How to Fix a Mac Stuck on a White Screen

If a plain white screen appears when your Mac starts, then some of its hardware or software may have failed. Follow the steps below to solve the problem. 1. Check your Mac’s hardware systematically. To find a malfunctioning device attached to your Mac, start by disconnecting everything from it,...

This Week in Security News: Facebook and Feds

Welcome to our weekly roundup, where we share what you need to know about the cybersecurity news and events that happened over the past few days. This week, Facebook’s chief security officer resigned as Facebook steps up its cybersecurity efforts. Also, Feds indicted three Ukrainians charged with...

Why Enterprises Still Have to Worry about Eavesdropping

When one thinks about eavesdropping, a mental image of a shadowy stranger, hiding behind a corner and listening in on others' conversations may come to mind. With the rise of VoIP calling, however, enterprises became aware of digital eavesdropping that impacted their corporate business calls. Now...

A Look at Scan4You and the Counter Antivirus Service Landscape

The concept of antivirus AV scanning within IT security is simple and effective. These programs, which have become part and parcel of typical infrastructure and data protection strategies, scan enterprise networks for known malware signatures and other processes associated with suspicious hacker...

Phishing, Part 2: Staying Safe

As mentioned in Phishing Part 1: On the Lookout, phishing attacks have been around for years, but today’s cybercriminals are adept at using them in an ever-increasing variety of ways to get what they want. According to the most recent FBI figures, phishing and its variants was the third most...

Phishing, Part 1: On the Lookout

Cybersecurity has gone mainstream, thanks in part to the hacking of the 2016 Presidential election. But how many of us know how the attackers in this case actually achieved their ends? The truth is, that one of the oldest, but most effective weapons in the cybercriminal’s arsenal, undoubtedly use...

Which specific malware trends should American businesses be prepared for?

In 2017, more than 700 million malware specimens were discovered. In this type of environment, it can be a considerable challenge for enterprises to keep up with the ever-changing threat landscape and ensure their internal protections are sufficient for safeguarding their most critical IT assets...

This Week in Security News: Scams and Security Risks

Welcome to our weekly roundup, where we share what you need to know about the cybersecurity news and events that happened over the past few days. This week, the EU and Japan finalized an agreement enabling the cross-border transfer of data. Also, businesses are turning to machine learning to comb...

Zero-Day Coverage Update – Week of July 23, 2018

We’re at the end of July and the Zero Day Initiative ZDI has published 873 advisories so far. That’s 273 advisories this month alone – and that’s just the tip of the iceberg! Earlier this week, ZDI announced the Targeted Incentive Program, which brings over $1,500,000 USD in special bounty awards...

Is chat putting your business at risk?

Now that corporate activities are increasingly taking place outside of the office, technology that enables real-time communication and collaboration among office workers and telecommuters is absolutely essential. Elements like file sharing, video conferencing and cloud access have quickly become...

Our Extensive Survey on IoT Cybersecurity Has Remarkable Top Consequence

Trend Micro recently conducted a global survey of IT and security decision makers. When asked about the top consequence to IoT security, many would have expected it to be data loss. However, the top consequence named with 52% of respondents was “Loss of Customer Trust.” IoT has a physical compone...

Preparing for Shadow OT: A Hospital Case Study

The convergence of IT and OT is happening more rapidly than IT expects. Once upon a time, IT was so expensive that enterprises built entire departments to prioritize spending and efficiently manage those costly investments. Now, IT is so inexpensive that any individual who wants IT can buy it or...

What financial service providers should know about blockchain: Opportunities and threats

It seems that every few years, an advanced and innovative new technology emerges and becomes the next big thing for organizations across different industries. Take the cloud and big data, for example - during their buzzword stage, these concepts were being attached to just about everything in the...

The trend toward cryptojacking: What it is and how businesses can prevent it

Digital attacks have evolved quite a bit in recent years. First, businesses and researchers observed a rash of ransomware, wherein encryption was exploited to lock users out of their data and files in an attempt to collect financial ransom. Now, the next big wave in cybercriminal strategy has com...

How mobile threats impact today’s BYOD landscape

Bring-your-own-device BYOD has been a revolutionary concept for years now, even before it was recognized by enterprise policy. However, now that business executives and IT leaders have realized the benefits this type of strategy for their organizations, BYOD is becoming an increasingly powerful w...

Zero-Day Coverage Update – Week of July 16, 2018

One night this week, I came across one of my favorite movies Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory. The world had gone crazy after the reclusive Willy Wonka announces that he has hidden five golden tickets in chocolate Wonka Bars that promised a factory tour and a lifetime supply of chocolate...

This Week in Security News: BEC and Blackgear

Welcome to our weekly roundup, where we share what you need to know about the cybersecurity news and events that happened over the past few days. This week, the FBI reports a global BEC loss of over $12 billion in 2018. Also, a Blackgear cyberespionage campaign has reemerged, using social media a...

Zero-Day Coverage Update – Week of July 9, 2018

Earlier this week, I wrote a blog covering a couple of the statistics from the Zero Day Initiative’s ZDI first half of 2018. One of the stats that I didn’t cover is the increasing focus on enterprise applications. The team is seeing consistent growth in submissions of Microsoft and Apple...

This Week in Security News: Bloomingdale’s and Claudette

Welcome to our weekly roundup, where we share what you need to know about the cybersecurity news and events that happened over the past few days. This week, Timehop, Macy’s, Bloomingdale’s, and Domain Factory announce a system-wide breach. Also, a new AI tool, Claudette, is holding tech companies...

The Aurora Power Grid Vulnerability and the BlackEnergy Trojan

At recent Industrial IoT security briefings, the Aurora vulnerability has come up repeatedly. Attendees ask, “Is our country’s power grid safe? How can we protect the grid? What is Aurora?” This post provides a look at Aurora, and the BlackEnergy attack that can exploit Aurora. In March 2007, the...

How the Industry 4.0 Era Will Change the Cybersecurity Landscape

Today’s highly automated and connected smart factories Industry 4.0 were born out of yesterday’s steam engines that mechanized manufacturing Industry 1.0; mass-production lines expanded with the advent of electricity Industry 2.0; and then IT-enabled manufacturing plants ushered in the era of...

Building a Profitable Security Services Offering Part 2 IT Security Features and Benefits Overview

Trend Micro is excited to partner with SPC International in this 5-part Blog, Webinar and Online Training Series; focused on Building a Profitable Security Services Offering for MSP Partners. Through the series, SPC will teach you a selling process of leading with security, steps in growing your...

Zero Day Initiative: A 1H2018 Recap

When the Zero Day Initiative ZDI was formed in 2005, the cyber threat landscape was a bit different from what we see today. Threats were a little less sophisticated, but there was one thing that we saw then that we still see now: the shortage of cybersecurity professionals and researchers. The te...

Zero-Day Coverage Update – Week of July 2, 2018

The General Data Protection Regulation GDPR has been up and running for a couple of months now and your organization is compliant. It’s time to take a little break – well, not so fast! Late last week, the State of California passed a new data privacy law called the California Consumer Privacy Act...

This Week in Security News: Security and Safety on Social Media

Welcome to our weekly roundup, where we share what you need to know about the cybersecurity news and events that happened over the past few days. This week, California lawmakers passed a new online privacy bill guaranteeing more control over user data. Also, Typeform announced a breach involving...

Summer Vacation Plans? Be Safe When Connecting!

Tips to Protect Yourself While Traveling Summer travel should be a respite from work, when you relax and don’t have to worry about business. And your mobile devices can help make it easier, whether it’s booking a flight or a hotel room, ordering a cab or an Uber driver, browsing websites for your...

The Safety of Your Data On Social Media

Trend Micro recently asked a simple question on Twitter, “Are you worried about the safety of your data when using social media?” More than 33,000 responses later and the answer is a toss up. The discussions in response to our tweet didn’t provide a clear answer either. This is despite months of...

TippingPoint Threat Intelligence and Zero-Day Coverage – Week of June 25, 2018

I have never reverse engineered anything, but I did dismantle a Betamax VCR and put it back together without an instruction manual. My little brother liked to use the tape slot as a garage for his Hot Wheels® toy cars. We were usually able to take out the cars without any issues, but one day, he...

This Week in Security News: Rules and Regulation

Welcome to our weekly roundup, where we share what you need to know about the cybersecurity news and events that happened over the past few days. This week, House lawmakers approved legislation for securing technology used to power critical infrastructures from cyberattacks. Read on to learn more...

Your Mac Does Not Turn On: How to fix

If you are using your Mac every day with no issues, then that’s great. However, sometimes, like all computers, the Mac also does not respond to pressing the power button. If this happens, and you have no idea what to do, then it can lead to a lot of frustration. There could be several reasons why...

TippingPoint Threat Intelligence and Zero-Day Coverage – Week of June 18, 2018

As I pull together the list of zero-day filters for this blog, I see all types of vulnerabilities from various vendors. My interest is always piqued when I see a vulnerability affecting a security company. The Zero Day Initiative’s ZDI interest was also piqued when the researcher Pagefault...

This Week in Security News: Macs, Hacks and Attacks

Welcome to our weekly roundup, where we share what you need to know about the cybersecurity news and events that happened over the past few days. This week, GitHub was hacked via their official account with cryptocurrency Sycoin. Also, a phishing attack targeting trustee company HealthEquity led ...

Trend Micro a Leader in Forrester Wave Endpoint Security Report

The results are in from another independent analyst report and it’s great news for Trend Micro’s endpoint security. We achieved the highest score possible for the “strategy” category, were top ranked for “current offering” category, and among the second-highest scores in the market presence...

Can Your Managed Detection and Response Service Do This?

Submitted by Steve Duncan Trend Micro has recently introduced its Managed Detection and Response Service to North America. This spring at the RSA show in San Francisco I had that chance to catch up with Jon Oltsik of ESG again to discuss our new offering and why we think the time is right. As...

Is My Mac Secure from Malware and Viruses?

Do you own a Mac? If so, you might have the common perception that they’re more secure from internet threats than Windows PCs. Unfortunately, this isn’t the case. The truth is that Macs have historically not been targeted by hackers as frequently as Windows systems, simply because there were fewe...

Scan QR Codes Safely with the Trend Micro QR Scanner

Using your camera and a QR code scanner on your mobile device, it’s easy to scan a code to download an app or go to a website—a bit too easy, some might say. What if the QR code is for a malicious app, or takes you to a dangerous website? How would you know before it’s too late? Trend Micro’s fre...

How attackers are abusing high-profile users and executives

Email is the prime communication channel for businesses and their employees worldwide. In fact, last year saw more than 269 billion emails sent per day, and Radicati Group researchers predict that by 2021, this number will rise to more than 319 billion. With so much critical and sensitive...

Celebrating the life of Tamir Segal

Trend Micro may be a global organization of more than 5,000 employees, but we’re also a tight-knit family. So it was with great sadness and shock that we heard of the passing of Tamir Segal, who has served as our Israel Country Manager for the past eight years. Our thoughts and prayers are with h...

This Week in Security News: Cyber Leads and Email Frauds

Welcome to our weekly roundup, where we share what you need to know about the cybersecurity news and events that happened over the past few days. This week, The Trump Administration added a cyber lead at Homeland Security and the Energy Department. Also, the FBI announced the arrest of 74 “email...

TippingPoint Threat Intelligence and Zero-Day Coverage – Week of June 11, 2018

As a native Texan, I’ve seen more than my fair share of bugs - actual physical bugs that love the hot, humid Texas climate and my curly hair for some reason. The Zero Day Initiative ZDI sees many bugs of the software variety, including those that affect SCADA control systems. Fritz Sands recently...

Don’t be a Coinmining Zombie – Part 2: How Do You Protect Yourself from being Cryptojacked?

Safe behaviors to protect yourself from cryptojacking follow the familiar rules you should adhere to every day to protect yourself against viruses, worms, bots, and malware, including ransomware, which are typically pushed to you through phishing techniques and social engineering: | Strengthen yo...

Security In A DevOps World

Originally presented at the Gartner Security & Risk Management Summit 2018, "Security In A DevOps World" examines the challenges and benefits of integrating security technology and thinking into the development process at the early stages. The slides are designed to assist in the presentation of...

Extending Trend Micro’s Container Protection with Deep Security Smart Check

DevOps is not a single person or business unit, it is a development philosophy that exists within many organizations. DevOps teams build new applications for business growth, and extend critical monolithic applications into modern architectures. A key tenet of this philosophy uses microservices t...

Securing Containers at Scale: Amazon EKS, Amazon ECS and Deep Security Smart Check

Containers present a new opportunity for teams. An opportunity to deploy faster, more consistently, and with a simplicity rarely seen. But in order to make that happen a lot of infrastructure needs to be setup ahead of time. A cluster of hosts for the container runtime, an orchestration layer,...

AWS Invites Trend Micro to Give a Sneak Peek Of Our New Stuff

You can tell a lot by the company someone keeps. This is one of many reasons we are so proud to have been invited to present at an Amazon event today. Amazon is hosting an EKoS Day in San Francisco and will be highlighting their newly launched Amazon EKS offering. We are giving a sneak peek of th...

Don’t Be a Coinmining Zombie – Part 1: Getting Cryptojacked

When your computer or mobile device and now, even your IoT device is hijacked to secretly mine cryptocurrencies, it’s been cryptojacked and becomes a coinmining zombie. Its CPU, memory, disk, and power are enlisted in varying degrees in the service of the mining botnet, which labors on behalf of...

TippingPoint Threat Intelligence and Zero-Day Coverage – Week of June 4, 2018

It was a busy day yesterday, with Adobe issuing four emergency patches for their Flash Player, including one for a zero-day being actively exploited in the wild. Adobe has indicated that CVE-2018-5002 was discovered being used in limited, targeted attacks on Windows users in the wild. The attacks...

This Week in Security News: HR and Heritage Hacks

Welcome to our weekly roundup, where we share what you need to know about the cybersecurity news and events that happened over the past few days. This week, the details of 92 million accounts for MyHertitage were discovered on a private server outside of the company. Also, companies using service...

Building a Profitable Security Services Offering

Security is the number one concern of business owners today. This isn’t surprising, with all of the hacks, breaches, data thefts, ransomware attacks and privacy violations that we hear about on a daily basis. And those are just the ones we know about – according to the Online Trust Alliance’s OTA...

FBI Router Reboot Warning: How Do I Stay Safe from the New VPNFilter Malware?

You might have seen reports that the FBI is warning home users of a new foreign cyber-attack campaign targeted at your routers and network-attached storage NAS devices. Here’s a breakdown of exactly what has happened, and what you need to do to keep your home IT systems safe and secure. What is...