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Don't invite bugs and malware by allowing your computer systems to become outdated. Resolve in 2014 to install operating system and application updates as soon as they're available. Use your software's built-in systems, and don't ignore the prompts they feed you, advises Kaspersky Lab. That's the most reliable way to keep your systems up-to-date -- and secure.

The 10 things you can do now to protect your bank account and computer

As if CryptoLocker wasn't causing enough problems by infecting and locking thousands of innocent users' Windows computers, security researchers have discovered a new variant of the ransomware that takes its propagation to a new level.

It’s that time of year. Everyone is looking ahead to what the technological landscape will look like in 2014 and beyond. Here’s a compilation around the CIO role, spending, mobility and security.

The rush of businesses to move their operations to the cloud is creating a slipstream that's pulling security services into the nimbus.

Amid reports Friday that credit and debit-card information stolen from up to 40 million Target customers already is being sold on the black market, security experts warned that such attacks not only will continue but could worsen.

It can happen to the best of us. You're on your PC and there's a pop up telling you to update your Windows Drivers for free. You click on it. Next thing you know when you go to do a search, there's some strange toolbar that takes you to Ask.com, or some other ad infested search engine instead of the search engine, like Google, you thought you were visiting. These annoying, distracting, toolbars can take hours to get rid of. And they are so cleverly insinuated onto your computer that it may

Dec. 19, 2013 - 5:06 - Trend Micro VP of technology and solutions JD Sherry weighs in on Target's credit card security breach.

Update: December 20: In an online statement, Target CEO Gregg Steinhafel said “There is no indication that PIN numbers have been compromised on affected bank issued PIN debit cards or Target debit cards. Someone cannot visit an ATM with a fraudulent debit card and withdraw cash.”

Hackers gained access to as many as 40 million credit and debit cards used by customers of Target during the height of the holiday shopping season, the company reported Thursday, in one of the biggest data breaches in history.

Stronger attacks in cyberspace should be expected in 2014 with major data breaches to happen every month and advanced mobile banking attacks to increase, a report said.

Trend Micro released its annual security predictions report. The outlook cites that one major data breach will occur every month next year, and advanced mobile banking and targeted attacks will accelerate.

A malware decline and ransomware rise are in the security crystal ball for 2014.

Holidays are a favorite time of the year for online scammers.

Nov. 27, 2013 - 9:39 - Trend Micro’s Global VP of Threat Research, Rik Ferguson, discusses the cyber threat to people shopping online this holiday season

The Xbox One video game console launches in only a few hours, but beware: Online scammers are already targeting people looking for a new system this holiday season.

It's enough to make a company lose its app-etite. From January to July of this year, 718,000 malicious and high-risk apps were distributed on the Android mobile platform alone, according to JD Sherry, vice president of technology and solutions at computing security firm Trend Micro in Irving, Texas. That's more than double the number of Android-based malware apps discovered in all of 2012.

Consumers are excited about the next generation of gaming consoles, but scammers are even more excited. Sony's PlayStation 4 launched last week, Microsoft's Xbox One will launch this week — and a deluge of scams taking advantage of the new consoles have launched as well.

Nov. 14, 2013 - 9:04 - Trend Micro’s JD Sherry breaks down how aging infrastructure and interconnectivity are leaving our cities vulnerable to cyber criminals.

Security firm Trend Micro has been showcasing its comprehensive suite of Amazon Web Services (AWS) security products at Amazon’s re:Invent conference in Las Vegas. It calls them ” a comprehensive, automated security solution for deployments on AWS”.

What’s the best way to protect servers in the cloud? How can you account for the transient nature of cloud servers and provide the same protection in the cloud as on on-premises? To find out, InfoQ spoke with Mark Nunnikhoven, principal engineer of cloud & emerging technologies at Trend Micro. You can find Mark on Twitter as @marknca.

Malicious software aimed at stealing online banking credentials surged in the third quarter of this year to a level not seen since 2002, according to a new report from Trend Micro.

During the past quarter the Internet reached the highest infection rate since 2002 in terms of the volume of malware infections, according to the TrendLabs 3Q security report titled “The Invisible Web Unmasked” from internet security firm Trend Micro. Report highlights were offered on the TrendLabs Security Intelligence Blog.

Holiday shoppers should be aware of a rise in malicious apps and malware designed to steal financial details, according to security experts.

CINCINNATI -- Ohio resident James Dick already had deleted an inbox's worth of bogus e-mails about the Affordable Care Act when his telephone rang.

Security can be a bugaboo for companies considering cloud infrastructure deployments, but some businesses use the...

Computer Sciences Corp. and Trend Micro Inc. have forged an alliance that will provide global customers an intelligence technology that works to protect enterprise data and computer systems.

A flaw found in a "staggering number" of apps for the iPhone and iPad could be exploited to send malicious information to the gadgets, researchers at Skycure reported Tuesday. The vulnerability allows enterprising hackers to redirect an app's communication with its appointed server to one operated by nefarious parties.

Researchers find 25 flaws in products used in power and water systems that attackers could exploit. In a separate study, researchers find vulnerabilities in a widely used vessel tracking system.

Don't think supernatural baddies exist? You're about to be proved wrong. Vampires and witches pose some of the most dangerous cyber threats out there. In the spirit of Halloween, Trend Micro released an entertaining infographic that pairs some of the spookiest frights to their cyber counterparts.

Dutch police arrest four men on charges of using TorRAT banking malware to steal an estimated $1.4 million from consumers. They allegedly laundered the funds using the cryptographic currency known as Bitcoins.

Healthcare.gov, the Obamacare portal, asks for social security numbers, among other sensitive information.

The U.S. Department of Commerce's National Institute of Standards and Technology released its draft of a voluntary cybersecurity framework to protect critical infrastructure from online attacks.

When you think of the leading enterprise security vendors, which companies come to mind? Perhaps it’s the network security crowd like Check Point, Cisco, and Juniper. Maybe it’s the big system vendors like HP and IBM, or it could be traditional security firms like McAfee and Symantec. These are the usual suspects here in North America, but it may be high time to include a company that already has this profile in Asia – Trend Micro. I say this because I attended the Trend Micro analyst event

Never say never to hackers as they have proven that pretty much anything can be hacked, especially when protocols are designed without any thought to security. This time, security researchers placed Automated Identification System (AIS) in the crosshairs and showed that this mandatory tracking system for about 400,000 ships is “comprehensively vulnerable to a wide range of attacks that could be easily carried out by pirates, terrorists or other attackers.”

A system used by ships worldwide to broadcast their location for safety purposes lacks security controls and is vulnerable to spectacular spoofing attacks, researchers show.

Over the weekend a tugboat chugged along the mighty Mississippi River, heading for the Gulf, when, in a flash, it disappeared completely. Moments later it reappeared, popping into existence a few hundred miles away on a small lake in Texas.

Trend Micro CEO Eva Chen wants to create an environment where employees are encouraged to explore brand new ideas.

While Paunch will be out of circulation for awhile, the arms bazaar where he sold his wares will continue to operate. "Americans must be cognizant that there is a organized community of cyberweapons merchants who have developed and sold capabilities which bypass traditional cyberdefenses," said Tom Kellermann, vice president of cyber security for Trend Micro.

With great technology comes great power. Of course this also means it comes with greater threats from cybercriminals. To raise awareness of the need for cyber security and warn against increased dependence on technology, security software company Trend Micro released a new web series entitled "2020."

Security software provider Trend Micro has acquired network security solutions provider Broadweb to enhance network protection against targeted attacks and advanced threats. Terms of the deal have not been disclosed.

Open enrollment has begun for Obamacare as well as for health insurance plans offered by many employers. And that means it's prime time for fraudsters to target consumers with phishing scams, disguised as official-looking open enrollment messages, in an attempt to steal personal information.

Open enrollment has begun for Obamacare as well as for health insurance plans offered by many employers. And that means it's prime time for fraudsters to target consumers with phishing scams, disguised as official-looking open enrollment messages, in an attempt to steal personal information.

Google's executive chairman Eric Schmidt on Monday drew a bit of derisive laughter from a tech-savvy audience when he pronounced the Android platform more secure than Apple iOS at the Gartner Symposium/ITxpo in Orlando, Fla.

SEATTLE — The $8 billion-a-year antivirus software industry is going Hollywood.

Google's executive chairman Eric Schmidt on Monday drew a bit of derisive laughter from a tech-savvy audience when he pronounced the Android platform more secure than Apple iOS at the Gartner Symposium/ITxpo in Orlando, Fla.

As part of its 25th anniversary, data security firm Trend Micro is offering grants to 12 K-12 schools and districts in the United States, including cash, in-kind contributions, and IT professional services.

October certainly is the month for scares; Trend Micro's Security Intelligence Lab revealed that this past September mobile threats reached the one million mark. This fulfills the security software company's prediction in their second quarter roundup that the number of malicious and high-risk Android apps would hit one million by year-end. To put things in perspective, it took a decade for PC malware to reach this number of threats.