Today at Black Hat London, Zero Networks announced the release of its RPC firewall – also dubbed the ‘ransomware kill switch’ – into open source. The tool provides granular control over RPC, capable of blocking the use of lateral movement hacker tools and stopping almost all ransomware in its tracks.
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RPC Firewall Dubbed ‘Ransomware Kill Switch’ Released to Open Source
Today at Black Hat London, Zero Networks announced the release of its RPC firewall – also dubbed the ‘ransomware kill switch’ – into open source. The tool provides granular control over RPC, capable of blocking the use of lateral movement hacker tools and stopping almost all ransomware in its tracks. The post RPC Firewall Dubbed ‘Ransomware Kill Switch’ Released to Open Source appeared first on SecurityWeek.

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