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Credit to Author: Trend Micro| Date: Wed, 27 Sep 2017 13:00:26 +0000

Recently, a frightening trend has emerged where cyber criminals poach the capabilities of legitimate message apps in order to carry out their malicious activities. At Trend Micro we’re always looking for innovative new ways to support our customers and help overcome their cybersecurity challenges. Mobile network operators (MNOs) are increasingly adopting virtualization and software acceleration technologies to become more agile in how they deploy and operate network services: for example, to help deal with large, unpredictable network volumes during…

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September 26, 2017 admin

Attack The Machines: The lucrative business of ATM malware

Credit to Author: Ed Cabrera (Chief Cybersecurity Officer)| Date: Tue, 26 Sep 2017 12:00:43 +0000

Trend Micro and Europol’s European Cybercrime Centre (EC3) today released a publicly available report on the ATM malware landscape. This builds on the 2016 report that was privately released to financial institutions and law enforcement agencies globally. The report digs into the depth and breadth of malware targeting ATMs, as well as the perpetrators behind…

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September 25, 2017 admin

Endpoint isn’t the best place to block threats

Credit to Author: Trend Micro| Date: Mon, 25 Sep 2017 18:45:56 +0000

Endpoints are no longer the best place to block threats, and this will be important to keep in mind as malicious techniques continue to advance.

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September 25, 2017 admin

The New Email Security Technologies Powered by XGen™

Credit to Author: Chris Taylor| Date: Mon, 25 Sep 2017 13:00:05 +0000

Today we are excited to introduce new email security technologies powered by XGen® and a new product, Smart Protection for Office 365. This new service combines the advantages of both an email gateway with an API service integrated solution to provide complete threat protection for Microsoft Office 365. It helps address the complete threat lifecycle…

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September 22, 2017 admin

TippingPoint Threat Intelligence and Zero-Day Coverage – Week of September 18, 2017

Credit to Author: Elisa Lippincott (TippingPoint Global Product Marketing)| Date: Fri, 22 Sep 2017 14:10:02 +0000

The Morton Salt slogan “When it rains it pours” refers to its free flowing salt with a pouring spot and is a variation of the proverb “It never rains but it pours.” Unfortunately, Mother Nature has taken the proverb literally. This has been a devastating hurricane season for the United States and surrounding countries in…

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September 21, 2017 admin

The Equifax Data Breach: What Do I Do Next?

Credit to Author: Rik Ferguson (VP, Security Research)| Date: Thu, 21 Sep 2017 13:00:38 +0000

On 8 September, credit reporting agency Equifax confessed to a major data breach. It affects 143 million Americans – nearly half of the US population – and 100,000 Canadian consumers. Unfortunately, this means that the hackers may have access to highly sensitive personal and financial information, allowing them to carry out follow-on attacks and identity…

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September 21, 2017 admin

Supporting Healthcare Organizations Through IT Recovery

Credit to Author: Simon Edwards| Date: Thu, 21 Sep 2017 12:00:12 +0000

As we all return to work from the summer holidays, we at Trend Micro reflect on what we have seen in the threat landscape over the first six months of 2017 with the release of our 2017 Mid-Year Security Roundup. It takes me back to the two major attacks that we witnessed, and I was…

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September 20, 2017 admin

Ransomware Updates: Newest Threats, Protection Best Practices

Credit to Author: Trend Micro| Date: Wed, 20 Sep 2017 21:17:40 +0000

In today’s ransomware update, we’ll take a look at some of the newest attack styles being used today, as well as the best ways your organization can guard against ransomware.