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Trend Micro report
reveals criminals drawn
to low-profile attacks
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The Midyear Security
Roundup 2018 combines
expansive Trend
Micro data to offer
business insights on
growing threats.
increase in detections versus the same
period in 2017. This indicates cybercriminals
are shifting away from the quick payout of
ransomware in favour of the slower, behind-
the-scenes approach of stealing computing
power to mine digital currency.
“The recent change in the threat landscape
mirrors what we’ve seen for years –
cybercriminals will constantly shift their
tools, tactics and procedures (TTPs) to
improve their infection rates,” said Bharat
Mistry, Principal Security Strategist for
Trend Micro. “Standard spray and pray
ransomware attacks and data breaches
had become the norm, so attackers
changed their tactics to be more covert,
using entry vectors not previously seen
or used extensively. This means once
rend Micro Incorporated, a global
leader in cybersecurity solutions,
has released its Midyear Security
Roundup 2018, revealing that cybercriminals
are moving away from attention-grabbing
ransomware attacks to more covert methods
intended to steal money and valuable
computing resources. BUSINESS LEADERS
MUST EVALUATE
THEIR DEFENCES
TO ENSURE
SUFFICIENT
PROTECTION IS IN
PLACE TO STOP
THE LATEST AND
MOST PRESSING
THREATS.
Cryptojacking attempts are making the
biggest impact so far this year. Trend Micro
recorded a 96% increase in cryptocurrency
mining detections in the first half of 2018
compared to all of 2017, and a 956% again business leaders must evaluate their
defences to ensure sufficient protection
is in place to stop the latest and most
pressing threats.”
Bharat Mistry, Principal Security Strategist
for Trend Micro
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Another shift in the first half of the year
is toward unusual malware types, such
as fileless, macro and small file malware.
Trend Micro recorded a 250% increase
in detections of one particular small file
malware, TinyPOS, compared to the second
half of 2017, which may be due to the
increased ability of these malware types to
circumvent defences that employ only one
type of security protection.
Additionally, the Trend Micro Zero Day
Initiative (ZDI) published more than 600
advisories in the first six months of 2018.
Based on this increase in advisories, the ZDI
is able to predict what types of vulnerabilities
will likely be used next in real-world attacks.
Among the advisories this year, the ZDI
purchased and disclosed twice as many
SCADA vulnerabilities compared to the same
time last year.
IT security managers running these
environments must stay alert to this growing
threat, especially as actors begin to perform
destructive attacks rather than mere
reconnaissance and testing.
Faced with rapidly evolving threats,
organisations need to consolidate using a
vendor that can provide complete, multi-
layered protection against both commodity
malware and emerging threats.
Trend Micro’s leading threat intelligence
collected over 30 years of business allows
comprehensive protection, blocking more
than 20 billion threats so far this year
and counting.
For a fuller look at the Midyear Security
Roundup 2018, visit trendmicro.com/vinfo/us/
security/research-and-analysis/threat-reports/
roundup/unseen-threats-imminent-losses n
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