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eSentire and Carbon Black Release New Threat Intelligence Spotlight Report on the Shifting Framework of Modern MalwareResearch reveals how evolving threats can readily bypass legacy antivirus solutions WATERLOO, Ontario and WALTHAM, Massachusetts, Oct. 1, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- eSentire, Inc., the global leader in Managed Detection and Response (MDR) and Carbon Black, a leader in cloud-native endpoint protection, today announced the release of a new Threat Intelligence Spotlight that highlights the increasing sophistication of modern malware. The new report coincides with the start of National Cybersecurity Awareness Month in the United States and Canada. With modern malware becoming increasingly sophisticated, eSentire and Carbon Black conducted the Threat Intelligence Spotlight to provide a resource that can be used by anyone, regardless of their technical knowledge, to understand how malware works, and more importantly how to protect against its impact. eSentire's Threat Intelligence Spotlight: The Shifting Framework of Modern Malware draws on data gathered from both Carbon Black's extensive endpoint protection install base and the more than 650 mid-sized organizations that eSentire protects. Analysis of this data by security analysts at both companies reveals interesting findings, which include:/p>
Tom Kellermann, Chief Cybersecurity Officer, Carbon Black said: "As attackers continue to evolve their techniques, visibility for defenders is absolutely paramount. Legacy antivirus solutions are proficient at one thing – stopping known commodity malware. As any security professional will tell you, commodity malware represents only a small fraction of today's attacks. Modern attacks are often fileless, aim to gain persistence on the enterprise and often allow the attacker to move laterally. Modern endpoint protection is required for stopping modern attacks." The full report can be downloaded from: http://bit.ly/2ngamkG About eSentire: About Carbon Black More than 5,600 global customers, including approximately one third of the Fortune 100, trust Carbon Black to protect their organizations from cyberattacks. The company's partner ecosystem features more than 500 MSSPs, VARs, distributors and technology integrations, as well as many of the world's leading IR firms, who use Carbon Black's technology in more than 500 breach investigations per year. Carbon Black and CB LiveOps are registered trademarks or trademarks of Carbon Black, Inc. in the United States and/or other jurisdictions. eSentire Media Contact: Logo - https://mma.prnewswire.com/media/829547/eSentire_Logo.jpg
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