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Beware Of Exploits, Intercept Them
CXOToday.com Incidentally there are exploit kits that are available to attackers which are pre-packaged toolkit of malicious web pages or software that crooks can buy, license or lease for the purpose of distributing malware. In other words, if an attacker has some … |
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Naked Security – Sophos
Sophos is coming out with Intercept X, its new name for endpoint protection that’s based on technology acquired when it bought SurfRight last year to broaden its endpoint strategy.
The product uses behavior-based screening to detect malicious behavior on endpoints rather than signature-based protection that requires constant updating and can lag behind attackers’ efforts to create new versions.
The software looks at the behavior of processes, specifically watching for 24 techniques that malware uses as part of attacks, says Dan Schiappa, senior vice president of the Enduser Security Group at Sophos. That boosts the chances of finding zero-day attacks that use a common set of techniques.
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