Chief Cybersecurity Officer
Cyber extortion attacks on enterprises have grown exponentially in the last year and the ransomware families behind them have grown at a similar pace. We have blocked more than 100 million since October 2015. New families alone have grown 100% in the first six months of 2016, and we have detected and blocked more than 50 new…
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Governments around the world are facing an increasing challenge to contain the threat from cyberspace. This is especially the case in the U.S.. Director of National Intelligence, James Clapper, is now claiming that cyber attacks have surpassed terrorism to become the number one challenge to national security. With this backdrop, it’s important that the U.S….
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Over the last 20 years, technology advancements, globalization and the Internet have revolutionized business practices and efficiency. Supply chain management is one of the areas that has benefitted most, as companies can now work with suppliers and business partners around the world. The bad news is the same holds true for cybercriminals and their networks…
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Attracting the best and brightest in the field, the annual RSA Conference plays an important role in keeping security professionals across the globe connected and educated. Last week, we witnessed several cybersecurity trends and developments including the federal government’s involvement with security, the ease of automotive hacking in modern vehicles, potential threats targeting connected medical…
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Successful cyber attacks against critical infrastructure have been steadily increasing in frequency and complexity over the last ten years. In our 2015 “Cyber Security of Critical Infrastructures in Americas” report, more than 575 public and private owner operators from 20 countries were surveyed, and the results were beyond eye-opening. Fifty-three percent said critical infrastructure (CI)…
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Data. It has become the true currency that nations, businesses and now consumers depend on daily. After all, this is not new. Information is power and always has been. Timely and accurate information has been sought and attained by nations to become powerful both economically and militarily, and by businesses to profit and succeed. Historically,…
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According to Trend Micro Q3 2015 Security Roundup, “Hazards Ahead: Current Vulnerabilities Prelude Impending Attacks,” Point of Sale (PoS) Random Access Memory (RAM) malware targeting Small to Medium Businesses (SMBs) is on the rise. Some threat actors have now industrialized PoS RAM malware by deploying traditional mass-infection tools such as spam, botnets and exploit kits…
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Last Friday, I had the opportunity to join CNBC’s popular morning show, Squawk Box to discuss cyber threats posed by criminal networks and terrorist organizations. For both groups, physical and cyber safe havens are critical for their success. These entities need clandestine platforms to serve as a base of operations to communicate, finance and plan…
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Successful cyber attacks against the financial sector have steadily increased over the last 10 years however, we have seen a sharper increase in threat actor sophistication. Regardless of motivation, advanced threat actors have been evolving. The Deep Web and the criminal undergrounds that occupy it have been hosting the communication and collaboration behind nearly every targeted…
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I’m incredibly excited about starting another great chapter in my life – moving from public service as CISO for the U.S. Secret Service to joining the Trend Micro team. As I write my introductory blog post, I can’t help but think how unbelievably fortunate I have been both personally and professionally. For that, I must…
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