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Trend Micro's report warns Android users to expect more security issues in 2013 due to an increase in malware and low use of protection.

Like Google and Facebook, Twitter is experimenting with multi-factor authentication

According to Trend Micro's Q2 2013 Security Roundup Report, the number of malicious and high-risk Android apps surged from 509,000 in the first quarter of 2013 to 718,000 in the second quarter.

Trend Micro VP of cybersecurity Tom Kellerman on Android malware growth.

A new report released by Trend Micro says that mobile malware rates are skyrocketing.

Like Google and Facebook, Twitter is experimenting with multi-factor authentication

Security experts have been warning for years that industrial control systems (ICS) are vulnerable to cyberattacks, but a recent work with ICS “honeypots” shows just how actively they’re being probed and attacked.

A decoy water control system disguised as belonging to a U.S. municipality, caught the attention of a hacking group tied to the Chinese military

Research from Trend Micro shows that the number of malicious apps available for Android jumped 40 percent in the second quarter of 2013.

An annual show-and-tell of some of the most alarming security breaches currently known is underway at two hacker conferences being held in Las Vegas this week.

As the prevalence of the Android OS grows, so grows a commensurate vector for malicious attacks from malware. Apparently, the number of malicious apps is growing, too.

Trend Micro today disclosed more evidence of cybercriminals -- and legit mobile services companies -- trampling the privacy of those who use Google Android smartphones and tablets.

A skilled attacker with access to the right router can co-opt routes to destination IP address. When this happens, nothing on the internet is trustworthy. And there's no way to stop it.

The question of whether the Chinese military is on a hacking offensive has largely been answered—and, despite Chinese government protestations, it sure looks like a pretty big “yes.”

The question of whether the Chinese military is on a hacking offensive has largely been answered -- and, despite Chinese government protestations, it sure looks like a pretty big “yes.”

Trend Micro today disclosed more evidence of cybercriminals — and legit mobile services companies — trampling the privacy of those who use Google Android smartphones and tablets.

Hacked servers used to infect viewers' PCs – with users too scared of arrest to get them properly disinfected, says research

Sluggish Android updates put users at risk. Could rising public awareness of the flaw lead carriers and device makers to patch more quickly?

A decoy water control system disguised as belonging to a U.S. municipality, caught the attention of a hacking group tied to the Chinese military

The amount of malicious and high-risk Google Android apps jumped by more than 40 percent during the past few months, according to a new report from Trend Micro.

Researchers have unearthed another malicious app exploiting a critical vulnerability in Google's Android OS that allows attackers to inject malicious code into legitimate programs without invalidating their digital signature.

After a researcher constructs a fake water-utility network and puts it online, attackers quickly target the systems

Researchers exploit hardware vulnerability to compromise iPhone with fake Facebook app

Issuers of private securities may welcome several aspects of the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act passed in 2011, but a recent, related decision by the Securities and Exchange Commission to change the rules on “bad actors” is going to complicate these offerings.

A hacking group accused of being operated by the Chinese army now seems to be going after industrial control systems.

A researcher uses a network of simulated water pump systems to monitor how frequently industrial control systems are attacked

Researcher uses a network of simulated water pump systems to monitor how frequently industrial control systems are attacked

Trend Micro has found two malicious browser extensions that hijack Twitter, Facebook, and Google+ accounts.

During the Black Hat 2013 conference in Las Vegas, TrustedSec's David Kennedy and TrendMicro's Kyle Wilhoit divulge what targets hackers may have their sights on in the near future.

Carefully crafted spam aims to clip users' credentials

Data Breach Resulted in 'Hundreds of Millions' of Dollars in Losses

Trend Micro is looking out to reach out to data center and cloud infrastructure solution providers to offer its Deep Security lineup of products to midmarket customers as part of a data center or private cloud rollout.

Security vendor Trend Micro reaching out to new types of partners to make security a key part of cloud infrastructure sales.

Security vendor Trend Micro is making a new midmarket push through channel partners.

Federal prosecutors said on Thursday they have charged five men responsible for a hacking and credit card fraud spree that cost companies more $300 million and two of the suspects are in custody, in the biggest cyber crime case filed in U.S. history.

More of Trend Micro Inc.'s partners want to hone in on the midmarket.

Macs are not immune to malware threats, and luckily nervous Mac owners looking for antivirus protection have quite a few choices.

Trend Micro chief cybersecurity officer Tom Kellermann says a new hacking threat could put American banking accounts at risk.

Intrusive apps abound on both iOS and Android systems

Trend Micro VP of cybersecurity Tom Kellermann weighs in on cyber attacks and 'Quantum Dawn 2.'

When we use cellphones we become perfect marks for criminals who want us to click on their malicious links and trick us into giving away our log in credentials to mobile banking.

Trend Micro Vice president of Cyber Security Tom Kellerman discusses looming cyber attacks with Pimm Fox on Bloomberg Television's "Taking Stock." (Source: Bloomberg)

About 70% of computers infected with this threat are in the US, according to antivirus firm Trend Micro

Android vulnerabilities, increased online banking threats and availability of sophisticated, inexpensive malware toolkits are among the growing concerns cited in Trend Micro's Q2 2013 Security Roundup Report.

Encrypted data at some point has to be decrypted for use, and that's where the security of the system can break down. That's not the only risk, however. "If a service provider holds the keys and someone comes knocking on the door with a lawful request ... the enterprise would not know that its information has been handed over," said PrivateCore's Vice President for Marketing Todd Thiemann.

Digital desperadoes have begun hiding their larcenous activities behind blizzards of spam aimed at their victims' inboxes, according to a report released last week by a cloud security provider.

Distributed Spam Distraction attacks may last up to 24 hours, and inundate an inbox with as many as 60,000 messages, AppRiver report notes

Foreign attacks on Kyle Wilhoit's online decoys suggest that municipal pumps are easily violated.

7 Ways to Combat Hacking and Network Security Breaches.

Trend Micro and Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) have integrated the security vendor’s Worry-Free Business Security solution into the dashboard of Windows Server 2012 Essentials, which, combined with the anti-malware software’s support for Windows 8, makes for an SMB-centric security offering, according to the companies.

Trend Micro VP of cybersecurity Tom Kellermann on partnership with Interpool to take down international cybercrime.

Industrial approach to digital theft costs businesses billions annually, report says

Better hardware utilisation and performance are driving the growth of virtualisation. The trouble is security practices are failing to keep up.

Better hardware utilisation and performance are driving the growth of virtualisation. The trouble is security practices are failing to keep up.

On Thursday the hacktivist collective Anonymous will officially launch a unified hacking campaign aimed at taking down the international oil and gas industry.

Trend Micro VP of cybersecurity Tom Kellermann on the launch of OpPETROL targeting big oil companies.

Nearly a quarter-century after the first reports surfaced of hackers encrypting computer systems and demanding ransom to release the data, business is booming for cyber criminals kidnapping data.

FBN's Peter Barnes on cyber threats to your mobile device.

The takedown of a global currency exchange that prosecutors say was the largest onlinemoney laundering operation in history has exposed digital currency as a surprisingly effective method of washing money, including drug trafficking profits.

Last week, operators of the Liberty Reserve currency exchange were indicted for laundering $6 billion.

Specialized spam can be more than it seems -- it sets up a beachhead for malware mischief

After Liberty Reserve, an online payment system, was shut down by law enforcement authorities Tuesday, many wondered whether Bitcoin, the digital currency, would be next.

Eight years ago, Ernie Allen, the head of the International Center for Missing and Exploited Children, called the heads of major banks and credit card companies. Why, he wanted to know, were they letting child pornographers move illicit profits through their systems?

Former CIA Covert Operations Officer Mike Baker talks to Invincea’s Anup Ghosh, U.S. Cyber Consequences Unit’s Scott Borg and White Canvas Group’s Jon Iadonisi on how to improve U.S. cybersecurity.

Former CIA Covert Operations Officer Mike Baker talks to Invincea’s Anup Ghosh, U.S. Cyber Consequences Unit’s Scott Borg and White Canvas Group’s Jon Iadonisi on the steps to improving cybersecurity.

Former CIA Covert Operations Officer Mike Baker talks to Invincea’s Anup Ghosh, U.S. Cyber Consequences Unit’s Scott Borg and White Canvas Group’s Jon Iadonisi on protecting against future cyber attacks.

FBN’s Dennis Kneale on growing concerns that cyber attacks on social media such as Twitter could hurt the markets.

The operators of a global currency exchange ran a $6 billion money-laundering operation online, a central hub for criminals trafficking in everything from stolen identities to child pornography, federal prosecutors in New York said on Tuesday.

Oil-and-Gas, Power Companies' Control Systems Believed to Be Infiltrated; Fear of Sabotage Potential

In an alarming 'post-PC' era alert, working group says criminal infrastructure created much faster than it was for PC fraud

Dummy water-plant control systems rapidly attracted attention from hackers who tinkered with their settings—suggesting it happens to real industrial systems, too.

Trend Micro vice president of cybersecurity Tom Kellermann on cyber espionage.

The hackers often struck late on Fridays, starting about a year ago, sending skeleton crews at more than a dozen European banks rushing to keep bombardments of digital gibberish from crashing their websites.

Trend Micro unveiled enhancements to its Deep Security solution at AWS Summit 2013 in San Francisco. Touted as being built on the cloud, for the cloud, this latest version resides on Amazon Web Services and aims to provide customers using the cloud with security as a service.

Trend Micro today announced a slate of cloud-based security services that it says protect servers for Amazon Web Services (AWS) customers.

AWS Summit 2013 Highlights: Storing, Securing And Sharing Data In The Cloud

Phishing attack is latest by pro-Assad hackers operating out of Dubai, who target sites with views opposed to their own

Vice president of cyber security at Trend Micro Tom Kellermann on the latest hack attack against LivingSocial.

Security move follows a rash of high-profile account takeovers, including a hoax tweet from the Associated Press' account about White House explosions.

Hoax and ensuing crash on Wall Street show the new dangers of our light-speed media world

In the latest evidence of social media's power and its vulnerability to potentially catastrophic cyber attacks, the financial markets were whipsawed Tuesday by a bogus Associated Press tweet sent out by hackers claiming the White House had been hit by explosions, and President Barack Obama had been injured.

Trend Micro's Tom Kellerman and spider.io's Douglas de Jager discuss cyber security on Bloomberg Television's "Taking Stock."

This is the story of how Facebook declared my site a malware distributor — without any prior notice to me — and the steps I took to reclaim my standing as a legitimate site in Facebook’s eyes.

Black Hat Europe: Trend Micro's SCADA experiment finds 17 targeted attacks, mainly from China, US, Laos

Trend Micro is taking another stab at mobile security by rolling MDM into a more comprehensive data protection suite of solutions. The move could give channel partners a new way to introduce MDM to an established base of customers, but Trend Micro will have to stay focused on mobility strategy if it wants to gain ground in the market.-

This is a story about Apple and a group of angry parents whose kids did something they shouldn’t have.

Last month, a private security firm announced that Chinese military hackers had launched attacks on the U.S. government and private companies nearly 147 times in the last seven years, a formal declaration of a secret cyber war that’s been going on for decades.

Trend Micro VP of cybersecurity Tom Kellermann on mobile banking and payment transactions.

Congress is on the verge of creating its own competition to encourage students to create mobile and computer "apps" that demonstrate their mastery of science, technology, education and mathematics (so called "STEM" education).

Eva Yi-Hwa Chen shows no mercy when she suits up for fencing and thrusts at an opponent in one of her favorite sports. She has been even fiercer when it comes to fighting hackers throughout 25 years in the computer security industry.

The advanced persistent threat requires an advanced persistent response. This is one of the strategies suggested by Trend Micro's Tom Kellermann in a discussion about the evolution of cyber-attacks.

Deep Discovery to take on command and control servers

Trend Micro has enhanced its ability to identify and block command and control (C&C) communications used by advanced persistent threats (APTs) targeting enterprises.

Trend Micro is trying to cover two bases at once with a new security development aimed to secure up both Facebook and Android smartphones.

Targeted attacks are on the rise, which means it's no longer enough to simply batten down the hatches and hope for the best.

Cyber warfare has dominated the national security dialogue this week after reports that China has been systematically attacking U.S. computer networks--from the Defense Department to The New York Times to JP Morgan Chase.

An Eastern European gang of hackers bent on stealing company secrets was responsible for recent attacks on Apple, Facebook and Twitter as well as dozens of other less-publicized hacks, according to new reports.

If encrypted data is random, then sending it to the cloud should be able to sidestep the data sovereignty debate. But the necessary cost of encrypting everything has simply put this solution out of reach.

Advanced persistent threats (APTs) pose a credible threat to national security and economic stability.

A review of more than 1,500 security professionals has found that more than one in five enterprises has experienced an APT attack at some point – but more than 60% of respondents said they feel it’s “only a matter of time” before their enterprise is targeted.