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Protect your Devices from Pegasus Spyware using VMDR for Mobile Devices’ Proactive Approach
Pegasus spyware is in the news, and it has been used to target devices of critical people from different sectors and countries including journalists, activists, politicians, and business executives. It has been said that a leaked list of 50,000Google Android July 2021 Security Patch Vulnerabilities: Discover and Take Remote Response Action Using VMDR for Mobile Devices
The recently released Android Security Bulletin for July 2021 addresses 44 vulnerabilities, out of which 7 are rated as critical vulnerabilities. The vulnerabilities affect open-source components such as the Android Framework, Android MediaQualys API Best Practices: Host List Detection API
Host List Detection is your subscription’s list of hosts and their corresponding up-to-date detections including: Confirmed Vulnerability Detections Potential Vulnerability Detections Information Gathered Detections about your system AfterDarkSide Ransomware
DarkSide ransomware is a relatively new ransomware strain that threat actors have been using to target multiple large, high-revenue organizations resulting in the encryption and theft of sensitive data and threats to make it publicly availableMonitor Windows Registry Changes with Qualys File Integrity Monitoring
With Windows registries storing a large number of programs and OS security settings and a large amount of raw data, threat actors have begun to use those registries as a data store for their malicious activity. It is therefore imperative forReinforce Defense with File Reputation and Trusted Source Intelligence in Qualys FIM
Monitoring change events in the file system is both a crucial aspect of security and a critical compliance requirement. A file integrity monitoring tool functions as an essential layer of defense to identify illicit activities across criticalNefilim Ransomware
Over the past year there has been a rise in extortion malware that focuses on stealing sensitive data and threatening to publish the data unless a ransom is paid. This technique bypasses some of the mitigations put in place, such as backups,Google Android May 2021 Security Patch Vulnerabilities: Discover and Take Remote Response Action Using VMDR for Mobile Devices
The recently released Android Security Bulletin for May 2021 addresses 40 vulnerabilities, out of which 4 are rated as critical vulnerabilities. The vulnerabilities affect open-source components such as the Android Framework, Android MediaThe Convergence of Endpoint Protection with Detection & Response
By almost every account, trend, or metric, the cybersecurity threat landscape is getting worse year over year. According to Qualys Labs, 2020 saw the highest number of vulnerabilities ever recorded. The average time it takes to patchWhatsApp Vulnerabilities: Automatically Discover and Remediate Using VMDR for Mobile Devices
WhatsApp has recently fixed critical and high-severity vulnerabilities affecting WhatsApp for Android, WhatsApp Business for Android, WhatsApp for iOS, and WhatsApp Business for iOS. The Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In) hasLoad More