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• Part of the Quarterly Threat Report Q2 2018, the data highlights the urgent need for advanced security solutions to protect against a complex threat landscape
• More than 2 million malware, 16,000 ransomware, 13,000 cryptomining malware, 141,000 exploits, and 40,488 potentially unwanted applications (PUAs) and adware detected on a daily basis
• Cryptojacking highlighted as one of the most dangerous cyber threats to emerge recently

Pune, September 18, 2018: That the global threat landscape is growing and evolving at a rapid pace is no secret. Rapid digitisation, in the absence of appropriate cybersecurity measures, has also made users and businesses across India more vulnerable to emerging threats. It is to draw attention to this massive risk leading IT security solutions provider Quick Heal Technologies and its enterprise security brand Seqrite have released the Quarterly Threat Report Q2 2018.

According to the report, more than 180 million threats were detected on Windows devices of individual and enterprise users between April and June 2018. May was the busiest month with more than 74 million incidents detected, while April and June followed with 55 million and 51 million detections respectively. On a daily basis, the brands detected more than 2 million malware, 16,000 ransomware, 13,000 cryptomining malware, 141,000 exploits, and 40,488 potentially unwanted applications (PUAs) and adware. All security incidents were successfully resolved by Quick Heal and Seqrite.

Speaking on the data, Sanjay Katkar, Joint Managing Director and Chief Technology Officer, Quick Heal Technologies, said, “Cybercriminals are at a completely different level today than they were a few years ago. They are using novel technologies to drive increasingly-complex attacks and are targeting larger user bases. The latest Threat Report highlights this risk that individuals and businesses in India currently face with this evolution of the threat landscape.”

According to data from the report, the Trojan Horse families retained its position as the most dominant malware in Q2 2018, registering a quarter-on-quarter growth of 4.01% over the statistics in Q1 2018. Security experts also identified a spike in the EternalBlue exploit, which was used for the WannaCry ransomware attack, one of the biggest global cybersecurity incidents ever seen. Other key trends identified in the report include a significant increase in the number of ransomware attacks targeting the Master Boot Record (MBR) of infected devices and cryptomining.

“Individual users and businesses across India need to understand the massive risk that they are exposed to at present. Ignorance is not a viable cybersecurity strategy. The need of the hour is to drive large-scale adoption of cutting-edge security solutions such as those offered by Quick Heal and Seqrite. We have proven our security expertise and technological capabilities time and again by successfully protecting our customers against advanced cyber threats. We will continue to further strengthen our range of offerings with more innovative security solutions aimed at raising cybersecurity preparedness levels for our customers across India,” Sanjay Katkar added.

The report also highlighted the rise of cryptojacking as one of the most worrying security trends and warned about it becoming an ‘advanced threat’ as it is the new source of getting direct monetary benefits to cyber criminals. Cryptojacking attacks remain undetected for a long time and can often be used as a platform to launch other complex attacks. According to a recent Quick Heal report, over 3 million cryptojacking hits were detected till May 2018, with the number of active mobile cryptojacking variants increasing to 25.

About Quick Heal Technologies Limited

Quick Heal Technologies Limited is one of the leading providers of IT security software products and solutions in India. Incorporated in 1995 with a registered office in Pune, Quick Heal has a network of over 23,000+ channel partners as on 30th June 2018. It conducts sales and marketing activities across India.

Quick Heal’s portfolio includes solutions under the widely recognized brand names ‘Quick Heal’ and ‘Seqrite’ across various operating systems and devices.

For more information about the Company, please visit our website www.quickheal.co.in

About Seqrite:

Seqrite is the Enterprise Security solutions brand of Quick Heal Technologies Ltd. Launched in 2015, Seqrite solutions are defined by innovation and simplicity. A combination of intelligence, analysis of applications and state-of-the-art technology, Seqrite is designed to provide continuous and better protection for enterprise corporate customers.

Seqrite portfolio of solutions includes Endpoint Security, Mobile Device Management (MDM), Unified Threat Management (UTM), Secure Web Gateway (SWG) and data protection technologies like Encryption and Data Loss Prevention (DLP). In addition, Seqrite Services provides comprehensive cybersecurity consulting services to Corporates, PSUs, Government and Law Enforcement Agencies. For more information, please visit:

Built on a powerful machine learning engine, Seqrite SWG offers best-in-class protection against advanced Web threats

Pune, September 10, 2018: With Internet-borne threats like zero-days attacks, botnets and security breaches rising at a rapid pace, it has become crucial for businesses to monitor and control the web-traffic on their network. In a move which underlines its commitment to securing businesses against a rapidly-evolving threat landscape, leading enterprise security solutions provider Seqrite has announced the launch of its latest innovation, Seqrite Secure Web Gateway (SWG). The solution leverages URL filtering, secure socket layer (SSL) inspection, deep content inspection, malware protection, and application control technologies to provide comprehensive protection from advanced Internet-borne threats.  With this launch, Seqrite has consolidated its network security portfolio which also includes Unified Threat Management (UTM) solution.

Built on a powerful machine learning engine, Seqrite SWG’s URL filtering feature offers best-in-class identification and prevention of advanced threats with high accuracy, and is further backed by Seqrite’s unmatched expertise in cyber threat intelligence. This enables the solution to offer the most comprehensive protection to enterprise clients by blocking malicious websites, URLs, domains, and phishing websites which serve as the launch pad for advanced security threats such as malware, spam, and botnets. Seqrite SWG also helps enterprise users to enforce corporate and regulatory policy compliance and is part of the brand’s ongoing endeavour to provide unparalleled and end-to-end IT security to businesses across all types of networks, devices, and things.

A comprehensive web and application security solution, Seqrite SWG sits behind the perimeter device (hardware or virtual) to detect and block malware at the gateway level, thus protecting businesses from fraudulent websites, web applications, and security breaches. It is armed with top-of-the-line security features and provides highly-effective web protection. Seqrite SWG is also equipped with data loss prevention (DLP) component, which protects the loss, misuse and unauthorized access of sensitive business data or information.

Speaking at the launch, Spokesperson, Sanjay Katkar, Joint Managing Director and Chief Technology Officer, Quick Heal Technologies Limited, said, “The threat landscape is evolving at an unprecedented pace, and the technology that cybercriminals now have at their disposal means that the scale, complexity, and surface area of cyber-attacks just keeps increasing. This puts enterprises, at great risk, as malicious actors often target business networks to gain access to sensitive data. Since the Internet is often used as the medium to deliver attack payload, we wanted to provide our enterprise customers with an advanced security solution that protects them against advanced threats on the web. Seqrite Secure Web Gateway is the culmination of that vision.”

Seqrite SWG’s USP lies in the depth of its end-to-end security framework, as well as its easy usability and scalability. The solution offers predefined templates for setting up various corporate policies, in addition to giving enterprise users the flexibility to define their own customised policies. It also allows for the creation of granular policies for individual users or user groups, based on their IP addresses or Microsoft® AD/OpenLDAP memberships, for more robust protocol control and web filtering. Multiple instances of Seqrite SWG can co-exist on the same server, without any necessary interdependence, making the solution highly scalable.

“What Seqrite SWG essentially does is provide enterprise users with a comprehensive web and application security solution that is easy to use, scalable, and can be conveniently reconfigured and managed. It is built on a symmetric multiprocessing-aware multithreaded architecture that efficiently meets the most challenging Secure Web Gateway requirements. This differentiation allows Seqrite SWG to ensure better privacy, policy implementation, and controls, be it for content or internet access. We are confident that the solution can ensure superlative protection for enterprise systems and networks against advanced threats, across all security environments,” he added.

About Seqrite:

Seqrite is the Enterprise Security solutions brand of Quick Heal Technologies Ltd. Launched in 2015, Seqrite solutions are defined by innovation and simplicity. A combination of intelligence, analysis of applications and state-of-the-art technology, Seqrite is designed to provide continuous and better protection for enterprise corporate customers.

Seqrite portfolio of solutions includes Endpoint Security, Mobile Device Management (MDM), Unified Threat Management (UTM), Secure Web Gateway (SWG) and data protection technologies like Encryption and Data Loss Prevention (DLP). In addition, Seqrite Services provides comprehensive cybersecurity consulting services to Corporates, PSUs, Government and Law Enforcement Agencies. For more information, please visit:

About Quick Heal Technologies Limited

Quick Heal Technologies Limited is one of the leading providers of IT security software products and solutions in India. Incorporated in 1995 with a registered office in Pune, Quick Heal has a network of over 23,000 channel partners as on 30th June 2018. It conducts sales and marketing activities across India.

Quick Heal’s portfolio includes solutions under the widely recognized brand names ‘Quick Heal’ and ‘Seqrite’ across various operating systems and devices.

For more information about the Company, please visit our website www.quickheal.co.in

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