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This Week in Security News – February 18, 2022

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This Week in Security News – February 18, 2022

Read on:  SMS PVA Services’ Use of Infected Android Phones Reveals Flaws in SMS Verification There has been an increase in short message service (SMS) phone-verified account (PVA) services in the last two years. SMS PVA services provide alternative mobile numbers that customers can use to register for online services and platforms. Malicious actors can register disposable accounts in bulk or create phone-verified accounts for criminal activities. In the following blog, Trend Micro shares the…

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Ukraine Cyberattack 2022: Geopolitical Cybersecurity

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Ukraine Cyberattack 2022: Geopolitical Cybersecurity

Europe is on a knife-edge. With over 130,000 Russian troops amassed on the Ukrainian border, the region is witnessing the biggest build-up of firepower since the cold war. Inevitably, there is also cyber-dimension to this conflict. Mounting attacks on Ukrainian websites and I.T. infrastructure are making policymakers in Washington and elsewhere nervous should tensions rise further. All of this comes amidst unprecedented US-Russian cooperation to crack down on organized cybercrime. However, CISOs should be clear:…

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Security Automation with Vision One & Palo Alto

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Security Automation with Vision One & Palo Alto

Security Automation with Vision One & Palo Alto APT & Targeted Attacks Trend Micro Vision One™ integrates with Palo Alto Networks Cortex™ XSOAR to drive automated response to incidents uncovered by Vision One. By: Trend Micro February 14, 2022 Read time:  ( words) Trend Micro Vision One™ is at the core of our unified cybersecurity platform, delivering powerful, industry-leading extended detection and response (XDR), centralized visibility and risk insights. Vision One integrates with Palo Alto…

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This Week in Security News – February 4th, 2022

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This Week in Security News – February 18, 2022

Read on:  The Samba Vulnerability: What is CVE-2021-44142 and How to Fix It An earlier version of an out-of-bounds (OOB) vulnerability in Samba was disclosed via Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative’s (ZDI) Pwn2Own Austin 2021. While we have not seen any active attacks exploiting this vulnerability, CVE-2021-44142 received a CVSS rating of 9.9 out of the three variants reported. If abused, this security gap can be used by remote attackers to execute arbitrary code as…

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Why Cyber Change Outpaces Boardroom Engagement

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Why Cyber Change Outpaces Boardroom Engagement

Humans are addicted to stories. But sometimes the stories we tell are overly simplistic. In cybersecurity, a recurring narrative is one of C-suite executives perpetually at odds with IT leaders. They’re disinterested in what the security team does, and release funds begrudgingly and often reactively once a serious incident has occurred. This leads to mounting cyber risk, and an increasing likelihood that the organization will suffer serious reputational and financial damage stemming from future incidents—or…

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The Samba Vulnerability: What is CVE-2021-44142 and How to Fix It

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The Samba Vulnerability: What is CVE-2021-44142 and How to Fix It

An earlier version of an out-of-bounds (OOB) vulnerability in Samba was disclosed via Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative’s (ZDI) Pwn2Own Austin 2021. ZDI looked further into the security gap and found more variants of the vulnerability after the event and subsequently disclosed the findings to the company. While we have not seen any active attacks exploiting this vulnerability, CVE-2021-44142 received a CVSS rating of 9.9 out of the three variants reported. If abused, this security…

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This Week in Security News – January 28th, 2022

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This Week in Security News – February 18, 2022

Read on: Codex Exposed Task Automation and Response Consistency In this blog series, Trend Micro explores different aspects of Codex and assess its capabilities with a focus on the security aspects that affect not only regular developers, but also malicious users. Being able to automate tasks or programmatically execute them unsupervised is an essential part of both regular and malicious computer usage. In this series, Trend Micro explores if a tool like Codex is reliable…

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This Week in Security News – January 21, 2022

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Read on: Cybersecurity for Industrial Control Systems: Part 1 In this two-part series, Trend Micro looks at cybersecurity threats that affected industrial control systems endpoints and shares insights and recommendations to mitigate such threats. Trend Micro’s expert team extensively studied reported malware families in ICS endpoints to validate ICS security and establish a global baseline for examining threats that put these systems at risk. CISA Urges US Orgs to Prepare for Data-Wiping Cyberattacks Ukraine government…

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This Week in Security News – January 14, 2022

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This Week in Security News – February 18, 2022

Read on: Defending Systems Against Attacks with Layers of Remote Control As organizations brace themselves for the year ahead, now is an opportune time to take stock of how they can strengthen their security posture and shore up their defenses. While organizations may have the power of leading-edge cybersecurity solutions on their side, malicious actors continue to work diligently to refine their methods and take advantage of vulnerabilities every chance they get. Congress To Update…

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Defending Systems Against Attacks With Layers of Remote Control

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Defending Systems Against Attacks With Layers of Remote Control

Fortunately, we were able to provide the customer with timely alert and intervention from the moment the initial intrusion via the cloud server was observed all the way to guidance during the cleanup and remediation process. Insights from the threat report and the threat handling perspective Incidents such as this provide security teams opportunities to see attacks from different angles and in a big-picture manner. We discuss key insights below that organizations can consider when…

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