first cup…enjoy! November 6, 2017 - Headlines Carbon Black in the News: CBS Evening News Scroll ...

November 3, 2017 – Morning Cyber Coffee Headlines – “Friday” Edition

Good morning! Sit with Carbon Black this morning over a cup of coffee or tea and browse a few industry headlines to get the day started. We’ve got just enough information below to get you through that first cup…enjoy! November 3, 2017 - Headlines Carbon Black in the News: Endpoint security needs...

“The 101” – Episode 13 – What Makes Up a Cyberattack? (Part 1)

We’re back with another episode of The 101! This regular security series aims to define endpoint security one question at a time. Tune in each week as we tackle a new term, concept, or comparison in our ongoing effort to provide clear definitions. Sometimes in security we find ourselves using...