| Date | Title | Description |
| 10.04.2026 | OPSWAT launches AI file screening engine for MetaDefender | - |
| 15.01.2026 | Heimdal Achieves OPSWAT Gold Certification for Anti-Malware | COPENHAGEN, DENMARK, January 15, 2026 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Heimdal today announced that its Next-Gen Antivirus (NGAV) with Extended Threat Protection (XTP) has achieved OPSWAT Gold Certification for Anti-Malware, validating its compatibili... |
| 22.12.2025 | Кибербезопасность на грани сингулярности: шансы на выживание в ИИ-войне | Искусственный интеллект находит все более широкое применения для автоматизации и оптимизации кибератак. Средства ИИ позволяют злоумышленникам генерировать вредоносный код, анализировать системы и обходить системы защиты, по минимуму привлек... |
| 22.11.2025 | Breaking Cybersecurity Threats Targeting the Construction Industry: November 2025 Update | Share
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The construction and engineering sectors continue to face escalating cybersecurity risks in late 2025, with ransomware and supply... |
| 04.09.2025 | OPSWAT Report Finds Insider Threats Driving Breach Costs | A new study from critical infrastructure protection firm OPSWAT reveals that organisations face escalating risks from insider activity, legacy tools, and the growing complexity of AI.
Independently conducted by Ponemon Institute, the report... |
| 20.08.2025 | Macs May Not Be Safe from Modern Malware | TL;DR: Protect your Mac with a SiyanoAV Antivirus Pro Lifetime Subscription on sale for $59.99 (reg. $387).
Keeping your Mac protected and performing at its best shouldn’t require constant attention. If you value clean design, reliable perf... |
| 06.08.2025 | Cyber-crime Costs to Hit $1.2tn in 2025, New Report Warns | Critical infrastructure cybersecurity firm OPSWAT has published its inaugural Threat Landscape Report, revealing key findings from over 890,000 sandbox scans conducted over the past 12 months.
The report highlights a 127% rise in malware co... |
| 26.06.2025 | OPSWAT and SentinelOne Enter OEM Partnership to Further Strengthen Multi-Layered Malware Detection with AI | OPSWAT, a global leader in critical infrastructure protection, and SentinelOne today announced their OEM partnership with the integration of SentinelOne’s industry-leading AI-powered detection capabilities into OPSWAT’s Metascan™ Multiscann... |
| 06.03.2025 | Bridging the AI Training Gap: A Call to Action for Organizations | In the rapidly evolving landscape of artificial intelligence (AI), a chasm is forming between leadership confidence and employee readiness. A recent report from Corndel reveals a startling disconnect. While leaders exude confidence in their... |
| 04.03.2025 | Over half of organizations experience incidents involving industrial control or operational tech | Over the past year, more than 50 percent of organizations have experienced at least one security incident involving ICS/OT systems. Among the top vulnerabilities exploited are internet-accessible devices (33 percent) and transient devices (... |
| 20.12.2024 | The Cybersecurity Landscape of 2025: A Ticking Time Bomb | As we step into 2025, the digital world resembles a high-stakes game of chess. Each move is critical. The players? Cybercriminals and organizations that protect critical national infrastructure (CNI). The stakes? Public safety, economic sta... |
| 19.12.2024 | Opswat Acquires Fend | Opswat, a Tampa, FL-based company which specializes in critical infrastructure protection established in the U.S., announced its acquisition of Fend Incorporated, an Arlington, VA-based data pipeline and cybersecurity company.
The amount of... |
| 18.12.2024 | What will attackers target in 2025? CNI, CNI, and more CNI! | Critical national infrastructure (CNI) has had a rough 2024 in the UK when it comes to cybercrime. From the chaos caused by a teenager who hacked into TfL to the dangerous impact on the NHS after the Synnovis breach. And let us not forget t... |
| 17.12.2024 | Experts call for proactivity to combat state-sponsored cyber threats in 2025 | In 2024, opposing nation-states have utilized cyberattacks to project power and disruption from within their own borders. This shift has been epitomized by the rise of the “Axis of Upheaval,” dominated by the CRINKs nations -- China, Russia... |
| 28.11.2024 | Why USB cyberattacks are still a persistent threat | Although the cyber threat landscape rarely stands still, some age-old attack vectors will continue to be revisited by cyber criminals. For example, the cyber security risks of removable media -- which have persisted for years -- are present... |
| 17.09.2024 | 80 percent of CNI organizations suffer email related breaches | A new survey of IT and security leaders working within critical infrastructure industries reveals that 80 percent of organizations experienced an email-related security breach over the past year, and 63.3 percent of respondents say their em... |
| 17.09.2024 | 80% of Critical National Infrastructure Companies Experienced an Email Security Breach in Last Year | Cyber attackers are repeatedly using malicious emails to infiltrate critical national infrastructure. Up to 80% of CNI companies experienced an email-related security breach in the last year, according to a new report from security solution... |
| 26.08.2024 | ‘Computers control everything’: Recent CrowdStrike outage highlights vulnerabilities in tech-dependent world | Listen to this article
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| 07.08.2024 | OPSWAT Acquires InQuest | OPSWAT, a Tampa, FL-based provider of critical infrastructure protection (CIP) cybersecurity solutions, acquired InQuest, a cybersecurity solutions provider known for its novel Deep File Inspection® and RetroHunting™ technologies.
The amoun... |
| 04.04.2024 | Opswat Acquires CIP Cyber | Opswat, a Tampa, FL-based company which specializes in critical infrastructure protection (CIP) cybersecurity solutions, acquired CIP Cyber, an online learning community with a mission of connecting, training, and certifying cybersecurity p... |
| 08.02.2024 | Data Privacy vs. Data Security | Data privacy refers to a framework of laws, protocols, and controls designed to protect personal data from unauthorized access and use. It encompasses a range of information, including but not limited to names, addresses, financial details,... |
| 13.10.2023 | OPSWAT、ネットワンパートナーズと共同で東京に日本初のCIPラボを開設 | 東京、日本 - 2023年10月12日 - 重要インフラ保護（CIP）サイバーセキュリティ・ソリューションの世界的リーダーであるOPSWATと先進的なITディストリビューターのネットワンパートナーズは、東京にCIPラボを開設することを発表します。これは、ネットワンパートナーズとのパートナーシップによるものです。CIP ラボはネットワンシステムズに設置され、このようなデモシステムは日本で初めてであり、重要インフラにおけるサイバーセキュリティの推進に対するOPSWATのコミットメ... |
| 05.10.2023 | Comment | UK Education Sector Must Step Up its Cybersecurity Posture | In September, as students across the nation readied themselves for the start of a new academic year, headlines were dominated by a startling concern – crumbling infrastructure in schools, posing a physical risk to the safety of students and... |
| 22.09.2023 | The key threats facing ICS/OT environments | Industrial control system and operational technology environments are becoming increasingly interconnected and complex, offering efficiency and innovation. However, this also exposes organizations to heightened vulnerabilities from relentle... |
| 20.08.2023 | AI in OT: Opportunities and risks you need to know | Head over to our on-demand library to view sessions from VB Transform 2023. Register Here
Artificial intelligence (AI), particularly generative AI apps such as ChatGPT and Bard, have dominated the news cycle since they became widely availab... |
| 09.08.2023 | Detection needs to improve to combat evolving malware | Critical infrastructure protection specialist OPSWAT has released its latest Threat Intelligence Trends survey looking at organizations to manage the current threat landscape and how to prepare for future challenges.
It finds that 62 percen... |
| 13.07.2023 | OPSWAT Survey Reveals Only 2 Percent of Organizations Feel Confident with Current Security Strategies | OPSWAT, a global leader in critical infrastructure protection (CIP) cybersecurity solutions, released the findings of its 2023 State of Web Application Security report, based on an online survey of over 400 executive leaders, managers, and ... |
| 12.07.2023 | Only two percent of organizations feel confident in their cybersecurity strategies | While 75 percent of organizations have made significant strides to upgrade their infrastructure in the past year and 78 percent have increased their security budgets, only two percent of industry experts are confident in their security stra... |
| 05.07.2023 | ESET announces significant updates for ESET PROTECT Platform to help businesses keep ahead of attackers | The addition of Vulnerability and Patch Management powered by OPSWAT, enables businesses to tighten their defenses DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES, July 5, 2023/EINPresswire.com/ -- ESET, a global leader in cybersecurity, today announces the up... |
| 12.06.2023 | OPSWAT Announces Partnership with Digital China | Strategic partnership to provide stronger critical infrastructure cybersecurity solutions in the Greater China market
BEIJING, CHINA – Media OutReach – 13 June 2023 – OPSWAT, a global leader in Critical Infrastructure Protection (CIP) cyber... |
| 16.05.2023 | Varist and OPSWAT Announce Partnership Agreement for Malware Protection | Varist logo
The partnership with Varist highlights OPSWAT’s commitment to delivering cutting-edge cybersecurity solutions to its customers REYKJAVIK, ICELAND, May 16, 2023/EINPresswire.com/ -- Varist, an Icelandic cybersecurity company that... |
| 06.02.2023 | OPSWAT Unveils New Mobile & Rugged Portable Media Security Solution for Critical Infrastructure | ARC Industry Leadership Forum attendees are among the first to experience the MetaDefender Kiosk K2100, a new ultra-rugged security solution built for extreme conditions
OPSWAT, a global leader in Critical Infrastructure Protection (CIP) cy... |
| 29.12.2022 | OPSWAT Closes 2022 with Tremendous Global Growth | TAMPA, Fla., Dec. 29, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Continuing momentum from a successful H1 2022, OPSWAT, a global leader in Critical Infrastructure Protection (CIP) cybersecurity solutions, today announced significant global growth as customer... |
| 29.12.2022 | OPSWAT Closes 2022 with Tremendous Global Growth | Critical Infrastructure Protection leader exceeds 600 employees across 21 countries to meet customer demand
/EIN News/ -- TAMPA, Fla., Dec. 29, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Continuing momentum from a successful H1 2022, OPSWAT, a global leader ... |
| 29.10.2022 | OPSWAT Announces FileScan.IO Asset Acquisition; Delivers Advanced Malware Analysis Platform | OPSWAT, a leading provider of critical infrastructure protection (CIP) cybersecurity solutions, announced it has acquired all assets of FileScan.IO, a free next-gen malware analysis platform with a focus on Indicators of Compromise (IOCs) e... |
| 01.03.2022 | Report: 93% of orgs are challenged by malware analysis | Join today's leading executives online at the Data Summit on March 9th. Register here.
A new report by OPSWAT found that, despite malware analysis becoming a mature business function, a glaring 93% of organizations are challenged by malware... |
| 01.03.2022 | Organizations vulnerable to emerging threats as they struggle with malware analysis | Almost every organization is struggling with malware analysis according to a new report from infrastructure protection company OPSWAT.
The study finds 94 percent of organizations are finding it challenging to recruit, train, and retain malw... |
| 01.03.2022 | Report: 93% of orgs are challenged by malware analysis | We are excited to bring Transform 2022 back in-person July 19 and virtually July 20 - 28. Join AI and data leaders for insightful talks and exciting networking opportunities. Register today!
A new report by OPSWAT found that, despite malwar... |
| 13.01.2022 | Global Critical Infrastructure Protection Leader Closes 2021 with Record-Breaking Performance | TAMPA, Fla., Jan. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- OPSWAT, the global leader in Critical Infrastructure Protection (CIP) cybersecurity solutions, announced an exceptional 2021, setting the stage for a strong 2022. In 2021, OPSWAT:
Grew worldwide bu... |
| 20.12.2021 | A Conversation With Victoria Huang, Marketing Campaign Manager at OPSWAT | OPSWAT is a global leader in IT, OT and ICS critical infrastructure cybersecurity solutions and Deep Content Disarm and Reconstruction (CDR), protecting the world’s mission-critical organizations from malware and zero-day attacks. |
| 14.10.2021 | OPSWAT : Launches Academy 3.0 to Enhance Critical Infrastructure Protection Expertise Among Cybersecurity Professionals | TAMPA, Fla., Oct. 14, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- OPSWAT, the global leader in Critical Infrastructure Protection (CIP), with cybersecurity solutions protection for both the IT and Operational Technology (OT) systems of the enterprise, today annou... |
| 26.08.2021 | Poor security practice leaves industry open to cyber threats | Despite a marked increase in concerns around malware attacks and third-party risk, only eight percent of organizations with web applications for file uploads have fully implemented the best practices for file upload security.
This is among ... |
| 19.07.2021 | OPSWAT Announces Asset Acquisition Of Bayshore Networks To Expand Critical Infrastructure Protection Capabilities To OT/ICS Environments | Addition of industrial infrastructure protection solutions and industry experts will enable an organization to expand its comprehensive suite of CIP cybersecurity solutions to support client demand
OPSWAT, the global leader in Critical Infr... |
| 13.05.2021 | OPSWAT : Appoints Distinguished Critical Infrastructure Industry Veterans to Board of Directors | TAMPA, Fla., May 13, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- OPSWAT, the leader in critical infrastructure protection (CIP) and trusted by more than 1,000 global organizations for providing comprehensive and scalable cybersecurity solutions to protect against... |
| 01.04.2021 | Opswat Receives $125M Investment from Brighton Park Capital | Opswat, a Tampa, Fla.-based provider of Critical Infrastructure Protection (CIP) cybersecurity solutions, secured a $125m growth investment from Brighton Park Capital.
The company intends to use the funds to accelerate growth, with a focus ... |
| 31.03.2021 | Opswat expands infrastructure protection with anti-malware tools, raises $125M | Join Transform 2021 for the most important themes in enterprise AI & Data. Learn more.
Infrastructure protection services company Opswat today announced that it raised $125 million from Brighton Park Capital, the startup’s first externa... |
| 31.03.2021 | Opswat expands infrastructure protection with anti-malware tools, raises $125M | We are excited to bring Transform 2022 back in-person July 19 and virtually July 20 - 28. Join AI and data leaders for insightful talks and exciting networking opportunities. Register today!
Infrastructure protection services company Opswat... |
| 12.03.2021 | The Standoff 2021, ноябрь edition. Что не проскочило мимо песочницы PT Sandbox | С 14 по 16 ноября 2021 года на киберполигоне The Standoff происходило третье противостояние между атакующими и защитниками. Сражения прошли в стремительно развивающемся городе-государстве F, в инфраструктуру которого в этот раз входили след... |
| 05.07.2018 | Startup Spotlight: LifeID uses blockchain technology to build secure digital identities | The LifeID team from left to right, back row: Mark Cooley, advisor; Tyler Boscolo, chief operating officers; Chris Boscolo, founder and CEO; Seth Bailey, developer; John Ohrt, lead developer; Alex Ortiz, chief blockchain evangelist; Arman S... |
| 27.07.2017 | OPSWAT Awards Silver Certification to Carbon Black’s Cb Defense for Anti-malware | Carbon Black is the leading provider of next-generation endpoint security. OPSWAT awarded certification to Carbon Black after determining that their next-generation solution, Cb Defense, met a number of strict criteria for compatibility. Th... |
| 16.01.2017 | Microsoft security bulletins go away next month | Security bulletins for Microsoft's operating systems and other software will no longer be issued from next month, to be replaced by the security updates guide (SUG) portal.
January 11 marked the date for the last set of bulletins, which hav... |
| 08.07.2016 | Feds Issue Alert That Symantec, Norton Antivirus Products Could Let Hackers Hijack Computers | Alexandra Burlacu, Tech Times 08 July 2016, 09:07 am
Symantec and Norton are among the most popular security tools, but the U.S. Department of Homeland Security warns of critical flaws that could pose great risks.
A slew of corporate, gover... |
| 07.07.2016 | Avast acquires rival AVG for $1.3 billion to create a security software giant | We are excited to bring Transform 2022 back in-person July 19 and virtually July 20 - 28. Join AI and data leaders for insightful talks and exciting networking opportunities. Register today!
Security software giant Avast Software has acquir... |
| 07.07.2016 | Avast acquires rival AVG for $1.3 billion to create a security software giant | Security software giant Avast Software has acquired rival AVG Technologies. Avast will pay $25 cash for each of AVG’s outstanding ordinary shares in a deal amounting to around $1.3 billion.
Founded out of Czechoslovakia in the early 1990s —... |
| 09.02.2016 | Security software giant Avast is crowdsourcing data to reveal the best Wi-Fi hotspots | Avast is crowdsourcing data from its millions of users around the world to serve a new mobile app that tells you where the best and most reliable nearby Wi-Fi is.
Above: Wi-Fi Hotspots: Avast
With Avast Wi-Fi Finder — available for Android ... |
| 09.02.2016 | Security software giant Avast is crowdsourcing data to reveal the best Wi-Fi hotspots | Did you miss a session from GamesBeat Summit 2022? All sessions are available to stream now. Learn more.
Avast is crowdsourcing data from its millions of users around the world to serve a new mobile app that tells you where the best and mos... |
| 11.05.2015 | The ILoveYou legacy -- how malware has changed in the past 15 years | Where were you when the 'ILoveYou' bug started spreading on 4 May 2000? Was your computer one of the tens of millions of PCs the Love Letter attacked?
Fifteen years ago, email messages with the subject line 'ILoveYou' and the message 'Kindl... |
| 13.04.2015 | Symantec is wrong -- antivirus software isn't dead | Each time someone reports that antivirus is dead, a hacker gets his wings (and I get furious). With our industries becoming increasingly data-driven, the need to protect our networks, devices, and archives has become more important than eve... |
| 10.03.2015 | How to thwart spear phishing attacks | Many of the recent, large data breaches such as Target, Anthem, and Sony started with a sophisticated spear phishing attack: an email targeted at specific individuals within a corporation that is engineered to look legitimate and fool even ... |
| 05.02.2014 | Security Software Firm Avast Gets CVC Capital Investment, Now Valued At $1B | The rise in malware and online security threats continues to give a big boost to companies that are looking for ways to make the connected world a bit safer. Avast, one of the bigger PC and mobile security software firms that competes again... |
| 31.12.2013 | Bit9 Enhances Cloud-based Software Reputation Service | WALTHAM, Mass.—December 31, 2013—Bit9, the leader in advanced threat protection for endpoints and servers based on real-time visibility and prevention, today announced that the Bit9 Software Reputation Service (SRS), the world’s most compre... |
| 05.11.2012 | The rise of Skype could mean the death of Windows Live Messenger | Here’s one that we should have seen coming.
The Verge is reporting that Microsoft may soon shutter Windows Live Messenger in favor of Skype, which would take over as the company’s primary instant messaging software.
When Microsoft bought Sk... |
