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3 Ways for MSPs to Increase Their Managed Security Footprint

October 25, 2019 admin cybercrime, Endpoint, managed services, Security, UTM

Credit to Author: Trend Micro| Date: Fri, 25 Oct 2019 18:05:35 +0000

Managed service providers looking to increase their business often face the choice of whether to focus on finding new customers or expanding their existing base. But there’s a growing opportunity making the latter option especially appealing. The small and midsize businesses that comprise the bulk of the MSP customer base have a limited understanding of…

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Are IoT Threats Discussed In The Cybercriminal Underground?

September 10, 2019 admin cybercrime, Internet of Things, IoT, Underground Economy

Credit to Author: Jon Clay (Global Threat Communications)| Date: Tue, 10 Sep 2019 12:29:09 +0000

With IoT devices expected to reach tens of billions in the next few years, is it any wonder that cybercriminals are looking for ways to take advantage of this massive attack surface to generate illicit money? A number of Trend Micro researchers from around the globe decided to look into this and launched a research…

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This Week in Security News: Ransomware Campaigns Persist with WannaCry as Most Common

September 3, 2019 admin Current News, cybercrime, Industry News, Uncategorized

Credit to Author: Jon Clay (Global Threat Communications)| Date: Tue, 03 Sep 2019 17:36:02 +0000

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. This week, learn about how a total of 118 new ransomware families emerged in the first half of 2018, but only 47 new ones debuted in the first six…

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Three Common Email Security Mistakes That MSPs Make

August 27, 2019 admin cybercrime, Endpoint, Security

Credit to Author: Trend Micro| Date: Tue, 27 Aug 2019 20:20:02 +0000

MSPs can generate recurring revenue by being proactive about educating customers about email threats and how to defeat them—if they avoid three common mistakes. Businesses have come to rely on cloud email and file-sharing applications for communication and productivity. But, too often, they assume these platforms’ built-in security delivers enough protection against email-borne…

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Cyberattack Lateral Movement Explained

August 12, 2019 admin cybercrime, Security, vulnerabilities, XDR

Credit to Author: Mark Nunnikhoven (Vice President, Cloud Research)| Date: Mon, 12 Aug 2019 15:11:56 +0000

[Lightly edited transcript of the video above] Hi there, Mark Nunnikhoven from Trend Micro Research, I want to talk to you about the concept of lateral movement. And the reason why I want to tackle this today is because I’ve had some conversations in the last few days that have really kind of hit that…

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This Week in Security News: Unpatched Systems and Lateral Phishing

July 26, 2019 admin Current News, cybercrime, Uncategorized

Credit to Author: Jon Clay (Global Threat Communications)| Date: Fri, 26 Jul 2019 12:57:24 +0000

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. This week, learn about an attack against Elasticsearch that delivers backdoors as its payload. Additionally, read how cybercriminals are turning to hijacked accounts to perform lateral phishing attacks on…

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This Week in Security News: Spam Campaigns and Mobile Malware

July 19, 2019 admin Current News, cybercrime, Industry News, Security

Credit to Author: Jon Clay (Global Threat Communications)| Date: Fri, 19 Jul 2019 16:35:00 +0000

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. This week, learn about a mobile malware that infects Android devices by exploiting the vulnerabilities found within the operating system. Also, read about a recent spam campaign that targets…

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No man’s land: How a Magecart group is running a web skimming operation from a war zone

July 18, 2019 admin bulletproof, cybercrime, exfiltration, gate, hosting, IDN, luhansk, Magecart, Magento, skimmers, sniffers, swipers, Ukraine

Credit to Author: Threat Intelligence Team| Date: Thu, 18 Jul 2019 15:00:13 +0000

We take a look into a Magecart group’s web skimming activities, which are relying on a bulletproof-friendly host in battle-scarred Luhansk, Ukraine to provide cover for their activities, safe from the reach of law enforcement and the security community.

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