CAMPBELL, Calif., Feb. 07, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Bitglass, the Next-Gen Cloud Access Security Broker (CASB) company, today announced the results of its latest research, Malware, P.I., Tracking Cloud Infections. While cloud and mobile are a boon for productivity and agility, they are also a compelling target for hackers looking to distribute malware and steal sensitive data.
Together, Bitglass and Cylance identified a new strain of Gojdue ransomware on the dark web, dubbed ShurL0ckr. Two well-known cloud platforms with built-in malware protection, Google Drive and Microsoft Office 365, failed to identify the ransomware. In addition, Bitglass tested VirusTotal, a service that scans malware against 67 of the leading malware engines, to scrutinize a file containing the ShurL0ckr ransomware. Only seven percent of tested AV engines successfully detected the new malware.
To analyze the proliferation of malware in the cloud, the Bitglass Threat Research Team also scanned tens of millions of files, discovering a high rate of infection in cloud applications and a low efficacy rate for apps with built-in malware protection like Microsoft Office 365 and Google Drive.
“Malware will always be a threat to the enterprise and cloud applications are an increasingly attractive distribution mechanism,” said Mike Schuricht, VP of Product Management. “Most cloud providers do not provide any malware protection and those that do struggle to detect zero-day threats. Only an AI-based solution that evolves to detect new malware and ransomware can keep cloud data secure.”
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Bitglass, the Next-Gen CASB company, is based in Silicon Valley with offices worldwide. The company's cloud security solutions deliver zero-day, agentless, data and threat protection for any app, any device, anywhere. Bitglass is backed by Tier 1 investors and was founded in 2013 by a team of industry veterans with a proven track record of innovation and execution.
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