Software AG, premier trimestre 2016: démarrage en flèche

Croissance du chiffre d’affaires et des bénéfices

Software AG (Frankfort TecDAX: SOW) communique les résultats provisoires au premier trimestre de 2016. L’entreprise poursuit sa transformation en améliorant tous les paramètres de performance. Le chiffre d’affaires total a enregistré une croissance de neuf pourcent, suite à une augmentation de 31%  en vente de licences. Le chiffre d’affaires produits (licences et maintenance) a connu une croissance de 11 %. La Digital Business Platform (DBP) a augmenté de 6% , avec une croissance des licences de 7% et de 5% en ce qui concerne la maintenance. Le concept Digital Business Platform intègre tous les produits pour la transformation digitale et l’optimisation des processus, à savoir ARIS, Alfabet, Apama, Terracotta et webMethods.

Le communiqué complet est disponible en anglais sur www.softwareag.com

A propos de Software AG

Software AG procure aux clients les outils nécessaires leur permettant d’innover, de se différencier et de s’imposer dans le monde numérique. Ses produits aident les entreprises à combiner des systèmes existants, installés sur site ou externalisés (dans le cloud), au sein d’une plate-forme unique afin d’optimiser et de numériser leurs activités. Le fait de combiner la gestion de processus, l’intégration de données et l’analytique temps réel dans une seule et même plate-forme middleware permet aux clients d’améliorer leur efficacité opérationnelle, de moderniser leurs systèmes et d’optimiser leurs processus en vue de prises de décisions plus pertinentes. S’appuyant sur plus de 45 ans d’innovation tournée vers le client, Software AG est considéré comme un leader dans de nombreuses catégories informatiques novatrices. Software AG emploie plus de 4.400 personnes dans 70 pays et a réalisé un chiffre d’affaires total de 873 millions d’euros en 2015.

AI and humans successfully ‘predict most cyberattacks’

Researchers from MIT’s Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL) have developed an artificial intelligence (AI) platform that can ‘predict 85% of cyberattacks’, so long as it benefits from human input.

Its latest paper, AI2: Training a big data machine to defend, revealed that this unique approach is capable of delivering better results than machines or humans would be able to alone.

The collaborative effort sees the AI system take the lead – it ‘combs’ through data, highlighting the parts it considers to be suspicious and characteristic of cyberattacks.

Humans then take over, analysing the information provided by the system to then validate the findings. Feedback is then passed back to the system, helping improve AI2’s detection capabilities.

This process continues and with each iteration, its ability to accurately identify cyberattacks improves.

“You can think about the system as a virtual analyst,” explained Kalyan Veeramachaneni, a research scientist at CSAIL who co-developed the system.

“It continuously generates new models that it can refine in as little as a few hours, meaning it can improve its detection rates significantly and rapidly.”

What is interesting about these findings is that it underscores the importance of human input, as a recent Wired article noted.

Speaking to the publication, Mr. Veeramachaneni explained that with cybersecurity evolving all the time, non-machine insight is something that cannot be replicated.

He said: “The attacks are constantly evolving. We need analysts to keep flagging new types of events. This system doesn’t get rid of analysts. It just augments them.”

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ESET lance la version beta d’ESET Internet Security, son nouveau produit pour les consommateurs

ESET®,  pionnière depuis plus de deux décennies, à l’échelle internationale, de la protection proactive, lance aujourd’hui la version beta d’ESET NOD32® Antivirus 10 ainsi qu’ ESET Internet Security , un tout nouveau produit conçu pour les consommateurs.

Le programme beta d’ESET- ESET Beta Program - présente en avant-première le nouvel ESET Internet Security, qui dispose de la fonctionnalité Home Network Protection qui protège les réseaux domestiques, permet de tester les vulnérabilités du routeur et de voir les appareils connectés au même point d’accès. Ceci doit aider les utilisateurs à voir le degré de sécurité de leur réseau domestique.

ESET Internet Security lance également Webcam Protection, une fonctionnalité qui contrôle les processus et applications des caméras web connectées aux ordinateurs et affiche des messages lorsque des applications indésirables essayent d’avoir accès à la caméra.

« Le tout nouveau produit ESET Internet Security vient s’ajouter à notre portefeuille de produits primés et offre aux utilisateurs les meilleures fonctionnalités en matière de détection, de vitesse et de convivialité. Ces nouveaux produits ajoutent, à nos protection multi couches existants, un ensemble de fonctionnalités centrées sur la protection de la vie privée ainsi que de la convivialité facilitateurs pour les utilisateurs », explique Marc Mutelet, CEO de MGK Technologies, distributeur exclusif des produits ESET sur la Belgique et le Luxembourg.

Le portefeuille de produits ESET pour consommateurs comporte de nombreuses fonctionnalités ayant fait leur preuve, telles que l’anti hameçonnage - Anti-Phishing, le pare-feu personnel - Advanced Personal Firewall, la protection bancaire et payement -  Banking & Payment Protection ou ESET LiveGrid® .

Téléchargez aujourd’hui la toute nouvelle version et rejoignez la communauté ESET Beta Program pour être parmi les premiers à avoir accès au nouvel ESET Internet Security.  

ESET brengt bèta versie van ESET Internet Security, zijn nieuwe product voor consumenten

ESET®, al meer dan twee decennia wereldwijd pionier in proactieve bescherming, brengt vandaag  de bèta versie van ESET NOD32® Antivirus 10 alsook ESET Internet Security , een gloednieuw product ontworpen voor de consumenten.  

Het ESET Beta Program biedt een voorproefje van de gloednieuwe ESET Internet Security met de Home Network Protection functionaliteit die de thuisnetwerken beschermt, de kwetsbaarheden van de router kan testen en de toestellen aangesloten op hetzelfde toegangspunt laat zien.  Zo ziet de consument de beveiligingsgraad van zijn thuisnetwerk.

ESET Internet Security brengt eveneens Webcam Protection, een functionaliteit voor toezicht over de processen en toepassingen van aangesloten webcams en berichten tonen als ongewenste toepassingen de webcam proberen binnen te dringen.

“De gloednieuwe ESET Internet Security komt de portefeuille van bekroonde producten uitbreiden en biedt de gebruikers de beste functionaliteiten op het vlak van detectie, snelheid en gebruiksvriendelijkheid. Deze nieuwe producten voegen een reeks  functionaliteiten  toe aan onze gelaagde bescherming waarbij de focus ligt op beveiliging van de privacy alsook op de gebruiksvriendelijkheid”, aldus Marc Mutelet, CEO van MGK Technologies, exclusief distributeur van ESET voor België en Luxemburg.

De portefeuille ESET producten voor de consument bevat talloze bewezen functionaliteiten zoals Anti-Phishing,  Advanced Personal Firewall,   Banking & Payment Protection en ESET LiveGrid® .

Download vandaag de gloednieuwe versie en sluit aan bij ESET Beta Program  om bij de eersten te zijn die toegang krijgen tot de nieuwe  ESET Internet Security. 

The security review: Facebook scam, webcam security & Qbot

By Narinder Purba

Welcome to this week’s security review, which includes a detailed look at a new video scam sweeping Facebook with a worryingly high success rate; news of a record cash settlement over a hospital data breach; the return of a data-stealing malware dubbed Qbot; and an SMS phishing scam which is said to have targeted Apple customers due to their higher disposable income.

My video, My first video, Private video: Don’t fall for this Facebook scam

ESET’s Lukas Stefanko reported on a new Facebook scam that is having a high level of success around the world. It comes on the back of another similar scam, which tricks users into buying discounted Ray-Ban sunglasses. “This time, malicious links are disguised as a post on a timeline you were tagged in, or as a message sent to you via Messenger by a friend,” he explained. Using one of the titles ‘My first video’, ‘My video’, ‘Private video’ … it tags various people from a victim’s friend list and lures them into clicking on it.”

How do you protect your webcam?

After FBI director James Comey revealed that he covers his webcam with tape to protect his privacy, WeLiveSecurity asked the question: How do you protect your webcam? The results of a quick and ongoing poll revealed that Mr. Comey is not alone in deploying his seemingly unique solution. Presently, 40% of people state that they cover their built-in camera.

Medical data breach leads to a record cash settlement

A state court judge in California approved the highest ever per-plaintiff cash settlement, following a data breach in a hospital computer system. Two victims filed a class action lawsuit against the St. Joseph Health System (SJHS) after finding their medical records online during a routine search. The data breach case will cost the SJHS up to $28 million in total, with the plaintiffs receiving $7.5 million each.

Qbot returns: New strain of data-stealing malware detected

A new, updated strain of the data-stealing malware Qbot was identified by security researchers at BAE Systems. According to the company’s report, more than 54,000 computers have been infected across thousands of organizations, and the malware is both “harder to detect and intercept” than previous strains.

Scammers target Apple customers for bigger rewards

Apple customers are being targeted with a new phishing scam designed to harvest their personal information, it was revealed. Victims of the scam received an SMS message that linked to a fake Apple website which then asked them to provide their login credentials and credit card details. Independent security analyst Graham Cluley has suggested that the scammers “deliberately took advantage of people’s trust in the Apple brand,”  while targeting its customers for their higher disposable income.

FDIC suffers ‘inadvertent’ data breach affecting 44,000 customers

A former employee of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. was able to breach the personal information of 44,000 customers, after leaving the agency with the data downloaded to a personal storage device. An internal memorandum revealed that the data was downloaded “inadvertently and without malicious intent,” but the incident again highlighted security weaknesses in federal cyber systems.

Scammers target Apple customers for bigger rewards

By Narinder Purba

Apple customers are prime targets for cyberattacks as they are more likely to have a high disposable income, a security expert has suggested.

WeLiveSecurity contributor Graham Cluley has warned owners of Apple devices to be on their guard after spotting a fresh SMS phishing scam designed to compromise Apple ID credentials.

The scam in question came in the form of text messages from “Appleinc” warning recipients that their Apple IDs were about to expire.

Victims are urged to click links to hold on to their IDs, which direct them to a replica version of the Apple website where they’re asked to hand over their credentials.

After harvesting Apple ID usernames and passwords, the website then asks victims to provide further personal information to “unlock” their accounts – including their telephone numbers, address and credit card details.

“They deliberately took advantage of people’s trust in the Apple brand to steal information,” Mr. Cluley told the BBC.

“The truth is that criminals will go where the money is. Apple products cost more than some of their competitors so it’s likely that their customers have more disposable income.

“That’s cash, which the bad guys would like to have filling their pockets,” he added.

Apple’s support website warns customers never to enter their Apple ID information on a non-Apple website.

However, with a convincing replica site, it can be difficult to spot the difference.

As well as the name of the text message sender “Appleinc”, the International Business Times noted that the URL victims were directed to – “isappleexpired.co.uk” – was another giveaway in this instance.

The phony website has since been blocked by web browsers including Chrome and Firefox.

Meanwhile, Mr. Cluley had advised Apple customers to be extra cautious of the links they click on via email and text message, suggesting two-factor authentication as an extra measure to back up Apple IDs.

“My video”, “My first video”, “Private video”… Don’t fall for this Facebook scam

Not even a week has passed since ESET warned users worldwide about an active Ray-Ban scam campaign on Facebook, which tricks users into sending their payment card details to the attackers. Today we bring you information on yet another malicious activity targeting the world’s largest social network.

This time, malicious links are disguised as a post on a Timeline you were tagged in, or as a message sent to you via Messenger by a friend. Using one of the titles “My first video”, “My video”, “Private video” or a string of randomly generated characters, it tags various people from victim’s friendlist and lures them into clicking on it.

If an unsuspecting user falls for the scam, the post redirects him/her to a fake YouTube website. After what pretends to be an unsuccessful attempt to load the content, he/she is requested to install an additional extension using the following message: Sorry, if you don't install Video Play plugin, you will not be able to watch the video! Click 'Add Extension' to watch the Video                            

If the victim installs the malicious plug-in, his/her browser becomes infected and carries the infiltration further. As described above, his/her Facebook wall becomes flooded with fake video posts tagging multiple friends from the victim’s friendlist and subsequently, all online friends will receive an identical message via Messenger with the same harmful contents.

ESET detects this threat as JS/Kilim.SO and JS/Kilim.RG. At this point, the infiltration only targets Chrome users, but there is no guarantee that it will not spread to other browsers in the future.

How does it work?

After clicking on “Add Extension” at the fake YouTube site, malicious code installs a Trojan plug-in (containing malicious Java Script code) into the Chrome browser. This is disguised as a legitimate “Make a GIF” plug-in, but comes from a different developer - namely “freechatfor.org”.