TippingPoint Threat Intelligence and Zero-Day Coverage – Week of January 29, 2018

Credit to Author: Elisa Lippincott (TippingPoint Global Product Marketing)| Date: Fri, 02 Feb 2018 15:37:00 +0000

Late last year, Trend Micro introduced its Security Predictions for 2018. One of the predictions stated that digital extortion will be at the core of most cybercriminals’ business model. It’s much more than just ransomware – it is the most successful criminal business model in the current threat landscape. Valuable information is accessible throughout corporate…

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TippingPoint Threat Intelligence and Zero-Day Coverage – Week of January 22, 2018

Credit to Author: Elisa Lippincott (TippingPoint Global Product Marketing)| Date: Fri, 26 Jan 2018 16:52:47 +0000

Yesterday, the Zero Day Initiative (ZDI) announced the dates and contest rules for Pwn2Own 2018. Last year, we celebrated the 10th anniversary of the event and the 11th year is going to be bigger than ever! Pwn2Own will be returning to Vancouver, BC, at the CanSecWest Conference on March 14-16, 2018. ZDI is partnering with…

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TippingPoint Threat Intelligence and Zero-Day Coverage – Week of January 15, 2018

Credit to Author: Elisa Lippincott (TippingPoint Global Product Marketing)| Date: Fri, 19 Jan 2018 14:36:46 +0000

It’s been just over 14 years since I almost left this crazy world due to a bad car accident. I have a number of scars and daily pains that serve as reminders of that day. While some may think scars and pain are a burden and a nuisance, I think of them as reminders of…

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We Did It Again! Trend Micro Named a Leader in 2018 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Intrusion Detection and Prevention Systems (IDPS)

Credit to Author: Elisa Lippincott (TippingPoint Global Product Marketing)| Date: Wed, 17 Jan 2018 14:16:11 +0000

Trend Micro has been named a Leader in the Gartner 2018 Magic Quadrant for Intrusion Detection and Prevention Systems (IDPS) again. We have improved our position in both Completeness of Vision and Ability to Execute from last year, and we believe that placement in the Leaders’ quadrant illustrates our commitment to meeting the growing security…

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TippingPoint Threat Intelligence and Zero-Day Coverage – Week of January 8, 2018

Credit to Author: Cara West-Wainwright| Date: Fri, 12 Jan 2018 15:09:44 +0000

Last week, three interesting vulnerabilities popped up on the news and security feeds. Researchers disclosed CVE-2017-5753 and CVE-2017-5715, collectively known as Spectre, and CVE-2017-5754, known as Meltdown. These vulnerabilities take advantage of “speculative execution” of instructions performed by many modern microprocessors and can potentially allow an unprivileged attacker to read privileged memory allocated to the…

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