Every year Trend Micro takes a look back at the threat landscape from the previous year and analyzes the data we receive from our massive customer base around the world and reports on the trends we saw and the key threats that affected the cyber world. In our 2016 security roundup report, A Record Year…
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We sat down with Deborah Larkins, Lead Technologist at XentIT to understand her journey with being a part of the upcoming release of Deep Security 10. XentIT is a full service IT firm specializing in information security, governance, risk and compliance, cloud technology, and managed IT services for commercial enterprises and government agencies. Founded in…
Read MoreIn 2016, the Trend Micro Volunteers Club in Taiwan partnered with the “Program the World” project to build excitement for computer programming for students across Taiwan. “Program the World” is a nonprofit organization that provides programming courses to underprivileged children who live in remote areas of Taiwan, who are limited in access to this type…
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The SHA-1 hash function is broken. This isn’t news. What is news is that a practical attack has been demonstrated Keep in mind that “practical” is used in cryptographers terms and those terms don’t necessarily have an impact on your daily IT use. The news has been making the rounds as IT teams, journalists, and…
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I’ve been fascinated with the rise and fall of exploit kits, especially the ones that are really popular that disappear seemingly overnight. Angler was one that at one point, contributed 59.5% in the total exploit kit activity for 2015. But now it’s presumed dead as of June 2016 after the arrest of a hacker gang….
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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 each Friday for…
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Mobile gaming malware is a huge concern – and thus it’s important to take note of how these kinds of malicious programs can be guarded against.
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Healthcare organizations (HCOs) around the world are under attack. The data they store and process has become a valuable commodity on the cybercriminal underground and has even been linked to nation state attacks. In 2015, more than 113 million records were stolen in the U.S. alone, according to the Department of Health and Human Services….
Read More Love was in the air earlier this week. This past Tuesday was Valentine’s Day and what should have been Microsoft’s “Patch Tuesday,” but it was reported last month that Patch Tuesday would never be the same as Microsoft moves to a process that includes an online searchable database and automatic updates. I was wondering what…
Read More 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 each Friday for…
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