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Svpeng Stings Users With Threefold Boost to Mobile Ransomware – Security Intelligence (blog)


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Svpeng Stings Users With Threefold Boost to Mobile Ransomware
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… devices but rely on users to download programs, which in turn give cybercriminals total system access. Recently, Kaspersky Lab reported that a rise in Android malware increased 2017 first-quarter attacks threefold compared to 2016 — thanks to Svpeng.

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​VMware edges closer to Google to boost Chromebook sales – ARNnet


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​VMware edges closer to Google to boost Chromebook sales
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“VMware has been working with Google since 2015 to offer secure Android devices and applications, most recently with advanced support for Android Enterprise,” VMware senior vice president and general manager end-user computing Sumit Dhawan said.

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Training aims to boost county’s cybersecurity – timessentinel.com

Training aims to boost county's cybersecurity
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White-hat hackers have been testing the computer security of Boone County employees and elected officials, whose security in some cases has been found wanting. Boone County Commissioner Jeff Wolfe and county IT Director Sean Horan asked the county …

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HPE acquires security startup Niara to boost its ClearPass portfolio

Hewlett Packard Enterprise has acquired Niara, a startup that uses machine learning and big data analytics on enterprise packet streams and log streams to detect and protect customers from advanced cyberattacks that have penetrated perimeter defenses.

The financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.

Operating in the User and Entity Behavior Analytics (UEBA) market, Niara’s technology starts by automatically establishing baseline characteristics for all users and devices across the enterprise and then looking for anomalous, inconsistent activities that may indicate a security threat, Keerti Melkote, senior vice president and general manager of HPE Aruba and cofounder of Aruba Networks, wrote in a blog post on Wednesday.

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