This next KB describes the section Web Categories in GravityZone Content Control:
GravityZone: Security: Network Protection: Operation: Web Categories in GravityZone Content Control
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(https://www.bitdefender.com/business/support/en/77209-79818-operation.html#UUID-261aadd6-5c24-73b5-d8be-ccc2bf1be88a)
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Windows
Bitdefender has released version 7.7.2.228 of the Bitdefender Endpoint Security Tools (for Windows) on slow ring. The release notes are available here (https://www.bitdefender.com/business/support/en/77209-77540-windows-agent.html#UUID-0b1ff5fd-1302-df7d-3bf3-8fbb99514514).
Mac
Bitdefender has today released version 7.12.22.200014 of Endpoint Security for Mac on fast ring. The release notes are available here (English only). (https://www.bitdefender.com/business/support/en/77209-78218-macos-agent.html)
Roy Miehe | MspPortal Partners Inc. | Ceo/President
Security Software Distributor: Bitdefender , Barracuda, RackSpace, Axcient
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Folks make sure you check the companies you manage and have allocated enough license’s
Below is an alert that you should have sent to you immediately
Bitdefender Gravity Zone
Deployments have reached Customer’s license limit
Notification Details
The Customer company ABC & Company has reached the maximum number of endpoints protected by the license key IABCF3.
To protect more endpoints for this company, you should extend its service subscription.
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We hope you enjoy using the #1-ranked security technology!
Roy Miehe | MspPortal Partners Inc. | Ceo/President
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1) Turn SSL Cert back on in the policy
2) Do a agent update it will do a roll back see notes attached
We want to inform you about an update on October 6 that temporarily caused web browsing slowdown for some users of our Bitdefender Endpoint Security Tools – for Windows. Customer systems remained protected at all times and the issue has been resolved.
Details
On October 6, 2022 at 16:04 UTC, Bitdefender released engines version 7.92965 (9952880) for Bitdefender Endpoint Security Tools – Windows via live update. This update included changes to Network Protection module that handles web content inspection over SLL connections.
The update included a flaw in the inspection mechanism which caused some customers to experience significant slowdown when browsing webpages. Our teams identified the issue soon after release and took immediate action to remediate the issue. The slowdown did not impact any of the prevention, detection and response layers provided by Bitdefender Endpoint Security Tools and customer systems remained protected at all times.
Remediation
The Bitdefender product engineering team executed a product update rollback at 18:14 UTC. The Bitdefender Endpoint Security Tools product version remained unchanged, the engines version that resolves the issue is 7.92964 (9950697).
Customers who experienced the issue and have “Security Content Update” enabled will have the issue fixed via live update without any additional action required. For customers that disable Security Content Update, manual update task is required.
Next Steps
The Bitdefender engineering teams are working on a full root cause analysis of this incident and based on our findings we will promptly harden our release process accordingly so that similar situations will not occur.
We apologize for any interruptions this event may have caused our customers. While we take pride in our track record of reliability, we acknowledge that faulty updates may seldom occur and we will use this event to learn from it and improve our products and processes moving forward.
Roy Miehe | MspPortal Partners Inc. | Ceo/President
Security Software Distributor: Bitdefender , Barracuda, RackSpace, Axcient
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Quickly turn off SSL cert in the policy. This is a temporary solution only
Until further advice..already in contact with Romania
Roy 10-6-2022 10:25am
Bitdefender has released version 7.6.3.212 of the Bitdefender Endpoint Security Tools (for Windows) on slow ring.
The release notes are available here. Link (https://www.bitdefender.com/business/support/en/77209-77540-windows-agent.html#UUID-24e427f0-a355-8638-b2d5-177b5e7c8c30)
Roy Miehe | MspPortal Partners Inc. | Ceo/President
Security Software Distributor: Bitdefender , Barracuda, RackSpace, Axcient
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By Bill Toulas September 16, 2022 11:09 AM
Romanian cybersecurity firm Bitdefender has released a free decryptor to help LockerGoga ransomware victims recover their files without paying a ransom.
The free tool is available for download from Bitdefender’s servers and allows you to recover encrypted files using instructions in this usage guide [PDF]. LInk https://www.nomoreransom.org/uploads/LockerGoga-Decrypt-Doc.pdf
Bitdefender says the decryptor was developed in cooperation with law enforcement agencies, including Europol, the NoMoreRansom Project, the Zürich Public Prosecutor’s Office, and the Zürich Cantonal Police.
For a working decryptor to be created, researchers usually need to identify a flaw in the cryptography used by the ransomware encryptor.
However, in this case, the LockerGoga operators were arrested in October 2021, which may have allowed law enforcement to access the master private keys used to decrypt victims’ encryption keys.
How to decrypt your files
Files encrypted by LockerGoga will have the “.locked” filename extension and cannot be opened with regular software.
Bitdefender’s tool offers to scan your entire filesystem or a single folder, locate any encrypted files, and perform the decryption automatically.
For this to work, the computer needs to be connected to the internet, and the ransom notes generated by the ransomware during the encryption need to be in the original paths.
Bitdefender says the decryptor can operate either on a single machine or on entire networks encrypted by LockerGoga.
Note that the decryption process can be interrupted or not always work as expected, and you might end up with corrupted files. For this reason, the decrypter has the “backup files” option ticked by default, and users are recommended to leave that setting enabled.
Who was LockerGoga
The LockerGoga ransomware operation launched in January 2019, hitting high-profile targets such as the French engineering firm Altran Technologies and the Norwegian aluminum giant Norsk Hydro.
Together with Ryuk and MegaCortex, LockerGoga was involved in ransomware attacks against at least 1,800 organizations worldwide.
In October 2021, twelve individuals were arrested in an international law enforcement operation for deploying various ransomware strains, including LockerGoga.
“Its operator, who has been detained since October 2021 pending trial, is part of a larger cybercrime ring that used LockerGoga and MegaCortext ransomware to infect more than 1,800 persons and institutions in 71 countries to cause an estimated damage of $US 104 million,” Bitdefender explains in the decryptor announcement.
Since the operator’s arrest, threat actors have ceased using the LockerGoga ransomware, and the ransomware’s source code was never released.
Therefore, this decryptor will mostly be for past victims who refused to pay the ransom and have been waiting to recover their files for free.
Article (https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/bitdefender-releases-free-decryptor-for-lockergoga-ransomware/)
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Bitdefender has released version 7.6.1.202 of Bitdefender Endpoint Security Tools (for Windows) on slow ring.
The release notes are available here.
Roy Miehe | MspPortal Partners Inc. | Ceo/President
Security Software Distributor: Bitdefender , Barracuda, RackSpace, Axcient
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Bitdefender enforces two-factor authentication for all GravityZone Cloud accounts on April 12, 2022 (Read More)
Due to a scheduled update, Control Center will be unavailable from 4/12/2022, 8:30:00 PM GMT-07:00 to 4/12/2022, 11:30:00 PM GMT-07:00. Release Notes
Bitdefender has today released version 7.4.10.200020 of Endpoint Security for Mac on slow ring. The release notes are available here (English only).
Bitdefender Policy Update- please apply
Network Protection ->General Settings Section- Check off Besides SSL Scan RDP. Brute Force attacks are happening..it surprises me considering the whole world I thought shutdown RDP on the public side.
Microsoft Changes to O365 user and Resellers agreements
Dear Reseller,
We’d like to take the opportunity to provide you with an overview of upcoming changes Microsoft is making to their CSP experience.
Historically, Microsoft has not enforced their annual subscription terms which has allowed customers flexibility in modifying licenses throughout the annual term. Effective March 10, 2022, Microsoft will be enforcing annual terms, and offering monthly terms for customers who wish to maintain flexibility with license changes. Monthly-term license subscriptions will be charged a 20% premium, however, to help support this new enforcement, Microsoft is offering a promotion for most of the monthly-term licenses. This promotion is effective through June 2022 and is for designated SKUs where the customer has under 2,400 of the same licenses within the same tenant. Customers who do not want to pay a 20% premium for this flexibility will need to move their license to an annual term before Microsoft’s promotion ends in June.
In addition to enforcement of term policies, Microsoft is only allowing a 72-hour time frame during which new subscriptions can change terms or quantities. After 72-hours from the initial purchase, subscriptions cannot be modified until the next renewal period (either monthly or annual).
Think about this the headache you will have trying to do co-terming with you clients. Remember this withing the same tenant, with no time to adjust. We are working to provide a solution and alternative to Micorsoft’s actions
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