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Tokenization, where credit card numbers and other sensitive data is replaced by random characters, can be a secure alternative to encryption in many cases -- but would not have helped in the majority of retail breaches over the past two years.
Trend Micro’s Tom Kellerman and David Hoovler, former trial attorney at the U.S. Justice Department, discuss the report that criminal hackers doing the bidding of the Russian government hacked into a non-classified White House computer network last year.
A new ransomware variant detected by Trend Micro as BAT_CRYPVAULT.A, or CRYPVAULT, is being distributed as an attachment in spam emails and is targeting mostly Russian speakers

Trend Micro just released a new report that shows how many businesses are vulnerable to Sony-like attacks. Trend Micro Chief Cybersecurity Officer Tom Kellermann breaks down the report.
Hacking attacks that destroy rather than steal data or that manipulate equipment are far more prevalent than widely believed, according to a survey of critical infrastructure organizations throughout North and South America.
Hackers are trying to tamper with critical infrastructure with cyberattacks designed to delete files, manipulate equipment and shut down networks, according to a new international survey.
You don't have to be a celebrity to get nailed by a nude photo. According to a report by Trend Micro, sextortion—the use of compromising photos or videos to extract money from victims—is on the rise.

Recent research from IBM Security and the Ponemon Institute disclosed a major lack of mobile security – according to the results, almost 40% of large companies aren’t taking the necessary measures to protect their mobile apps.
The Health Information Trust (HITRUST) Alliance will sponsor a study to analyze the effects of cyber attacks on healthcare organizations.
While observing the evolution of point-of-sale malware, called NewPosThings, Trend Micro traced suspicious traffic back to two U.S. airports.
The majority of consumers aren't willing to alter their behavior to preserve privacy in the era of the Internet of things, even though it remains a huge issue for people, a Trend Micro survey of 1,903 individuals from 18 countries found.

Repackaged applications can present multiple enterprise security risks. Expert Nick Lewis explains what these fake apps are and how to defend against them.

A big part of what makes technology exciting is the promise it holds for the future.
Quickly patching vulnerable software is key to keeping computer systems secure. Yet, consumers are increasingly leaving their systems open to attack by failing to patch two ubiquitous third-party programs: Oracle's Java and Adobe's Flash.
Experts Weight Reasons for New Regulatory Warnings
In recent years we've seen increasing numbers of companies fall victim to ransomware that encrypts a compromised computer's files, threatening to delete them all if a Bitcoin ransom isn't paid to the attacker…

Although compliance rules are supposed to set minimum standards for protecting data, many companies treat them as maximum benchmarks.
Trend Micro Chief Cybersecurity Officer Tom Kellermann examine GitHub under cyber-attacks for the fourth day. He speaks with Bloomberg's Alix Steel on "Street Smart."

Organizations are collecting, processing, and analyzing more and more network traffic.
Software and tech predictions have been the talk of IT town for a good bit of time, particularly when 2014 came to a close. Despite the fact that predictions are just that – predictions – and may either come to fruition or not, they point businesses in the right direction in terms of the trends to watch out for in their respective fields.

The final piece of the info sharing legislative puzzle was laid down on Tuesday as lawmakers push toward an April session that could see cyber bills hit the floors of both chambers.

For years, criminals have been tricking people into performing embarrassing sexual acts on the Internet, and then blackmailing them with recordings of that behavior.
Sextortion rings that dupe victims into recording themselves performing sexual acts and afterward demanding ransom or they will publicly distribute the recordings are on the rise according to a report by Trend Micro.
Researchers have picked up on a new spam campaign that sends victims phishing messages from a .gov account that thwarts email validation systems.
Next-generation endpoint security suite could be a billion dollar play