2016 Review of Vulnerabilities
In our 2016 security roundup report, A Record Year for Enterprise Threats, we talked about the vulnerability landscape during the year and what trends we saw. Let’s look at some of the key aspects of...
View ArticleWhy hardware configurations could be the downfall of the IoT
The Internet of Things is opening up new opportunities for businesses as well as introducing a new era of convenience for consumers. And it’s happening sooner rather than later: More than 24 billion...
View ArticlePwn2Own 2017 – An Event for the Ages
The 10th anniversary of Pwn2Own just successfully completed as the Zero Day Initiative spent $833,000 acquiring 51 different 0-day bugs. The event was filled with drama as vendors released their...
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 March 20, 2017
The 10th anniversary of Pwn2Own is now in the books! It was a crazy week at the CanSecWest Conference, full of drama with the biggest contest ever with teams from Asia, Europe and North America! It was...
View ArticleEvaluating The Risk Of DoubleAgent
Security startup Cybellum recently announced a new attack that they’re calling “DoubleAgent”. They’ve labelled this a zero day “attack for taking full control over major antiviruses and next-generation...
View ArticleA Tribute To My Friend Raimund Genes
On Friday, March 24, we at Trend Micro were saddened to learn that our chief technology officer, Raimund Genes, died unexpectedly at his family home in Germany. It is an incredible loss for us all, and...
View ArticleTippingPoint Threat Intelligence and Zero-Day Coverage – Week of March 27, 2017
The world lost a funny, talented and wonderful soul late last week. I only knew him for a year, but Raimund Genes made those of us who came to Trend Micro via the TippingPoint acquisition feel right at...
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 ArticleWhy hackers are increasingly targeting electronic health records
Over the past three years, the number of attacks on healthcare institutions have skyrocketed. In 2016, on average, at least one health data breach occurred every day, totaling in about 450 successful...
View ArticleFrom hackers’ point of views: New study exposes their strategies
Today's businesses can't take any chances with their cyber security. Just a single weak point can open the door for malicious activity that can topple a company. As enterprises seek to strengthen...
View ArticleTime to Upgrade as Microsoft Ends Vista Support
We all know online threats are growing in volume and sophistication day by day. From ransomware designed to lock you out of your most important data, to information-stealing malware, zero-day threats...
View ArticleStolen Memories: Why cyber thieves attack personal over financial data
In the never-ending war against cybercrime, half the battle lies in raising public awareness about the nature of the threats out there. If everyday computers users are more clued into the security and...
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 April 3, 2017
Late last week, a buffer overflow vulnerability in IIS 6.0 on Windows 2003 servers, identified by CVE-2007-7269, was publicly disclosed. The vulnerability can be exploited since no bounds checking is...
View ArticleWorry-Free Services, powered by XGen™ Security
According to a recent committee hearing by the House Small Business Committee, nearly 60 percent of small companies go out of business within six months following a hack and 71 percent of all cyber...
View ArticleWhy Scammers Want Your Tax Returns (and how to stop them)
It’s almost here – April 18, tax day in the U.S. As businesses and employees prepare their tax returns, cybercriminals are once again ramping up efforts to steal this information, and they are getting...
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 April 10, 2017
Earlier this week marked the end of support for Windows Vista. This means anyone using Vista will no longer receiving new security updates, non-security hotfixes, free or paid assisted support options,...
View ArticleBig data and machine learning: A perfect pair for cyber security?
Online threats are emerging at a faster rate than ever. Between June and November of 2016, Malwarebytes discovered that almost 1 billion malware-based incidences occurred. These malicous programs...
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