Research, News, and Perspectives

Ransomware

The Impact of Modern Ransomware on Manufacturing Networks

Ransomware threats have disrupted the manufacturing industry significantly in 2020. In a disturbing trend during the third quarter of the year, attackers appeared to be singling out manufacturing organizations as a victim of choice in their ransomware operations.

Expert Perspective Dec 01, 2020

This Week in Security News: Trend Micro Announces Cloud One – Application Security and New US IoT Law Aims to Improve Edge Device Security

This week, learn about Trend Micro’s latest cloud security offering, Cloud One – Application Security. Also, read about the new IoT law passed in the U.S. to help ward off advanced threats and provide greater security in IoT devices.

Expert Perspective Nov 27, 2020

New MacOS Backdoor Connected to OceanLotus Surfaces

We recently discovered a new backdoor we believe to be related to the OceanLotus group. Some of the updates of this new variant include new behavior and domain names.

Research Nov 27, 2020

Ransomware

How a ransomware attack could affect retailers

Cybercriminals have recently been focusing their efforts on the retail industry, launching ransomware-based attacks that could prove disastrous for businesses if it disrupts their operations during important shopping seasons.

Security Strategies Nov 25, 2020

Malware

Analysis of Kinsing Malware's Use of Rootkit

Several shell scripts accompany Kinsing. These shell scripts are responsible for downloading and installing, removing, and uninstalling various resource-intensive services and processes. This blog post focuses on the role of the rootkit component.

Research Nov 24, 2020

Cyber Threats

Weaponizing Open Source Software for Targeted Attacks

How are open-source software trojanized? How can we detect them? To answer these questions, let us walk through a recent investigation we conducted that involved this file type.

Research Nov 20, 2020

This Week in Security News: Cybercrime Moves to the Cloud to Accelerate Attacks Amid Data Glut and Trend Micro Announces Free Web-Based Tool

Welcome to our weekly roundup, where we share what you need to know about cybersecurity news and events that happened over the past few days. This week, learn about how cybercriminals are embracing cloud-based services and technologies in order to accelerate their attacks. Also, read about Trend Micro Check, a free online tool that warns users of online misinformation.

Expert Perspective Nov 19, 2020