Forging Ahead in 2023: Insights From Trend Micro’s 2023 Security Predictions

Forging Ahead in 2023: Insights From Trend Micro’s 2023 Security Predictions

The year ahead is shaping up to be a period of uncertainty for both cybercriminals and defenders, who will move forward with caution in the face of a business landscape that’s fraught with security blindsides and economic ebbs and flows. For decision-makers, 2023 provides an opportunity to reevaluate their security playbooks and shine a light on the overlooked areas of their cybersecurity infrastructure. As more businesses strive to accommodate a more distributed workforce, security teams…

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Cyber Risk Index 1H’22 Snapshot

Cyber Risk Index 1H’22 Snapshot

The Global and Regional CRI The current global cyber risk index is at -0.15, which is considered an elevated risk level. This is a slight increase in risk from the second half of 2021, when it was -0.04.  Organizations in North America and Asia-Pacific saw an increase in their cyber risk from that period while Europe and Latin/South America’s risk decreased in comparison. Digging into each of the four regions, North America’s CRI was the…

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Electricity/Energy Cybersecurity: Trends & Survey Response

Electricity/Energy Cybersecurity: Trends & Survey Response

Trend Micro conducted a study on the state of industrial cybersecurity in the oil and gas, manufacturing, and electricity/energy industries in 2022. Based on the results of a survey of over 900 ICS business and security leaders in the United States, Germany, and Japan, we will discuss the characteristics of each industry, the motivations and environmental factors that will drive future cybersecurity improvements. We will also introduce Trend Micro’s proposals based on the industry’s current…

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Major Email Phishing Stats & Examples from 2021

Major Email Phishing Stats & Examples from 2021

With an influx of remote workers due to the pandemic, gaps in cloud security were exploited. Cybercriminals continued to leverage blind spots in email services’ built-in security—nearly 75% of all threats blocked by Trend Micro in 2021 were email threats. Unfortunately, built-in security for popular email services, like Microsoft 365 and Google Workspace, is simply not enough to stop malicious emails from infiltrating enterprises. In 2021 alone, Cloud App Security detected and blocked more than…

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Hacking the Crypto-monetized Web

Hacking the Crypto-monetized Web

Hacking the Crypto-monetized Web Cyber Threats What danger lies around the corner? By: Jon Clay June 30, 2022 Read time:  ( words) The web is several decades old. But it largely still relies on the same method of monetization as it always has: advertising. However, things are changing thanks to the power of cryptocurrency and blockchain. It’s what Trend Micro has coined the “crypto-monetized web” (CMW). But where there’s money to be made and users…

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Unified Cybersecurity Platform: Why CISOs are Shifting

Unified Cybersecurity Platform: Why CISOs are Shifting

Unified Cybersecurity Platform: Why CISOs are Shifting Risk Management Our global study polled more than 2,300 IT security decision makers to discover how to best assist and support SecOps teams with a unified cybersecurity platform so you can be more resilient with less resources. By: Trend Micro April 24, 2022 Read time:  ( words) As the number of threats continues to rapidly increase and the corporate attack surface expands due to the accelerated shift to…

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Cyber Risk Index (2H’ 2021): An Assessment for Security Leaders

Cyber Risk Index (2H’ 2021): An Assessment for Security Leaders

Let’s dig into the results a bit further to identify areas of greatest concern across regions. 1. Top five security risksWith the global Covid-19 pandemic continuing as well as many successful ransomware attacks and breaches occurring, it does appear that many organizations felt some areas of their preparedness may be more of a concern now than in the past. Below are the top five security risks around their infrastructure: Mobile/remote employees Cloud computing infrastructure and providers…

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