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GCCPOL and
Kaspersky Lab
collaborate to
elevate cybersecurity
awareness
CCPOL, the organisation which
serves as a law enforcement
hub for the six countries of the
GCC, has hosted a cybersecurity session
in collaboration with Kaspersky Lab.
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The collaboration has created a platform
for the exchanging of information and
expertise between the two organisations
about the latest cyberthreats facing the
GCC and wider region.
The objectives of this collaboration
were to demonstrate best practices in
cyberspace, highlight the importance of
securing a workplace environment and
illustrate how a security incident can
impact organisations.
Commenting on the GCCPOL
collaboration, Amir Kanaan, Managing
Director – META, Kaspersky Lab,
said: “At Kaspersky Lab, we believe
that well-informed staff is the most
important and effective line of defence,
although the lack of awareness still
remains a worrying reality. According
to a recent study we conducted
with B2B International, only 18% of
respondents in the META region are
fully aware of the IT security policies
and guidelines set in their workplace.
Security consciousness and education
are essential pillars in combating
cybercrime and we are pleased to
collaborate with GCCPOL to share
expertise and unique experiences.”
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ESET RESEARCHERS DISCOVER
FIRST UEFI ROOTKIT DETECTED IN
CYBERATTACK
SET researchers have
discovered a cyberattack
that used a UEFI rootkit
to establish a presence on the
victims’ computers.
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Dubbed LoJax by ESET, this rootkit
was part of a campaign run by the
infamous Sednit group against several
high-profile targets in Central and
Eastern Europe and is the first-ever
publicly known attack of this kind.
UEFI rootkits are extremely
dangerous formidable tools for the
launch of cyberattacks.
They serve as a key to the whole
computer, are hard to detect and
able to survive cybersecurity
measures such as reinstallation of
the operating system or even a hard
disk replacement. ESET’s endpoint
security solutions have a dedicated
layer of protection, ESET UEFI
Scanner, designed to detect malicious
components in a PC’s firmware.
“Thanks to the ESET UEFI Scanner, both
our consumer and business customers
are in a good position to spot such
attacks and defend themselves against
them,” added Juraj Malcho, Chief
Technology Officer at ESET.
ESET’s analysis of the Sednit campaign
that uses the first-ever in-the-wild UEFI
rootkit is described in detail in the
LoJax: First UEFI rootkit found in the wild,
courtesy of the Sednit group whitepaper.
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