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Illumio protects against ransomware with Microsoft Azure Firewall

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Illumio has announced the general availability of Illumio for Microsoft Azure Firewall. This integrated solution is designed to make it easier to use Azure Firewall as a Zero Trust enforcement point to visualise and secure all traffic between Azure resources connecting through the Azure Firewall.

Illumio for Azure Firewall works to build resilience to ransomware and other cyber attacks while also maximising the impact and value of Azure Firewall as a security investment. 

As organisations look to reduce their risk from breaches and build cyber resilience, the Azure Firewall plays a strategic role in securing and protecting enterprise cloud environments by serving as the entry and exit point for data as it traverses the hybrid cloud ecosystem.

Illumio for Azure Firewall allows users to protect different parts of their cloud environment by enabling one-to-one mapping between a resource and its metadata in Azure and its associated workload and labels in Illumio.

According to the company, benefits of Illumio for Azure Firewall include: 

  • Simple policy creation: Organisations no longer need to worry about writing firewall rules tied to an IP address or a host name that will change in a dynamic cloud environment. Illumio for Azure Firewall offers easy authoring of context-based, modern security rules that automatically adapt with Azure deployments and are simple to understand and manage. 

  • Improve application uptime: Organisations can operate and innovate at scale without fear of breaking critical applications once they apply policy. Security teams can test and validate the outcome and impact of their security policies before fully enforcing them using a simulation mode, which protects applications and workloads. Once security teams are confident in the policy, they can deploy it to Azure Firewalls directly from the Illumio for Azure Firewall console.  

  • Zero Trust at scale: Zero Trust Segmentation controls minimise the impact of cyber attacks, reducing organisations risk and increasing their resilience. Illumio for Azure Firewall gives organisations simplified context-based visibility of any communication across Azure Firewall and Azure network security…

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How Samsung’s New ‘Message Guard’ Protects Your Phone From ‘Zero-Click’ Attacks

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Photo: Framesira (Shutterstock)

Photo: Framesira (Shutterstock)

Hackers and bad actors are always looking for new methods of attack. One of those attacks is known as “zero-click,” which can infect your phone without you having to do anything at all. Samsung wants to be the face of the solution to this emerging problem, implementing a new security tool for its latest devices known as Samsung Message Guard.

What are “zero-click” exploits?

Zero-click exploits are a particularly nasty kind of security vulnerability. While many attacks rely on you, the user, clicking on a malicious URL or downloading a file containing malware, zero-click exploits don’t require you to do a thing to attack. All a bad actor needs to do is send you the malicious file: Once you receive the message on your phone, you’re already infected.

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How Samsung Message Guard keeps your phone safe

With Samsung Message Guard is enabled on your device, the tool looks out for incoming images in your messages. When one arrives, it isolates that image, and doesn’t allow it to communicate with the rest of the device, in what’s known as a “sandbox.”

Message Guard then scans the message bit by bit for any trace of malicious code. If there is an issue, the image won’t be able to run its code with any other part of your phone, preventing a zero-click attack from ever occurring. It’s a smart strategy, and hopefully ruins the day of anyone relying on zero-click to spread malware around our smartphones.

Which phones are compatible with Samsung Message Guard?

At launch, Samsung Message Guard is only available on the latest suite of Galaxy devices, which includes the Galaxy S23, S23+, and S23 Ultra. Samsung has plans for Message Guard to roll out to other Galaxy phones and tablets later this year, so long as the device is running One UI 5.1.

This isn’t a gimmick to force you to use Samsung Messages, either. If you prefer Google’s Messages app, keep using it, since Samsung Message Guard works with it as well. Even better, Samsung plans to issue an update at a later point, allowing Message Guard to work with third-party chat apps.

[The Verge]

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Malwarebytes Mobile Security for Business protects organizations’ mobile devices

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Malwarebytes has announced the upcoming Malwarebytes Mobile Security for Business, extending its endpoint protection capabilities to professional mobile devices.

From corporate organizations to educational institutions, the increasing number of connected mobile devices introduces security risks to users and networks. With 25% of mobile apps containing at least one high-risk security flaw, IT administrators are facing a rapidly growing security threat as mobile device usage increases in academic and business environments.

Traditionally, organizations have focused endpoint protection on servers, desktops, and laptops, often leaving mobile devices, which typically operate outside a firewall, unprotected.

A January 2023 Malwarebytes industry pulse check reveals that 62% of school IT professionals expect employee devices will be their riskiest attack surfaces in 2023, and only a one-third said they were very confident in their ability to secure those devices.

Malwarebytes Mobile Security for Business extends the company’s endpoint protection to mobile devices. Tailor-made for organizations with resource constraints, IT teams can conveniently manage protection across Chrome OS, Android and iOS devices from the same cloud-native console monitoring their servers, workstations, and laptops.

With Malwarebytes Mobile Security for Business, organizations can scan for, investigate, and remediate mobile threats, prevent accidental access to harmful websites, block ads, and protect user privacy.

“IT teams are grappling with the challenge of monitoring and protecting a surging number of unprotected endpoints connecting to their networks,” said Malwarebytes CPO Mark Strassman.

“We designed our mobile security solution for organizations that don’t have armies of security analysts to still be confident that any mobile devices connecting to their networks are protected and students’ digital learning experiences and worker productivity are supported,” Strassman continued

Malwarebytes Mobile Security for Business guards against the latest mobile threats such as ransomware, malicious apps, and PUPs with:

  • Minimized management complexity: Offered through Malwarebytes’s…

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Norton 360 Advanced protects you online and insures you against identity theft

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Norton has brought its internet security and identity protection expertise to a brand-new product – the new Norton 360 Advanced which protects customers against the modern threats like identity theft and scams.

In fact, Norton is even including with Norton 360 Advanced identity theft insurance up to $58,000 for losses and expenses associated with identity theft.

According to the Australian Institute of criminology and ACCC Scamwatch being a victim of cybercrime is more common than robbery, motor vehicle theft and break ins with one in four Australians affected.

Identity theft occurs when an individual’s personally identifiable information (PII) Is obtained, often without their knowledge, and used to make unauthorised credit card purchases, take over existing financial accounts and even create new financial accounts and loans.

And unfortunately, most have no idea where to start to recoup the funds from fraudulent transactions which could have a negative effect on their credit score.

Norton’s research revealed 59 per cent of Australians would not know what to do if their identity was stolen with 35 per cent believing their identity will probably be stolen in the future.

“Shopping, sharing on social media and data breaches could expose your personal information and unfortunately lead to identity theft, with far-reaching repercussions such as lost funds, with loans or credit taken out in your name,” says Mark Gorrie, APAC Director at NortonLifeLock.

“We understand this can be scary and people may not know where to turn.

“As part of Norton 360 Advanced, we’re pleased to offer Australians access to our in-house identity expertise plus up to A$58,000 identity theft insurance to help should the unexpected happen.”

The identity theft insurance offers coverage up to $25,000 in legal expense reimbursement and up to $3000 for lost income.

it also covers up to $25,000 “obligation to pay” cover for unauthorised bank, credit and loans and accounts in your name that were made without your authorization and $5000 for miscellaneous expenses.

Norton will also guide you through the process of resolving your identity theft issues via award-winning identity…

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