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AV-Comparatives Releases Long-Term Test of 18 Leading Endpoint Enterprise & Business Security Solutions / July 2022

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The threat landscape continues to evolve rapidly, presenting antivirus vendors with new challenges. The test report shows how security products have adapted to these and improved protection over the years.

To be certified in July 2022 as an ‘Approved Business Product’ by AV-Comparatives, the tested products must score at least 90% in the Malware Protection Test, with zero false alarms on common business software, a rate below ‘Remarkably High’ for false positives on non-business files and must score at least 90% in the overall Real-World Protection Test over the course of four months, with less than one hundred false alarms on clean software/websites.

Endpoint security solutions for enterprise and SMB from 18 leading vendors were put through the Business Main-Test Series 2022H1: Acronis, Avast, Bitdefender, Cisco, CrowdStrike, Cybereason, Elastic, ESET, G Data, K7, Kaspersky, Malwarebytes, Microsoft, Sophos, Trellix, VIPRE, VMware and WatchGuard.

Real-World Protection Test: The Real-World Protection Test is a long-term test run over a period of four months. It tests how well the endpoint protection software can protect the system against Internet-borne threats.

Malware Protection Test:
The Malware Protection Test requires the tested products to detect malicious programs that could be encountered on the company systems, e.g. on the local area network or external drives.

Performance Test:
Performance Test checks that tested products do not provide protection at the expense of slowing down the system.

False Positives Test:
For each of the protection tests, a False Positives Test is run. These ensure that the endpoint protection software does not cause significant numbers of false alarms, which can be particularly disruptive in business networks.

Ease of Use Review:
The report also includes a detailed user-interface review of each product, providing an insight into what it is like to use in typical day-to-day management scenarios.

Overall, AV-Comparatives’ July Business Security Test 2022 report provides IT managers and CISOs with a detailed picture of the strengths and weaknesses of the tested products, allowing them to make informed decisions on which ones might be appropriate for their…

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10 companies to test next generation cybersecurity technologies from the University of Cambridge and Arm

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The UK authority on advanced digital technology, Digital Catapult, has given 10 companies the opportunity to trial and experiment with potentially game-changing prototype cybersecurity technology through its Digital Security by Design Technology Access Programme.

It is estimated that if implemented, this cybersecurity technology could help stop around two thirds of hacks, cyber attacks and data breaches. The new technology has been co-developed by University of Cambridge researchers (with colleagues at SRI International) in collaboration with Arm.

The Cambridge-SRI research team has redesigned the architecture of a computer’s central processing unit – its brain – to make it less vulnerable to cybersecurity breaches. This new architecture is called CHERI.

Arm has been collaborating with the Cambridge researchers to integrate CHERI into the Arm® architecture since 2014 and has this year launched a prototype system on chip and demonstrator board, containing the prototype architecture, known as Morello. These Morello boards are now being made available to industry for testing.

The Technology Access Programme is part of Digital Security by Design: an initiative supported by the UK government to transform digital technology and create a more resilient, and secure foundation for a safer future. Digital Security by Design is supported by a consortium of world-leading technology industry partners, academics and research institutions, including Arm, University of Cambridge, Google, Thales, University of Edinburgh, Hewlett Packard, University of Oxford, Innovate UK, Microsoft, University of Manchester, Linaro, King’s College London and the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC).

For six months participating companies will have access to the CHERI-enabled Morello prototype board, technical guides and support. The chosen UK-based companies can test and evaluate these technologies within their own businesses and provide findings back to the programme that could influence the design of future, more secure computer systems.

These companies will have access to the technologies as well as up to £15,000 in funding…

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Drury University student hacks Springfield for cyber security test

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Neenah schools continue to cope with the aftermath of a Jan. 10 ransomware attack.

Testing the city’s protections against malicious hackers, a Drury cybersecurity student attempted last week to break down the city of Springfield’s cyber defenses.

Called a network penetration test, an organization often hires white hat hackers to break into their systems. 

During the test, the student attacked the network in the way a malicious hacker would, looking for vulnerabilities allowing a hacker to compromise assets. The student then wrote a report on the findings the city uses to improve its security.

Conducted by a senior as part of their capstone project, this is the second year for the partnership between Drury and the city.

“Drury’s Cyber Risk Management courses prepare students to work in the field protecting networks and we cover both offensive and defensive cyber security techniques,” said Shannon McMurtrey, assistant professor in cyber risk management.

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Avast Mobile Security vs 3 Android Malware Samples

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