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146 billion cyber threats in 2022
146 billion cyber threats in 2022

The annual Trend Micro Roundup Report warns of an exponentially growing attack surface: The security specialist identified 146 billion cyber threats in 2022. An increase of over 55 percent compared to the previous year. Trend Micro releases its security report for the past year 2022. It shows that the total number of detected threats increased by 2022 percent in 55 compared to the previous year. The number of malicious files blocked grew by 242 percent as threat actors targeted consumers and businesses across all industries. Developments from 2022 to 2023 For the…

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Is a new era of ransomware coming?
Is a new era of ransomware coming?

The latest research results show how the business models of cybercriminals can change. Trend Micro publishes a new study that looks at the expected changes in the field of ransomware. The warning: Cyber ​​criminals are expanding into other illegal business models and merging with state actors or organized crime. Threat actors evolve their methods in response to corporate defense strategies, law enforcement successes, and government sanctions. This is made possible, for example, by the scaling of attacks due to increased automation, increased targeting of IoT and cloud environments, as well as improved operational security (OpSec)...

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Cyber ​​attacks: automotive industry badly affected
Cyber ​​attacks: automotive industry badly affected

A new study shows that the automotive industry and suppliers are particularly often affected by cyber incidents. Trend Micro has examined the cyber attacks and evaluated the data: it shows 50 significant security incidents between 2021 and 2022. Trend Micro publishes a new study on cyber security in the automotive sector. The analysis of more than 50 significant security incidents between January 2021 and June 2022 shows: All areas along the production and supply chain are affected. Suppliers are particularly at risk. Ransomware attacks and data theft are the most common. In addition, the Japanese IT security specialist identifies high-risk areas of networked cars and...

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Is ChatGPT changing the future of IT security?
Is ChatGPT changing the future of IT security?

Open AI's ChatGPT software is making waves. With the help of AI, the chatbot answers a wide variety of questions very eloquently. So it should come as no surprise that, as is always the case with new technologies, criminals are already thinking about how to use these capabilities for their own ends. A joint study by Europol, Unicri and Trend Micro investigated this. According to these results, even better generated social engineering tools such as phishing or BEC could be considered for the Open AI software. Currently, other security researchers have also examined fraudulent emails generated with the currently hyped AI, and…

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Hacking competition dedicated to the automotive industry
Hacking competition dedicated to the automotive industry

The Zero Day Initiative (ZDI) expands Pwn2Own competition as threats to connected cars continue to grow. Trend Micro runs the hacking competition, which specifically targets the automotive industry and hacking teams to promote security research. Trend Micro, one of the world's leading providers of cybersecurity solutions, is expanding its Zero Day Initiative (ZDI) Pwn2Own hacking competition with another event. Under the name "Pwn2Own Automotive", there will be an independent competition for the first time at the Automotive World Tokyo in January 2024 on the cyber security of networked vehicles. The goal is the connected car ecosystem, which increasingly contributes to…

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Cloud security according to BSI criteria: C5 attestation for Trend Micro 
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Trend Micro, one of the world's leading providers of cyber security solutions, received the attestation according to the criteria of the C2023:5 standard (Cloud Computing Compliance Criteria Catalogue) in January 2020. These are based on the catalog of requirements of the Federal Office for Information Security (BSI) and have become the recognized security standard for cloud computing in Germany. The Japanese company thus offers its customers cloud security based on Software as a Service (SaaS) solutions for a modern and up-to-date level of security that meets the strict and demanding criteria of the BSI. C5: Cloud security according to BSI criteria The C5 catalog has been around since 2016. It…

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Security 2023: Hybrid working world and connected cars in sight
Security 2023: Hybrid working world and connected cars in sight

Trend Micro publishes its cyber security predictions for 2023. In it, the company predicts an increase in cyber attacks in the areas of home office, software supply chain and cloud. And that MSPs, the hybrid working world and connected cars will increasingly be targeted by cyber attacks. According to the security researchers at Trend Micro, VPNs (Virtual Private Networks) in particular are an attractive target for cybercriminals, because the breach of a single solution can attack several corporate networks at the same time. Home devices such as routers are also targeted as easy victims of attacks, as they are often unpatched and not from…

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Danger from biometric data as authentication
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A new study shows the dangers of stolen or leaked biometric data. Trend Micro warns that exposed biometrics pose a serious authentication risk for a variety of digital scenarios, including the metaverse. A large amount of biometric data is published on digital platforms every day. These include facial, voice, iris, palm, and fingerprint patterns that can be used to fool authentication systems. Images and audio content posted daily on social media and messaging platforms, news sites and government portals become valuable assets for cybercriminals. A new study...

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Healthcare 2022: Almost 60 percent affected by ransomware
Healthcare 2022: Almost 60 percent affected by ransomware

As an interesting global study by Trend Micro shows, almost 60 percent of the healthcare companies surveyed were affected by ransomware in 2022. A quarter of all affected healthcare facilities have to stop operations. The supply chains were the main source of risk. According to the study by the Japanese security provider, well over half (57 percent) of the healthcare companies surveyed admitted to having been compromised by ransomware in the last three years. 25 percent of the victims also stated that their operations had come to a complete standstill. Another 60 percent experienced an impairment in their business processes. In the…

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