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Iranian hackers deploy new ZeroCleare data-wiping malware

https://www.zdnet.com/article/iranian-hackers-deploy-new-zerocleare-data-wiping-malware/
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Wave Endpoint Monitor can catch customized malware unlike traditional anti-virus software. Should organizations rely on anti-virus software when their data could be wiped? Back ups provide protection, but wouldn't it be better to stop the malware at the front end before having to depend on back ups?! Wave's links to malware protection and Wave Endpoint Monitor, I believe are truly awesome descriptions of what malware protection should be and the Wave alternative is a great summary.
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https://www.wavesys.com/malware-protection

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Software can’t always detect malware

The big problem with malware is that antivirus software doesn’t always detect it. Anti-malware software is based on signatures of known bad software. However, there always needs to be a patient 0 that discovers he is infected, for the rest of the world to benefit from it. In the case of APTs (Advanced Persistent Threats), your organization may be the only target for the specific strand of malware. In that case, the signature detection process will not protect you. Modern anti-malware and other software packages that promise cyber security or protection from APTs would use various heuristics and "AI" (Artificial Intelligence) to detect malware based on a predefined set of behavioral parameters. A sophisticated attacker is able to fine tune the behavior of the malware he is writing against various known anti-malware software solutions, so that it can evade detection for long periods of time.

A further challenge for anti-malware software is that it commonly works at the OS level. It isn’t very good at seeing deeper into the system, where some malware lives. Malware can hide from anti-malware by feeding it false results as it lies lower in the stack.

Wave’s solution: start with the device

If antivirus software doesn’t work, what does? The Wave alternative relies not on superficial layers of software but on standards-based hardware: self-encrypting drives (SEDs) and Trusted Platform Modules (TPMs), or security chips, that are already embedded in many of your computers and mobile devices. This hardware provides you with secure storage. When you turn the SED and TPM on and manage them with Wave, you suddenly have a broad, deep view into your network. Among other things, you’ll know immediately whether any one of your devices—computers, laptops, tablets, smartphones—has been tampered with. But Wave is proactive too: you can block the kinds of behaviors that invite malware in. Wave's Endpoint Monitor provides early detection for these low-lying sneaky attacks.

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