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This Week in Security News
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. Below you’ll find a quick recap of topics followed by links to news articles and/or our blog posts providing additional insight. Be sure to check back...
With 1.4 Billion Stolen Log-Ins on the Dark Web, it’s Time to Take Password Management Seriously
Last week you may have seen some worrying news: researchers probing the darkest corners of the underground web found a secret trove containing 1.4 billion breached usernames and passwords. Yes, that’s right: 1.4 BILLION. Yours might very well be among them, and if you reuse the same password acro...
TippingPoint Threat Intelligence and Zero-Day Coverage – Week of December 11, 2017
If you read my weekly blog or follow me on Twitter, you know that I’m a huge sports fan. Unfortunately, when you don’t live in the town of your favorite team, you can be subject to blackout rules. So, my husband and I decided to purchase NFL Sunday Ticket from DirecTV. Fast forward to a couple of...
This Week in Security News
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. Below you’ll find a quick recap of topics followed by links to news articles and/or our blog posts providing additional insight. Be sure to check back...
Protecting Your Children with Parental Controls
Chances are, your kids have never known a world when the internet wasn’t there—which is both good and bad news. On the one hand, it means these digital natives take to the online world much quicker than you or I ever did. On the other, it also means they’re less likely to question what they see o...
12 Threats of Christmas
We've all heard the old classic, "The 12 Days of Christmas." While we all enjoy a good song about a partridge in a pear tree, Trend Micro has updated this seasonal standby, counting down the top threats to be aware of heading into 2018, from least to most pressing. Let's look at the vulnerabiliti...
Applying Lean to Information Risk Management
Lean Manufacturing brings significant benefits to industry, including cost reduction, quality improvement, reduced cycle time, and greater customer satisfaction See “The Machine that Changed the World”, Womak, J., Jones, D., and Roos, D., Free, Press, 1990 for the groundbreaking analysis of...
IT Security Team Staffing Shortages: Managing Risks and Attracting Talent
A company's C-suite has multiple priorities during this time of year: Getting next year's budget squared away while also ensuring the business is on a path toward its upcoming goals are two items high on this list. Another key element that executives must consider heading into 2018 is staffing...
TippingPoint Threat Intelligence and Zero-Day Coverage – Week of December 4, 2017
It snowed in Austin, Texas last night. It’s not a big deal for those of you who live in areas where you’re used to snow, but for those of us who are native Texans, it’s a big deal. Funny enough, I had scheduled a maintenance appointment for later today to make sure our heater is in working order...
Uber: How Not To Handle A Breach
Uber is a company that is embattled on all fronts. From a very public power struggle to labour issues to regulatory challenges to a reportedly toxic culture, Uber sits in a precarious position. Yesterday, a new strike against the company came to light. In October 2016, Uber was hacked resulting i...
TippingPoint Threat Intelligence and Zero-Day Coverage – Week of November 20, 2017
It’s that time of year again, when many will gather with their families, eat way too much, and catch those crazy Black Friday sales. I’ve been seeing “Black Friday” sales for almost two weeks now. Cyber Monday, which falls on the Monday after the U.S. Thanksgiving holiday, is probably going to be...
This Week in Security News
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. Below you’ll find a quick recap of topics followed by links to news articles and/or our blog posts providing additional insight. Be sure to check back...
Optimize Your Mac!
Mac laptop and mini users often struggle to optimally use their computer’s memory or to keep their disk clean, since these Macs may be a bit tight on resources to begin with. Users can run out of memory when multiple memory-hogging apps are open, or they can run out of disk space particularly on...
How can I tell if my PC is infected?
4 signs your PC might be infected with malware – by Brook Stein, Director of Product Management Years ago, computer hackers would brag about how many PCs they infected as a means of showing off their programming skills. They created newsworthy viruses with names like the "ILOVEYOU" or “Anna...
Double Whammy: When One Attack Masks Another Attack
In some contexts, a double whammy can mean a good thing: when your favorite team wins two games in a row, when two candy bars fall from the vending machine, etc. However, in the context of cyber security, a double whammy may translate to being attacked while still reeling from the impact of anoth...
Trend Micro Protects VMware on Amazon Web Services
Organizations are taking advantage of changes in computing technology to position themselves for a more agile future. Technology leaders and architects see value beyond the data center with new public cloud models and are keen on adopting hybrid infrastructure approaches to their compute...
Customer-driven Rapid Innovation for Hybrid Cloud Security
Cyber threats have no boundaries; they come in new and evolving forms, capable of striking at any time … so it becomes important that your threat protection extends beyond conventional boundaries as well. In the past, on premise versions of security solutions were held up by long development cycl...
TippingPoint Threat Intelligence and Zero-Day Coverage – Week of November 13, 2017
The dreaded white, blank screen in Microsoft Word is taunting me, with its blinking cursor asking for words to be written. Just when I thought I wouldn’t get any inspiration for this week’s blog, inspiration came to me from beyond through our late CTO Raimund Genes. Earlier this week, the third...
This Week in Security News
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. Below you’ll find a quick recap of topics followed by links to news articles and/or our blog posts providing additional insight. Be sure to check back...
Pursuing The Right to be Left Alone
The three pillars of privacy, defined in “The Right to Privacy” 4 Harvard L.R. 193 Dec 15, 1890, are 1 the right to know what information is gathered about you, 2 the right to know how it will be used, and 3 the right to be left alone. The European Union has incorporated these principles into the...
How To Budget For Cyber Security in 2018
As Q4 begins in earnest, now is the time to start making considerations for next year's budgets. This is especially true for the company's IT and cyber security budgets - a difficult decision with so many robust technologies and new threats emerging. Compounding this problem is the fact that many...
Coupon fraud could be costing your business millions
Customers are always looking for good deals with their purchases and a coupon could be the defining factor for a buyer completing his or her transaction. In fact, a 2015 survey by CreditCards.com found that paper coupons were used by 63 percent of respondents. This is followed by discounts for...
Trend Micro Capture the Flag: Train security professionals – Close the skills gap
Businesses today face a security challenge: Protecting their systems and data is vital, but there aren’t enough qualified employees who can successfully make that happen. Similarly, young cybersecurity professionals need to overcome the gap between what is learned in a classroom and the practical...
TippingPoint Threat Intelligence and Zero-Day Coverage – Week of November 6, 2017
I started a 14-day detox this week that eliminates common food allergens and hormones. It’s going to be two weeks of no fun, but it’s good to give your body a little reset. Plus, I’ll be done just in time for the Thanksgiving holiday. Eliminating toxins from your body can be compared to eliminati...
This Week in Security News
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. Below you’ll find a quick recap of topics followed by links to news articles and/or our blog posts providing additional insight. Be sure to check back...
Cybercriminal Undergrounds: Social and Economic Philosophies
When you think of a hacker, what's the first thing that comes to mind? It might be a lone person typing away in a dark room, an image commonly represented in movies and television. However, the world of cybercrime is much more sophisticated than this. Attackers are forming groups to create larger...
3 Reasons to Use VMware NSX with Trend Micro Deep Security
Enterprises have begun adopting network virtualization for their IT infrastructure. According to a 2016 survey conducted by Accenture, 95 percent of small, medium, and large enterprises believe “network services will be virtualized.” Meanwhile, 25 percent of those who have adopted network...
Trend Micro TippingPoint 8400TX Threat Protection System Receives “Recommended” Rating from NSS Labs
Organizations today are faced with an unenviable task: meeting market demands for continuous innovation and growth while keeping key systems and data safe from a growing range of cyber threats. To add to this already monumental task, it must all be done without disrupting network performance or...
TippingPoint Threat Intelligence and Zero-Day Coverage – Week of October 30, 2017
Competition is inherent in our DNA. At a basic level, we compete for things like water and food. We also take it up a level and compete for wealth, fame and power. Some compete to be the best in sports, like my Houston Astros winning the 2017 World Series, and others compete to be the best in the...
This Week in Security News
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. Below you’ll find a quick recap of topics followed by links to news articles and/or our blog posts providing additional insight. Be sure to check back...
How GDPR will impact businesses outside of the EU
Cyber attacks are consistently making headlines, impacting businesses and individuals alike as hackers look to steal sensitive data and make a quick payday. Techniques are becoming more sophisticated to avoid detection, convince users to download malicious files and extort businesses into paying ...
ATM Users May Soon Face More Malware
By: David Sancho, Senior Threat Researcher at Trend Micro and Juan Jesús León, Product and New Development Manager of GMV Secure e-Solutions Trend Micro and GMV - an industry expert on ATM security - presented last week in London, during ATMSec, a conference focused on the topic. Our presentation...
Beyond Catching Sender Spoofing – using AI to stop email fraud and Business Email Compromise
In September, we announced our new email security technologies powered by XGen™ and a new product, Smart Protection for Office 365. One key technology introduced was our new AI based Email fraud, or Business Email Compromise BEC, detection technique. A user receiving a BEC email will have a...
Protecting Critical Infrastructure from Cyber Threats
This last week of National Cyber Security Awareness Month NCSAM, we focus on critical infrastructure CI. For many years now we have discussed and seen the result of poorly designed and protected control system networks. I wrote on this very topic back in 2016. Now the threat landscape has evolved...
Lack of Internal IT Security Expertise Requires Connected Threat Defense
There are many different factors that can impact a company's overall security posture. Increasing sophistication on the part of cyber criminals, combined with more frequent attacks launched using advanced malware, represent some of the most pervasive drivers of IT security. However, one issue...
Bad Rabbit Ransomware – What is it and how to stay safe
Trend Micro is tracking multiple reports of ransomware infections, known as Bad Rabbit, in many countries around the world. A suspected variant of Petya, Bad Rabbit is ransomware—malicious software that infects a computer and restricts user access to the infected machine until a ransom is paid to...
This Week in Security News
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. Below you’ll find a quick recap of topics followed by links to news articles and/or our blog posts providing additional insight. Be sure to check back...
TippingPoint Threat Intelligence and Zero-Day Coverage – Week of October 23, 2017
Just like Bugs Bunny wears disguises to avert his enemies, there’s another “wascally” rabbit causing trouble in the form of ransomware. Bad Rabbit is the latest ransomware campaign hitting Eastern European countries with what looks like a variant of the Petya/NotPetya ransomware. Bad Rabbit sprea...
Here’s Why You Should Consider A Career In Cybersecurity
The need for more technologists with cybersecurity skills is undeniable. That may be an awkward way to phrase it, but it’s a better representation that “cybersecurity professionals.” In today’s world, everyone who works on and with technology needs to be aware of cybersecurity challenges. This we...
Accelerating Security for Intelligent Transportation Systems: A New Trend Micro Report
Connected cars and autonomous vehicles are getting all the headlines these days, especially when it comes to cybersecurity concerns. But that’s only half of the story. An under-reported but hugely important piece of the puzzle relates to the Intelligent Transportation Systems ITS needed to create...
Fileless Malware: A Hidden Threat
Malware is advancing at an unprecedented rate, with four new strains discovered every minute, Slate reported. This is already a lot for businesses to worry about and it doesn't even cover the other threats that haven't been detected. Many attackers have evolved their techniques to evade common...
TippingPoint Threat Intelligence and Zero-Day Coverage – Week of October 16, 2017
Various forms of fuzzing techniques that search for vulnerabilities in software programs have been around for several decades, but it can a tedious task, especially when looking at an entire enterprise application. Earlier this week, Zero Day Initiative ZDI vulnerability researcher Abdul-Aziz...
This Week in Security News
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. Below you’ll find a quick recap of topics followed by links to news articles and/or our blog posts providing additional insight. Be sure to check back...
Trend Micro Top Again for Breach Detection, Says NSS Labs
In spite of a rapidly evolving landscape, data breaches remain among the most common and damaging cyber-threats facing organizations today. As digital transformation efforts take hold, so the corporate attacks surface grows, offering more opportunities for the bad guys to take aim at highly prize...
Today’s Predictions for Tomorrow’s Internet
Making predictions is a tricky business and in no area more so than in the area of rapidly developing technology. The pace of change continues to accelerate and the nature of innovation is such that entrepreneurs, as well as criminals are continually searching for “the next big thing” to either...
Trend Micro is Proud to Sponsor G33kW33k!
It started as a small idea. Get a bunch of good people together, away from the pressures of their offices, and see if they could address some of the issues operational security teams have to deal with. Better monitoring tools; better analysis tools; new ways to generate threat indicators and feed...
Small Business: A Target for Cyber Criminals
The age of cyber threats has been marked with critical vulnerabilities, evolving strains and organizations that have faced the consequences. Target's breach, the rise of ransomware like WannaCry and the recent Equifax hack serve as lessons that these attacks are the new normal for companies, maki...
TippingPoint Threat Intelligence and Zero-Day Coverage – Week of October 9, 2017
Even though “Patch Tuesday” isn’t supposed to exist anymore, here I am blogging about it. As I looked at the October updates from Microsoft, the usual suspects were there. But this month was a little different. We usually see critical vulnerabilities on the browser side, but Microsoft Office is i...
This Week in Security News
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. Below you’ll find a quick recap of topics followed by links to news articles and/or our blog posts providing additional insight. Be sure to check back...
Cybersecurity in the Workplace is Everybody’s Business
What can individual users do to preserve cybersecurity at work? Your organization is spending on cybersecurity tools, you have an awareness program, and if you look you will find that there are standards and procedures for choosing and maintaining products to help keep information secure. But wha...