McAfee Enterprise and FireEye are now called Trellix
During the year 2021, Symphony Technology Group (STG) picked up McAfee Enterprise for $4 billion in March, and followed it up in June with a $1.2 billion purchase of FireEye. click here to read...
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Autodesk Says Company Was Targeted by SolarWinds Attackers
Autodesk, a California-based design software and 3D technology firm, has acknowledged that it was one of several tech and security companies targeted by a Russian-linked group that carried out the supply chain attack against...
How FireEye attributed the SolarWinds hacking campaign to Russian spies
The first revelations about the campaign, which hit nine government agencies and around 100 companies, came in December 2020, when FireEye disclosed that hackers had stolen its security testing tools. click here to read...
FireEye is selling its products business and name for $1.2 billion
FireEye said Wednesday it’s selling its products business, including the FireEye name, to a consortium led by private-equity firm Symphony Technology Group for $1.2 billion in cash. click here to read full Article Read...
Pulse Secure VPN hacking also hit transportation, telecom firms, FireEye says
A Chinese espionage operation against U.S. and European government organizations extends to additional commercial sectors than previously known and involves four new hacking tools, FireEye said. click here to read full Article Read More...
Darkside Hacking Group Linked to Colonial Pipeline Attack Says it is Closing Down
DarkSide has told associates it has lost access to the infrastructure it uses to run its operation and would be shutting down, citing pressure from law enforcement and from the U.S., FireEye said. click...
Threat Actors’ Dwell Time Reduced to 24 Days, FireEye Reports
FireEye, the intelligence-led security company, published the FireEye Mandiant M-Trends 2021 report. The FireEye-owned forensic specialist’s M-Trends 2021 report was compiled from investigations of targeted attack activity between October 1, 2019, and September...
Attackers' Dwell Time Plummets as Ransomware Hits Continue
The longer attackers spend in an organization’s network, the more chance they have to jump to systems, crack passwords, find and exfiltrate valuable data and leave crypto-locking malware on systems. click here to read...
Intelligence leaders push for mandatory breach notification law
The leaders of the nation’s intelligence agencies on Wednesday joined bipartisan members of the Senate Intelligence Committee in pushing for measures to encourage the private sector to report breaches. click here to read full...
There is Still More to SolarWinds Attack
Microsoft and FireEye uncover three more malware strains associated with the suspected Russian perpetrators who breached the SolarWinds software between August and September 2020. click here to read full Article Read more on Malware...
Microsoft, FireEye Link New Go-based Sunshuttle Malware to SolarWinds Attack
Microsoft, who is now tracking this hacker group as Nobelium, said it discovered three new samples of malware apparently active in some compromised customer networks between August and September 2020. Click here for image...
Ryuk Ransomware Updated With 'Worm-Like Capabilities'
The developers behind the notorious strain of crypto-locking malware have given their attack code the ability to spread itself between systems inside an infected network. Click here for image source link and to read...
Senate SolarWinds Hearing: 4 Key Issues Raised
The Senate Intelligence Committee’s hearing Tuesday about the SolarWinds supply chain attack answered some questions about what went wrong but also raised four key issues. Click here for image source link and to read...
The big takeaway from the Senate's SolarWinds hearing
Intel sharing on malicious actors is a key component of fighting the bad guys, with both Microsoft and FireEye calling for the government to consider mandatory disclosure of significant breaches. Click here for image...
SolarWinds, Microsoft, FireEye, CrowdStrike defend actions in major hack – U.S. Senate hearing
One of the worst hacks yet discovered had an impact on all four. SolarWinds and Microsoft programs were used to attack others and the hack struck at about 100 U.S. companies and nine federal...
8 in 10 businesses worried about state-sponsored cyberattacks: Survey
Most businesses globally feel that the pandemic has increased the likelihood of state-sponsored attacks, revealed a survey by the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) and the Cybersecurity Tech Accord. Click here for image source link...