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Security Bulletins Threat Research
Jan 27, 2020
Varonis Uncovers Another New Strain of the Qbot Banking Malware
We have discovered and reverse engineered another new strain of Qbot, a sophisticated, well-known type of malware that collects sensitive data, such as browser cookies, digital certificate information, keystrokes, credentials, and session data from its victims to commit financial fraud.
Dolev Taler
2 min read
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Data Security PowerShell Security Bulletins
Oct 17, 2019
What is Endpoint Security? A Complete Guide
Endpoint security is the discipline of locking down any element of an organization that is capable of obtaining internal access to resources such as databases or servers. It is a broad topic that forces cybersecurity professionals to look at every possible access route that a hacker might take in launching an attack.
Michael Buckbee
7 min read
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Data Security Security Bulletins
Oct 02, 2019
What is a Security Operations Center (SOC)?
A SOC is an outsourced office that is completely dedicated to analyzing traffic flow and monitoring for threats and attacks. In today’s world of cyberattacks and data breaches, companies of all sizes need to place an emphasis on securing their technology assets. But due to budget constraints and competing priorities, many organizations can’t afford to employ a full-time in-house IT security team. The smart solution to this problem is to look at partnering with a SOC or security operations center.
Michael Buckbee
7 min read
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Data Security Security Bulletins
Sep 04, 2018
The Top Skills of Fortune 100 CISOs
The role of CISO is constantly expanding and evolving with the growing awareness of cyber attacks. As cyber attacks increase in density and sophistication, organizations are beginning to look at security as a business priority and the role of CISO has become more critical.
Rob Sobers
1 min read
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Security Bulletins
May 05, 2017
Introducing the Automation Engine, DatAlert Analytics Rewind, and more
Put Least Privilege on Autopilot Getting to least privilege can be a nightmare. The first steps – tracking down inconsistent ACLs and remediating global access groups can turn even the most basic file share clean-up project into a huge to-do.
Michael Buckbee
1 min read
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Security Bulletins
Apr 26, 2017
Varonis + Splunk: Epic Threat Detection and Investigations
We’re bringing our powerful DatAlert functionality to Splunk® Enterprise to give you comprehensive visibility into data security with our new Varonis App for Splunk – now available for download on splunkbase!
Michael Buckbee
1 min read
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Security Bulletins
Feb 13, 2017
Introducing a new security dashboard, enhanced behavioral analysis, and more
Every day we hear new stories about how our customers are using DatAlert to stop cyberattacks: detecting and disabling ransomware infections, discovering misconfigurations and vulnerabilities, and setting up automatic responses to malware infections.
Michael Buckbee
1 min read
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Security Bulletins
Feb 24, 2016
DatAlert Analytics and the Varonis Behavior Research Laboratory
Last November, we introduced Varonis UBA threat models to automatically analyze behavior and detect insider threats throughout the lifecycle of a breach. Our UBA threat models, which are major enhancements to Varonis DatAlert and are in beta availability, have been helping our customers protect their data – from spotting signs of ransomware activity to catching unusual activity on sensitive data.
Michael Buckbee
1 min read
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Security Bulletins
Aug 21, 2013
New PII Discovered: License Plate Pictures
After finishing up some research on personally identifiable information I thought, mistakenly, that I was familiar with the most exotic forms of PII uncovered in recent years, including zip code-birth date, movie ratings and other consumer preference information, social network relationships, and facial images. And then I came across an article in Forbes that forced me to add one more to the list: pictures of automobile license plate numbers.
Michael Buckbee
1 min read
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