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Paul Ferguson

Senior Threat Researcher

Usenix LEET 2012: Observations on Emerging Threats

  • Posted on:April 25, 2012
  • Posted in:Bad Sites, Exploits, Malware, Social
  • Posted by:
    Paul Ferguson (Senior Threat Researcher)
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I presented Trend Micro’s Threat Research groups observations on Tuesday (24 April 2012) at Usenix LEET 2012 in San Jose, California. This was an invited industry position paper, so it was not a difficult task for me to collect several observations from my team which reflect significant developments in the current threat landscape, submit a…

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Russian CARBERP Arrests Renew Optimism on International Cybercrime Prosecutions

  • Posted on:March 20, 2012
  • Posted in:Bad Sites, Botnets
  • Posted by:
    Paul Ferguson (Senior Threat Researcher)
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There is welcome news today of the arrests of 8 individuals in Russia by the Russian MVD, or Ministry of Internal Affairs (Ministerstvo Vnutrennikh Del). Gary Warner (University of Alabama at Birmingham) has a great write-up of the arrests over on his blog, “Cybercrime and Doing Time”, so I will not reproduce the details here….

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Solutions Available for MS12-020

  • Posted on:March 18, 2012
  • Posted in:Exploits, Vulnerabilities
  • Posted by:
    Paul Ferguson (Senior Threat Researcher)
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As we move into the new week, we wanted to take a moment and provide an update on the vulnerability addressed by Microsoft Security Bulletin MS12-020. Trend Micro has been monitoring the situation aggressively. Like others, we have seen the emergence of “proof of concept” code over the past few days. As of this posting,…

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Hacktivist Arrests Are Great, But They Don't Protect Your Networks

  • Posted on:March 6, 2012
  • Posted in:Bad Sites, Botnets
  • Posted by:
    Paul Ferguson (Senior Threat Researcher)
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While everyone on the Internet seems to want to add commentary on the announced Lulzsec arrests today, I might as well jump in with my own thoughts on the matter. While it is great to see those who break the law get brought to justice, I think there is a much larger issue underlying the…

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Towards A More Secure Industrial Control Systems Security Posture

  • Posted on:January 24, 2012
  • Posted in:Bad Sites
  • Posted by:
    Paul Ferguson (Senior Threat Researcher)
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ICS (Industrial Control Systems) Networks have been really big news lately, due to a spate of vulnerabilities, high-publicized breaches, and various other security concerns. ICS Networks are defined as networks or collections of networks that consist of elements that control and provide telemetry data on electromechanical components. Such components include valves, regulators, switches, and other…

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