A total of 13 suspects believed to be members of two prolific cybercrime rings were arrested as a global coalition…
by Bharat Mistry There’s always been friction at the heart of the relationship between IT and the business. It’s particularly…
Cybercriminals have different motivations: for example, some malicious actors have disruptive political attacks as their objective, while others might be…
A total of 13 suspects believed to be members of two prolific cybercrime rings were arrested as a global coalition…
by Bharat Mistry There’s always been friction at the heart of the relationship between IT and the business. It’s particularly…
Cybercriminals have different motivations: for example, some malicious actors have disruptive political attacks as their objective, while others might be…
In previous entries, we described how the hacking group TeamTNT targeted unsecured Redis instances, exposed Docker APIs, and vulnerable Kubernetes clusters in order to deploy cryptocurrency-mining payloads and credential…
Trend Micro carried out a field test to shed light on the potential security risks involved with implementing Private 5G….
Working and living areas are getting smarter every year as owners adopt new technology and continuously upgrade old devices to…
by Magno Logan What does it mean to be cloud native? According to The Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF), cloud…
We all know the risk of a ransomware attack. Headlines of the latest victims might haunt the dreams of chief…
Comment by Richard Werner, Business Consultant According to a Trend Micro survey, companies have an average of 29 IT security…
By Fyodor Yarochkin Additional insights by Janus Agcaoili, Byron Gelera, and Nikko Tamaña Ransomware as a service (RaaS) can be…
by Magno Logan What does it mean to be cloud native? According to The Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF), cloud…
The steel industry is a prime area for installing Private 5G Private 5G is said to bring about the “democratization…
The prevalence and impact of modern ransomware attacks presented new challenges for decision makers in the first half of the…
Installing mobile communication systems in the industrial sector 5G represents the fifth generation of mobile communication systems, and it is…
If you’ve been following technology trends over the past few years, you’ve no doubt heard of the term “quantum computing,”…
Upon investigating activities of the XingLocker ransomware team, we found a relatively new and interesting business model that seems to…
Last July 2021, US President Joe Biden signed a memorandum on improving the US’s cybersecurity for critical infrastructure control systems….
Security leaders are finally coming to terms with the reality of today’s threat landscape. That means adopting a post-breach mentality…
Ransomware as examined in the context of the internet of things (IoT) is not a new discussion. When ransomware attacks…
The United Nations Regulation No. 155 sets provisions for cybersecurity and cyber security management systems in vehicles. A notable section…
As COVID-19 moves people to the cloud, cyber actors now aim at shooting the sky. On July 28, 2021, the…
IoT is a big security headache for a lot of reasons. By its very nature, these devices are untrusted. They…
We encountered a fileless campaign that used a new HCrypt variant to distribute numerous remote access trojans (RATs) in victim…
Malware has increasingly been making use of encryption to help hide their network traffic in recent years. This makes sense…
By Richard Werner, Business Consultant On 15 September 2021, Microsoft announced the general availability of the passwordless account. As with…
As enterprises move toward the rest of the year, it is helpful to look back and learn from key cybersecurity…
Cybersecurity experts have long been concerned about supply chain attacks because a single attack can wreak havoc and compromise a…
Original article from Trend Micro Security researchers at Trend Micro have analysed the threats and attacks of the first half…
by Richard Werner, Business Consultant The emergence of cryptocurrencies over ten years ago was the basis for today’s attack boom…
The European Union Agency for Cybersecurity (ENISA) recently released two annual reports on telecom security incidents and trust security incidents…
Over the past two calendar years, we conducted research on the underground exploit market to learn more about the life…
The vast majority of the cloud environments are built using Linux as their foundation, and most of the major cloud…
Continuing our support to bring information that can help organizations minimize their risk of a cyber-attack, we’re pleased to share…
The recent news of T-Mobile being breached and 40 million customers’ personal information potentially being sold on the dark web…
Introduction Modern technology has made managing large IT environments much less daunting compared to the past, when each endpoint had…
From Trend Micro Cloud transformation in finance is picking up speed. In an interview, Kay Buchheister, Senior Executive Finance &…
By Richard Werner, Business Consultant Classic cyber attacks often start with an email. A user opens it and unsuspectingly clicks…
PrintNightmare is one of the latest set of exploits abused for the Print Spooler vulnerabilities that have been identified as…
In alignment with the acceleration of digital transformation, the use of open source code components is exploding thanks to the…
Telecommunications is just one aspect of a 200-year-old field of research in IT. In our latest report, “Islands of Telecom:…
Newark, a high-service distributor of technology products, services, and solutions for electronics system design, maintenance, and repair, recently released its Global…
Information sharing has never been a challenge in the cybercrime underground. Threat actors routinely trade stolen data, best practices and…
Having covered TeamTNT in several of our blog entries over the past couple of years, we embarked on a research…
As an oft-quoted movie line asserts, “With great power comes great responsibility.” This can also be applied to securing technologies:…
With all the excitement around large-scale public 5G network deployments, it’s easy to forget that private enterprise networks will be…
In my previous post, I focused on how the report we commissioned Ostermann Research to conduct showed the challenges with…
by Richard Werner, Business Consultant A few days ago, in a globally coordinated coverage, various media houses uncovered a cybersecurity…
Numerous people use social networking sites such as Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram for both personal and business purposes. Instagram alone has over…
We were happy to sponsor the latest research report from Osterman Research, How to Reduce the Risk of Phishing and…
While the pandemic pushed enterprises and users to adapt to different changes, we continued to monitor the cybersecurity threats that…
Social media has become an integral part of peoples’ lives, as it is a primary channel through which we get…
Things aren’t getting any easier for your average IT security or cloud security buyer. The pandemic has exposed new security…
From Trend Micro Available everywhere, as cheaply as possible and preferably digitally – these are the demands customers make on…
Comment by Dirk Arendt, Head of Government, Public & Healthcare at Trend Micro Germany After a serious cyber attack, the…
Comment by Richard Werner, Business Consultant at Trend Micro Over the July 4 U.S. National Day weekend, a cyberattack hit…
There is no longer an alternative for banks: Those who want to continue to play a role in the competition…
This entry aims to introduce and impress upon organizations the importance of proper secret management in today’s environments, as a…
The ever-increasing interconnection between IT and OT in Industrial Control Systems (ICS) promotes efficiency but also makes it susceptible to threats. Organizations…
AWS CloudFormation allows customers to automate and scale cloud native infrastructure deployments using AWS services. For these services, as part…
The expedited move to digital transformation has been a lifeline for organizations during the pandemic. Rapid investments in cloud services,…
Threats are constantly evolving. They aim to gain access to your sensitive company system through your users. The video explains…
With the news increasingly being flooded with cyber attacks, and summer just around the corner, will this be the summer…
Ransomware has a long history with big business, as malicious actors have been known to set their sights on targets…
OT stands for Operational Technology. This refers to both hardware and software that control and monitor physical devices. The video…
By Janus Agcaoili, Miguel Ang, Earle Earnshaw, Byron Gelera, and Nikko Tamaña The incorporation of double extortion is a turning point in the ongoing evolution…
OT stands for Operational Technology. This refers to both hardware and software that control and monitor physical devices. The video…
Malicious actors taking advantage of important events is not a new trend. For example, a large number of tax-related scams…
It’s easy to forget that cybersecurity is fundamentally about people. Attacks are launched by threat actors, phishing emails are opened…
Ransomware actors have been a persistent threat for years, but they are still evolving. The wide adoption of advanced cybersecurity…
Over the past two decades, industrial sectors and everyday users have reaped the benefits of advancements in telecom technologies. At…
One year into the pandemic, our team at Trend Micro discussed the lasting impact that Covid-19 will have on people’s way of life and what a post-pandemic “new normal” might look like. The coronavirus has…
As we discussed in our previous blog, the DarkSide ransomware is targeting organizations in manufacturing, finance, and critical infrastructures in…
The adoption of open source code has increased exponentially over the past decade, with a large percentage of commercial software…
Workplace evolution is in favor of traditional siloes being torn down and replaced with increased cross-functional collaboration, working in lockstep…
The physical security of a datacenter (DC) likely conjures thoughts of man traps, push bar doors, locks, heating and cooling…
Keeping secrets safe is key to keeping systems secure and preventing supply-chain attacks. Malicious actors often go after secrets in…
In connection with the upcoming “Women in Cyber Days Switzerland 2021“, Trend Micro’s Director of Technical Marketing Myla Pilao was…
The Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative (ZDI) again dominated the number of disclosed vulnerabilities for the 13th year in a…
Something unusual has just happened, and in the flood of daily news, the little note has more or less been…
Thanks to open source, you can meet business demands to build and deploy applications quickly—that’s why it sometimes makes up…
Users are more likely to trust technology today than a year ago. Since the pandemic started, devices and apps have…
On May 7, a ransomware attack forced Colonial Pipeline, a company responsible for nearly half the fuel supply for the…
There have been a lot of changes in ransomware over time. We want to help you protect your organization from…
Containers are used to run applications independently from the runtime environment. I still mentally picture containers as the embodied little…
Original article by Janus Agcaoili und Earle Earnshaw As ransomware operators continue to equip themselves with more weapons in their…
Original article by Rik Ferguson, VP, Security Research The first malicious use of video deepfakes may have been observed, making…
Original article Trend Micro The MITRE ATT&CK® knowledge base is an extremely valuable tool that helps drive advancement and alignment…
The global cybersecurity market was set to be worth nearly $124 billion by the end of 2020, according to Gartner….
Original article by Sébastien Dudek, Threat Researcher Enterprises and smart cities have readily adopted LoRaWAN technology because of its versatility…
by Trend Micro Ransomware has been plaguing enterprises and employees for years now, with sophisticated strains capable of grinding whole…
Original article by Trend Micro As the value of data increases together with continuous discoveries about what can be done…
by Udo Schneider, IoT Security Evangelist Europe Many of today’s IoT devices, including those from well-known manufacturers, originate from a…
Original article by Joe Weiss (Applied Control Solutions) und Richard Ku Enterprises and industrial facilities rely on control systems to…
Original article by Trend Micro The demand for container and serverless technologies has increased in recent years. According to a…
Original article by Jonn Perez, Sr. Director, Vulnerability Response (PSIRT) and Global Programs As a global security company, Trend Micro…
by Trend Micro For the second time, the renowned three-day hacking competition Pwn2Own 2021 was held online on the web….
Original article Jaromir Horejsi, Joseph C Chen We investigated a number of websites with cracks and pirated software that start…
by Richard Werner, Business Consultant Dark marketing is a phenomenon that occurs in the…
Original article Alvin Nieto, Mark Vicente, RonJay Caragay, Miguel Carlo Ang, McJustine De Guzman, Emmanuel Evangelista, Divina Chua, Marco Dela…
Original article Mayra Rosario Fuentes, Stephen Hilt, Robert McArdle, Fernando Merces, David Sancho, Threat Researchers The internet of things (IoT)…
by Dirk Arendt, Head of Government & Public at Trend Micro Germany The…
von Udo Schneider, IoT Security Evangelist Europe For some, the Internet of Things is…
Original article Trend Micro One of the secrets of Trend Micro’s long-lasting success is being constantly on the lookout for…
Original article Trend Micro As an enterprise’s online infrastructures become more complex —…
Even a current IT security solution does not guarantee 100 per cent protection. Our video explains why. You…
by David Fiser The now-infamous Orion Solar Winds case caused a lot of noise in both the cybersecurity community and…
von Richard Werner, Business Consultant Most employees start their workday by checking their mail inbox. Most of the messages there…
Original article: Erin Johnson 2021 got off to a fantastic start for the cybersecurity community with the news that the…
Original article: Adi Peretz, Technical Manager, Erick Thek, Cyber Threat Intelligence Manager Trend Micro researchers recently detected activity targeting various…
Original article: Trend Micro At least 30,000 organizations are already thought to have been attacked in the US, but the…
Original article Trend Micro In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemics, millions of people are now working from home around…
by Udo Schneider, IoT Security Evangelist Europe Who doesn’t know them – the ever-popular little helpers? Whether it’s the small…
Original article: Federico Maggi, Senior Threat Researcher The use of audio-only social media apps such as ClubHouse, Riffr, Listen, Audlist,…
Original article: Trend Micro Research 2020 was a most unprecedented year given the circumstances under which it unfolded. The Covid-19…
Original article: Numaan Huq, Craig Gibson, Vladimir Kropotov, Rainer Vosseler Connected cars and the technologies that propel them continue to…
by Richard Werner, Business Consultant Once again, headlines about a spectacular attack have caught the world’s attention: A hacker had…
Original article Raphael Centeno, Monte de Jesus, Don Ovid Ladores, Junestherry Salvador, Nikko Tamana, Llalum Victoria Ransomware is in constant…
by Richard Werner, Business Consultant More and more companies are opting to use services from and with the help of…
Original article: Trend Micro Customers first: building out our Splunk partnership for a more secure 2021 The past 12 months…
Original article: Michael Suby, Research Vice President, Security and Trust, IDC The cybersecurity discipline entails data collection, analysis, and responding…
Like any other software, Linux is not free from security-related threats and risks. However, with Linux now prevalent as one…
Linux is now one of the most powerful operating systems prevalent on cloud platforms and servers worldwide. In fact, Linux…
By Marc Lanzendorfer, Threat Analyst Since October 2020, we saw an increase in the number of Gootkit cases targeting users…
By Jon Clay The Cyber Risk Index (CRI), launched three years ago by Trend Micro in conjunction with the independent…
By Trend Micro Research As the end of the year approaches, organisations need to shift their focus for 2021 to…
By Rik Ferguson, VP Security Research In 2012, Trend Micro was privileged to participate in a very exciting research project…
By Brandon Niemczyk (Security Researcher) “Can they be trusted?” One of the primary security problems one must solve in a container-based…
