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‘Broadcom intends to make VMware its flagship brand’
2 years, 5 months ago

‘Broadcom intends to make VMware its flagship brand’

Live Mint  

In May, US semiconductor giant Broadcom said it will acquire cloud and virtualization services provider VMware in a cash-and-stock deal worth $61 billion. The breadth of the customer base, portfolio, go-to-market, and the centrality of VMware in our customers’ operations is very different. Now that they’ve acquired VMware, they intend to make it the flagship brand of their company and …

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China-Backed Hacking Group Cicada Is Using VLC Media Player for Cyberattacks. Here's How
2 years, 9 months ago

China-Backed Hacking Group Cicada Is Using VLC Media Player for Cyberattacks. Here's How

News 18  

Cicada, a hacking group allegedly backed by the Chinese government, is using VLC Media Player to deploy a malicious malware loader as part of a long-running cyberattack campaign, security experts have discovered. USING VLC MEDIA PLAYER According to findings by researchers, Cicada’s current campaign began in the middle of last year and was still going strong in February 2022 and …

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Cyberattacks accompany Russian military assault on Ukraine
2 years, 10 months ago

Cyberattacks accompany Russian military assault on Ukraine

Associated Press  

BOSTON — Cyberattacks against Ukrainian government websites and affiliated organizations added to the confusion of Russia’s military assault Thursday, including data-wiping malware activated a day earlier that cybersecurity researchers said infected hundreds of computers including in neighboring Latvia and Lithuania. Madory said Ukraine’s internet was “under severe stress presently.” The London-based Netblocks internet monitor said the eastern city of Kharkiv, …

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WhatsApp and Telegram media files can be manipulated by hackers after they reach your Android smartphone
5 years, 5 months ago

WhatsApp and Telegram media files can be manipulated by hackers after they reach your Android smartphone

India Today  

Instant messaging apps like WhatsApp and Telegram are known for their end-to-end encryption. But now a new report suggests that these instant messaging apps aren't as safe as you might think they are as the hackers can manipulate the media files after you receive them on your smartphones. According to research conducted by a cyber-security firm, Symantec, a security flaw …

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Chipmaker Broadcom is in talks to buy cybersecurity company Symantec: Report
5 years, 6 months ago

Chipmaker Broadcom is in talks to buy cybersecurity company Symantec: Report

Firstpost  

A deal would expand Broadcom’s push into software a year after its $18.9 billion deal to buy US business software company CA Inc Chipmaker Broadcom Inc is in advanced talks to buy cybersecurity firm, Symantec Corp, according to sources familiar with the matter, as Broadcom seeks to diversify beyond semiconductors. A deal would expand Broadcom’s push into software a year …

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Anti-virus firms like Symantec, Malwarebytes now flag China's surveillance malware
5 years, 6 months ago

Anti-virus firms like Symantec, Malwarebytes now flag China's surveillance malware

Firstpost  

After a collaborative investigation found Chinese authorities planting malware on the phones of travellers, anti-virus companies such as Symantec, Malwarebytes, and few other well-known cybersecurity firms have updated their products to notify users when such malware is detected on their phones. Results from VirusTotal, a malware detection search engine owned by Google now reveals that a number of popular anti-virus …

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Chinese spies stole NSA hacking tools, report finds
5 years, 8 months ago

Chinese spies stole NSA hacking tools, report finds

CNN  

New York CNN — Chinese hackers acquired and used National Security Agency hacking tools in 2016 and used them to carry out cyberattacks, a new report has found. In the report, the cybersecurity company Symantec claims that a Chinese hacker group associated with Chinese government intelligence conducted a hacking campaign using a tool that at the time was only known …

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Microsoft Office 365 gets more security features from Symantec
6 years, 3 months ago

Microsoft Office 365 gets more security features from Symantec

India TV News  

Symantec, the Cybersecurity leader on Wednesday made new enhancements to its Data Loss Prevention technology in order to protect information in Office 365. "As enterprises migrate to Office 365 and other Software-as-a-Service applications, they risk a huge potential of data loss, which is made even more complex in the face of increasing data regulations such as GDPR," said Nico Popp, …

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Symantec introduces a new threat isolation technology to thwart email attacks
6 years, 5 months ago

Symantec introduces a new threat isolation technology to thwart email attacks

Firstpost  

The technology works by creating a secure remote execution environment between users and malicious content. Cyber-security giant Symantec Corp on 18 July introduced a new solution based on threat isolation technology which blocks advanced email attacks on end-user devices. Named “Email Threat Isolation”, the solution helps protect users against spear phishing, credential theft, account takeover and ransomware attacks, the company …

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