TrendMicro – Page 161 – Computer Security Articles

Credit to Author: Elisa Lippincott (TippingPoint Global Product Marketing)| Date: Fri, 07 Apr 2017 18:41:41 +0000

Late last week, a buffer overflow vulnerability in IIS 6.0 on Windows 2003 servers, identified by CVE-2007-7269, was publicly disclosed. The vulnerability can be exploited since no bounds checking is done on headers matching a particular pattern within the PROPFIND method requests and successful attempts can lead to remote code execution on vulnerable targets. According…

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April 6, 2017 admin

Stolen Memories: Why cyber thieves attack personal over financial data

Credit to Author: Cara West-Wainwright| Date: Thu, 06 Apr 2017 12:00:22 +0000

In the never-ending war against cybercrime, half the battle lies in raising public awareness about the nature of the threats out there. If everyday computers users are more clued into the security and privacy dangers facing them online, they’re more likely to take steps to reduce risk. But there’s always more to learn – that’s…

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April 5, 2017 admin

Time to Upgrade as Microsoft Ends Vista Support

Credit to Author: Jon Clay| Date: Wed, 05 Apr 2017 12:00:05 +0000

We all know online threats are growing in volume and sophistication day by day. From ransomware designed to lock you out of your most important data, to information-stealing malware, zero-day threats and more – we all need to stay alert online. But we also need all the help afforded us by software manufacturers. That’s why…

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April 3, 2017 admin

From hackers’ point of views: New study exposes their strategies

Credit to Author: Trend Micro| Date: Mon, 03 Apr 2017 17:19:06 +0000

A recently released survey interviewed black-hat hackers to get a better sense of the strategies and methodologies today’s cyber criminals are using.

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April 3, 2017 admin

Why hackers are increasingly targeting electronic health records

Credit to Author: Trend Micro| Date: Mon, 03 Apr 2017 16:41:02 +0000

Let’s take a closer look at why hackers are increasingly targeting electronic health records and how health care providers can protect themselves.

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March 31, 2017 admin

TippingPoint Threat Intelligence and Zero-Day Coverage – Week of March 27, 2017

Credit to Author: Elisa Lippincott (TippingPoint Global Product Marketing)| Date: Fri, 31 Mar 2017 12:00:49 +0000

The world lost a funny, talented and wonderful soul late last week. I only knew him for a year, but Raimund Genes made those of us who came to Trend Micro via the TippingPoint acquisition feel right at home. I appreciated his candor, his love of life and his creative cocktails. He was a tremendous…

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March 28, 2017 admin

A Tribute To My Friend Raimund Genes

Credit to Author: Eva Chen| Date: Tue, 28 Mar 2017 12:00:26 +0000

On Friday, March 24, we at Trend Micro were saddened to learn that our chief technology officer, Raimund Genes, died unexpectedly at his family home in Germany. It is an incredible loss for us all, and one that still has us wishing it were not true. For me personally, I’m losing a wonderful, close friend…

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March 24, 2017 admin

Evaluating The Risk Of DoubleAgent

Credit to Author: Mark Nunnikhoven (Vice President, Cloud Research)| Date: Fri, 24 Mar 2017 20:35:43 +0000

Security startup Cybellum recently announced a new attack that they’re calling “DoubleAgent”. They’ve labelled this a zero day “attack for taking full control over major antiviruses and next-generation antiviruses”. There’s a lot to unpack here. When you’re assessing the risk any issue poses it’s always best to clearly define the issue. Let’s start there. The…