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Tesla car hacked at Pwn2Own contest
March 23, 2019
A team of security researchers has hacked a Tesla Model 3 car on the last day of the Pwn2Own 2019 hacking contest that was held this week in Vancouver, Canada.
Half of organisations lack the security talent needed to remain secure
March 19, 2019
Those thinking artificial intelligence (AI) will steal their jobs need not worry – the software is only filling the blanks, at the moment. And the blanks, at least when it comes to cybersecurity, are quite large. According to the latest Trend Micro figures, organisations worldwide are faced with an ‘ongoing and often detrimental’ shortage of cybersecurity talent. Obviously, every company needs to stay secure, so these companies that can’t find fitting staff are turning
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Half of Global Firms Concerned Over Security Skills Gaps
March 19, 2019
Nearly half (49%) of global organizations feel more exposed to security breaches because of skills shortages, according to a new Trend Micro study. The vendor polled 1,125 IT decision makers around the world and found that nearly two-thirds (64%) have experienced an increase in attacks over the past year.
Trend Micro: IoT brings innovation, but also threats
March 14, 2019
The growth of 5G and the Internet of Things may be helping to bring smarter and more connected experiences and services around the world, but may also be exposing users to more security worries.
Ransomware Has Gotten Personal
March 11, 2019
Experts from SolarWinds, Trend Micro, Vade Secure, WatchGuard Technologies, and Webroot discuss five things worth worrying about online, and suggested countermeasures for mitigating them.
RSA Conference 2019: The Expanding Automation Platform Attack Surface
March 9, 2019
Automation platforms are increasingly being used to chain multiple IoT devices together to create user-friendly smart applications – but that’s also creating unpredictable attack surfaces that can be hard to manage. A Trend Micro report released at RSA Conference 2019 warns that these types of complex IoT environments, which can involve a mix of local standalone servers, cloud-based servers and virtual assistant-based servers, are opening new risks for smart buildings.
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Windows malware: Slub taps Slack, GitHub to steal your info
March 8, 2019
Researchers at Trend Micro say they've found new malware that uses Slack channels, GitHub, and the file.io file-sharing site to steal data from Windows PCs.
Researchers demonstrate new ways to pwn your stupidly complex smart home
March 7, 2019
It seems that some homes may be too smart for their own good. On Monday, March 5, researchers at the San Francisco RSA conference presented to an assembled crowd of journalists and cybersecurity experts an unexpected approach for hacking into the device-enabled homes of the modern day George and Lydia Hadley.
Smart home devices are causing more security risks for businesses
March 6, 2019
Smart home devices aren’t just for the home. Businesses are inviting more and more internet-connected devices into their offices and buildings as well. While the technology may simplify some tasks, security experts warn that the Internet of Things is also opening companies up to more security threats.
Think of satellites as big, vulnerable IoT devices, researcher says
March 6, 2019
Orbiting hunks of metal make it possible for billions of earthlings to benefit from marvels of the digital age, from GPS signals and weather monitoring systems to the communication protocols for credit card authorizations and other complex transactions.