Towards A More Secure Industrial Control Systems Security Posture

ICS (Industrial Control Systems) Networks have been really big news lately, due to a spate of vulnerabilities, high-publicized breaches, and various other security concerns. ICS Networks are defined as networks or collections of networks that consist of elements that control and provide telemetry data on electromechanical components. Such components include valves, regulators, switches, and other [...]

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Towards A More Secure Industrial Control Systems Security Posture

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Tax Season Opens, Tax Spam Follows

The IRS officially kicked off the beginning of tax season in the US, and just right in time for it are the cybercriminals who are already taking advantage and using tax-related messages as a social engineering lure. We’ve recently spotted samples of spammed messages posing as a notice from Fidelity Investments, a well-known American financial [...]

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Tax Season Opens, Tax Spam Follows

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The Ins and Outs of One-Click Billing Fraud

What is this “one-click billing fraud” (also “one-click fraud”) all about? Contrary to the name, you need more than just one click to become a victim. This type of attack primarily targets users who want to view adult videos. Users go either to video-sharing websites or adult blogs in order to watch adult videos online. [...]

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Start 2012 Right: Resolve To Stay Safe Online [INFOGRAPHIC]

While it’s always important to take care of our physical bodies in order to enjoy long, fruitful lives with our families and loved ones, we also believe that we must exert as much effort in taking care of our digital selves as well. We came up with these three reminders users can adopt to keep [...]

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Start 2012 Right: Resolve To Stay Safe Online [INFOGRAPHIC]

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Trend Micro Reiterates Position on SOPA

The controversial Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) has received a lot of attention of late, with parties ranging from the White House to Rupert Murdoch. Opposition to SOPA has been particularly fierce online, with many sites “blacking out” on January 18 as a form of protest against the bill. The biggest site that will take [...]

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Trend Micro Reiterates Position on SOPA

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