It’s not easy being a CISO (chief information security officer). On one hand, there’s the ever-present challenge of facing the board – struggling for extra budget that doesn’t exist and trying to articulate security threats in business terms to a non-“tecchie” audience. Then there’s the threat landscape itself….
Read MoreI’m a nerd at heart, and – let’s face it – in action, but I do make an effort to review the materials that our non-technical teams publish. There’s a lot of great information there even if it isn’t in hex or binary. This week, I was reading through a case study for a partner…
Read MoreAdware often lives in the shadow between legitimate software and malware. And for a long time InstallBrain lived in that grey world. At least it did until 2013 when it crossed the line to become outright malware by installing SEFNIT/MEVADE on user’s systems without their consent. While this connection has been known, our research can…
Read MoreAt Trend Micro, we’re proud of our 25+ year heritage in the information security industry. During that time, we’ve continued to invest in our threat research team, all lazer-focused on spotting and anticipating the next major threats to your organization. These days, much of their time is…
Read MoreIn my previous post I discussed the basics of a botnet in which we included an infographic giving you a visual representation of how botnets are formed, how they work, and how to not become a zombie. In this new post, I’m going to dive a bit deeper into the latest trends we’ve seen with…
Read MoreLast week, Trend Micro launched a new global Partner Program that combines the most effective elements of its current award-winning partner program in North America with the key components of its regional partner programs and extends it to all of its partners worldwide. As part of our commitment to our channel partners, we want to…
Read MoreDoes this really apply to cyber crime? This past week at the Gartner Security and Risk Management Summit, I had the privilege and honor of co-presenting with the FBI special agent that helped orchestrate the shakedown of Gribodemon. Gribodemon aka, “Aleksandr Andreevich Panin,” is/was a hacking demigod from…
Read MoreOrganizations across the globe are waking up to the reality that advanced targeted attacks represent one of the biggest threats to their business ever seen. Confidential corporate data, business critical IP and valuable customer information is all potentially at risk from this new type of attack. Preventing exposure…
Read MoreThe thrilling and terrifying thing about working in the cyber security industry is the rate at which threats evolve. It seems like just yesterday we were talking about large scale worm outbreaks like Conficker and Storm. Infecting corporate and personal machines in their millions, these big name attack…
Read MoreOne thing about criminals is that they are smart business people. If something makes business sense, they’ll adopt it. Like so many smart businesses around the world, cybercriminals are increasingly jumping on the cloud bandwagon. We’ve seen examples of cybercriminals using cloud-based services to distribute malware. Today our researchers have found evidence that they’ve moved…
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