Have you ever waited until the last minute to get something done, even if you had months to do it? Yes, me too. You would think I’d stop the madness, but no…at times, I oddly enjoy working in full deadline-induced panic mode. If you’ve ever seen the 1987 movie “Broadcast News,” you know what I’m…
Read More Is it me or does it seem like the bad guys always want to mess up everyone’s holiday weekend? Instead of hunting for Easter eggs and candy, many will end up searching and patching vulnerable systems. Earlier this week, a highly critical security advisory was issued by Drupal, one of the biggest open-source web content…
Read More Back in 2005, there were a number of us in a conference room in Austin, Texas working to determine how we would structure it, what we would name it, and how to deal with the potential backlash that would come after we announced it. What is it? I’m referring to our Zero Day Initiative. It’s…
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When discussions around the ways cybercriminals and hackers are able to compromise and penetrate an organization, it regularly leads to the use of exploits and exploit kits. Because all software can contain flaws and bugs, a threat actor only has to either find a new, undisclosed vulnerability (zero-day) or use the many vulnerabilities already disclosed…
Read More This week marked the 11th annual Pwn2Own contest held during the CanSecWest conference in Vancouver and while the contest had fewer entries compared to previous years, it was still an exciting event filled with a little drama. Over the course of two days, the Zero Day Initiative awarded $267,000 for vulnerabilities covering Apple (5), Microsoft…
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This blog will be updated throughout the competition so keep tracking for the latest updates on upcoming threat coverage! St. Patrick’s Day is coming up later this week, but the contestants at Pwn2Own 2018 will need more than luck on their side. They will need to dive into their expert hacking skills in the hopes…
Read More Today marks the first day of South by Southwest (SXSW) here in Austin and if you happen to be in town for the event, Trend Micro will be there! Starting tomorrow, Trend Micro will be exhibiting at the SXSW Job Market in booth 523. The SXSW Job Market is being held on March 10-11, 2018…
Read More Pwn2Own 2018 is coming up in a couple of weeks and I am excited to see what interesting vulnerabilities will pop up at the contest. I attempted to explain the contest to my mom, and in the simplest terms, I told her that Pwn2Own is a contest where contestants are rewarded for breaking something. It’s…
Read More Earlier this week, Trend Micro released its Security Roundup for 2017, which reveals an increase in ransomware, cryptocurrency mining and business email compromise (BEC) attempts over the past year as cybercriminals refined and targeted their attacks for greater financial return. Surprisingly, some of the biggest attacks still rely on known vulnerabilities that have available patches….
Read More Valentine’s Day was earlier this week, and there was so much love in the air. There was also a lot of love in the Trend Micro world as our teams worked diligently to make sure our customers were protected from this month’s bevy of critical vulnerabilities across several vendors. This week, we focus on Microsoft,…
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