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...
View ArticleTippingPoint Threat Intelligence and Zero-Day Coverage – Week of August 28, 2017
The only topic I can bring up this week is the devastation in Texas caused by Hurricane Harvey. Many cities have been completely destroyed and to add insult to injury, Harvey moved back to the Gulf of...
View ArticleEdith Wharton, Identity Theft, and the GDPR
During one of my talks for Gartner, I asked the audience, “How many of you have ever had anything stolen?” Many hands went up. Then I asked, “How did you know it was stolen?” The answers generally...
View ArticleSmartphones Under Fire: Why We Need to Keep Our Android Devices Safe
If there’s one thing we know about cybercrimnals it’s that where there’s people and money, they will surely follow. With an estimated 1.4 billion Android devices in use today, it’s not hard to see why...
View ArticleAn Established Solution for Mobile Threats
As much as smartphones and applications have evolved over the years, so has mobile malware. We’re seeing an increasing number of threats—from mobile ransomware and auto-clicking adware to dangerous...
View ArticleUNITEDRAKE Looms Large…Maybe
Responsible disclosure is a critical process in the security community. It’s the way for security researchers and vendors to work together in order to improve system security for users. We see the...
View ArticleThis 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...
View ArticleTippingPoint Threat Intelligence and Zero-Day Coverage – Week of September 4,...
Earlier this week, a ‘severe’ vulnerability was discovered in Apache Struts, an open source framework for developing applications in Java. The vulnerability, CVE-2017-9805, affects all versions of...
View ArticleEquifax Breach – an Example of Good Communications
Equifax announced a massive breach that could impact at least 143 million US consumers. That’s 44 percent of the US population. This breach will have a significant impact on a lot of people. Companies...
View ArticleGrading our Predictions: See how we faired in 1H 2017
In December of last year, we released eight predictions as to what we thought the 2017 cybersecurity landscape would hold. Although we’ve definitely observed new trends and attacks that we didn’t...
View ArticleThis 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...
View ArticleTippingPoint Threat Intelligence and Zero-Day Coverage – Week of September...
In last week’s blog, I mentioned the Apache Struts vulnerability, which is still making headlines as estimates show that as many as 65 percent of Fortune 500 companies use it in some form. In addition,...
View ArticleTowards a Safer Internet for All: Winners of New Brunswick Video Contest...
Today more than ever, society needs to come together to work towards a better and safer future for all our children. This doesn’t just mean members of the public: companies can and should play a key...
View ArticleTrend Micro Security’s Layered Protection, XGen™ Machine Learning, and Folder...
On May 12 of 2017, the WannaCry ransomware struck across the globe, encrypting computers by exploiting a critical vulnerability in Windows, first discovered by the US National Security Agency. Among...
View ArticleIoT Device Security At Home
My girlfriend read something that worried her about the security risks posed by Internet of Things (IoT) devices at home. She had recently purchased a new TV, and she has an older home security...
View ArticleRansomware Updates: Newest Threats, Protection Best Practices
Ransomware has consistently been in the spotlight since attacks first began emerging a few years ago. Now that new and powerful samples like WannaCry are being used to infiltrate large-scale...
View ArticleSupporting Healthcare Organizations Through IT Recovery
As we all return to work from the summer holidays, we at Trend Micro reflect on what we have seen in the threat landscape over the first six months of 2017 with the release of our 2017 Mid-Year...
View ArticleThe Equifax Data Breach: What Do I Do Next?
On 8 September, credit reporting agency Equifax confessed to a major data breach. It affects 143 million Americans – nearly half of the US population – and 100,000 Canadian consumers. Unfortunately,...
View ArticleThis 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...
View ArticleTippingPoint Threat Intelligence and Zero-Day Coverage – Week of September...
The Morton Salt slogan “When it rains it pours” refers to its free flowing salt with a pouring spot and is a variation of the proverb “It never rains but it pours.” Unfortunately, Mother Nature has...
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