Dark Reading

Using Malware In Penetration Testing

Huh? That's the exact reaction I had when I first read the title for the blog entry "Pentest Evolution: Malware Under Control."The blog is by Gunter Ollmann and covers pen-testing from a historical ...
WeLiveSecurity

Anti-Malware testing needs standards, and testers need to adopt them

Imagine one of your children is a high school student and due to take university or college entrance exams. You know the exams are due at some time during the year, have an idea what the exam may ...
Dark Reading

Penetration Testing With Honest-To-Goodness Malware

Popular fiction usually dictates that the primary cyberfoe of big business is a young, nerdish, and exceedingly smart computer hacker with a grudge against practically anyone and everyone. It may be ...
Business Wire

Bright Data Joins Anti-Malware Testing Standards Organization (AMTSO)

LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Bright Data, the industry-leading public web data platform, joins Anti-Malware Testing Standards Organization (AMTSO), an international non-profit association that focuses on ...
Krebs on Security

This Service Helps Malware Authors Fix Flaws in their Code

Almost daily now there is news about flaws in commercial software that lead to computers getting hacked and seeded with malware. But the reality is most malicious software also has its share of ...
eWeek

Anti-Malware Testing Working Group

eWEEK content and product recommendations are editorially independent. We may make money when you click on links to our partners. Learn More. Anti-Malware Testing Working Group is a group of vendors ...
Government Technology

Formation of Anti-Malware Testing Standards Organization

AMTSO, the Anti-Malware Testing Standards Organization, today announced its official formation and dedication to promulgating universally adopted standards and guidelines for anti-malware testing. The ...
The Hacker News

Researchers Spot Modified Shai-Hulud Worm Testing Payload on npm Registry

A new Shai-Hulud npm strain and a fake Jackson Maven package show how attackers abuse trusted dependencies to steal secrets ...
Business Wire

Independent Testing Confirms CrowdStrike Falcon as Only Certified Next-gen Endpoint ...

IRVINE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--CrowdStrike, the leader in cloud-delivered endpoint protection, today announced it has achieved antivirus (AV) certification through independent testing with ...
Network World

Microsoft security tool fails malware detection test

There are many great choices out there for malware protection and detection. Unfortunately, Microsoft’s offering isn’t one of them. In recent tests by AV Test, the German lab that is pretty much the ...
Gizmodo

Operator of Malware-Testing Service Scan4You Convicted on Three Federal Charges

One of the men behind the Scan4You, a counter-antivirus tool used by cybercriminals to determine whether their malware would be flagged during routine security scans, has been convicted on three ...
Yahoo

Malware attack halts emissions testing

Apr. 3—A malware attack has temporarily halted emissions testing in the state, Department of Motor Vehicles officials announced Friday. The DMV was notified of the attack on Tuesday, department ...