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[ PRIVACY Forum ] Security Firm Bit9 Hacked, Used to Spread Malware
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Security Firm Bit9 Hacked, Used to Spread Malware
http://j.mp/Z0tyPT (Krebs)
"Bit9, a company that provides software and network security services
to the U.S. government and at least 30 Fortune 100 firms, has suffered
an electronic compromise that cuts to the core of its business:
helping clients distinguish known "safe" files from computer viruses
and other malicious software. Waltham, Massachusetts-based Bit9 is a
leading provider of "application whitelisting" services, a security
technology that turns the traditional approach to fighting malware on
its head. Antivirus software, for example, seeks to identify and
quarantine files that are known bad or strongly suspected of being
malicious. In contrast, Bit9 specializes in helping companies develop
custom lists of software that they want to allow employees to run, and
to treat all other applications as potentially unknown and dangerous.
But earlier today, Bit9 told a source for KrebsOnSecurity that their
corporate networks had been breached by a cyberattack. According to
the source, Bit9 said they'd received reports that some customers had
discovered malware inside of their own Bit9-protected networks,
malware that was digitally signed by Bit9s own encryption keys."
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