INFORT Announces Successful Capital Raise

Cairo, EGYPT – The shareholders of INFORT have agreed to nearly triple the paid-in capital of the Cairo-based company.

INFORT‘s CEO and Founding Partner, Tariq Abdul-Razaq explained, “A clear sign that we are confident in our team and company’s abilities as well as exciting market opportunities, this substantial capital increase will assist us in implementing our aggressive growth plans and further strengthen our position as a leading Information Security solutions provider. We have been pioneers in our industry since 2001 and intend to keep raising the bar of professionalism, customer service and innovation.”

About INFORT

Founded in 2001 as GNS Egypt and re-branded in 2016 as INFORT (www.infort.co), we have over 18 years of IT security experience in Egypt, Africa & the GCC. INFORT has partnerships with the world’s leading specialized security vendors like FORCEPOINT, Palo Alto, OpenText, TrendMicro, FireEye, F5, BoldenJames, LogRhythm, Rapid 7, AccessData, Digital Intelligence and others. INFORT counts over 250 valued clients in a wide range of industries and sectors. INFORT is comprised of two divisions: Information Security and eLearning. Our eLearning division is called SKILLBUILD, and full details can be found at www.skillbuild.co.

INFORT is a Mansour Group company, a multinational conglomerate with annual turnover exceeding USD 6 billion with operations in over 120 countries and over 60,000 employees.

Zeus Panda Delivered By Sundown – Targets UK Banks

Last week we noticed that Sundown Exploit Kit (EK) was distributing a banking trojan. Upon further investigation we discovered that the banking trojan was a new version of Zeus Panda. This malware has previously been delivered by the Angler, Nuclear and Neutrino EKs.

Sundown EK Landing Page

The Sundown EK landing page obfuscation has undergone several evolutions recently, indicating that the developer is highly active. An example of the landing page from July 25, 2016 was as below.

Last week we noticed that Sundown Exploit Kit (EK) was distributing a banking trojan. Upon further investigation we discovered that the banking trojan was a new version of Zeus Panda. This malware has previously been delivered by the Angler, Nuclear and Neutrino EKs.

Sundown EK Landing Page

The Sundown EK landing page obfuscation has undergone several evolutions recently, indicating that the developer is highly active. An example of the landing page from July 25, 2016 was as below.

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Palo Alto Networks Recommended by NSS Labs in Data Center Intrusion Prevention System Test Report

Posts Test Configurations and Invites Customer Organizations to Complete Comparative Tests in Their Own Environments SANTA CLARA, Calif., July 6, 2016 /PRNewswire/ — Palo Alto Networks® (NYSE: PANW), the next-generation security company, today announced that its next-generation firewall has earned a “Recommended” rating by NSS Labs, Inc., the world’s leading information security research and advisory company. The PA-7050 appliance achieved a 100 percent effectiveness rating against all evasion techniques tested and blocked 94.2 percent of exploits introduced within the test, according to the Data Center Intrusion Prevention System (DCIPS) Test Report. The NSS Labs DCIPS Test Report ev…Posts Test Configurations and Invites Customer Organizations to Complete Comparative Tests in Their Own Environments SANTA CLARA, Calif., July 6, 2016 /PRNewswire/ — Palo Alto Networks® (NYSE: PANW), the next-generation security company, today announced that its next-generation firewall has earned a “Recommended” rating by NSS Labs, Inc., the world’s leading information security research and advisory company. The PA-7050 appliance achieved a 100 percent effectiveness rating against all evasion techniques tested and blocked 94.2 percent of exploits introduced within the test, according to the Data Center Intrusion Prevention System (DCIPS) Test Report. The NSS Labs DCIPS Test Report ev…
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