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Telus buys forensic computer security firm

Now, he said, his staff can extend their Toronto-based operators across the country as part of Telus’ 250-person security division. “A big part of this is to be able to offer Telus clients a service …
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Hacked forensic firm pays ransom after malware attack – The Guardian

Hacked forensic firm pays ransom after malware attack  The Guardian

Britain’s largest private forensics provider has paid a ransom to hackers after its IT systems were brought to a standstill by a cyber-attack, it has been reported.

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Forensic linguistic analysis of wannacry points to Southern China – Armenpress.am


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Forensic linguistic analysis of wannacry points to Southern China
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The authors of the WannaCry ransomware, which recently infected computers in 150 countries two weeks ago, are probably from the southern mainland, Hong Kong, Taiwan or Singapore, according to a US intelligence company, South China Morning Post reports

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Startup Outlier grabs endpoint forensic data without agent software

Outlier, a startup with a sound pedigree in network security, is launching an endpoint threat-detection system that sets itself apart from competitors by working without the need for an agent on every machine.

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Greg Hoglund

Rather than installing software on every endpoint to gather forensics, the system uses data gathered by Windows Network Services and Windows Management Instrumentation to glean information about what endpoints are up to, says co-founder Greg Hoglund.

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