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• APT attackers are increasingly using booby-trapped RTF documents, experts say

  By Lucian Constantin | 11 May, 2012 00:26

  Booby-trapped RTF documents are one of the most common types of malicious Microsoft Office files that are used to infect computers with advanced persistent threats (APTs), according to security researchers from Trend Micro.

• Police-themed ransomware starts targeting US and Canadian users

  By Lucian Constantin | 10 May, 2012 01:45

  A ransomware application that locks computers and asks their owners to pay fines for allegedly violating several laws through their online activity is targeting U.S. and Canadian users, malware experts from security firm Trend Micro said on Wednesday.

• UPDATED: Trend Micro's partners "evolve" at 2012 awards (+ slideshow)

  By Patrick Budmar | 02 May, 2012 11:17

  Trend Micro recently held its annual partner awards during its EVOLVE.Cloud security conference in Sydney and Melbourne, where its highest performing partners in Australia and New Zealand were recognised during a dedicated awards session.

• Hackers ramping up attacks against Tibetan activists

  By Lucian Constantin | 18 April, 2012 02:06

  Hackers are ramping up their attacks against Tibetan activists and are using increasingly sophisticated techniques to deliver malware, according to researchers from security firms FireEye and Trend Micro.

• Ransomware prevents Windows from starting by replacing the master boot record

  By Lucian Constantin | 13 April, 2012 02:17

  A new ransomware variant prevents infected computers from loading Windows by replacing their master boot record (MBR) and displays a message asking users for money, according to security researchers from Trend Micro.

• Trend Micro appoints new director of retail

  By Hafizah Osman | 03 April, 2012 15:44

  Trend Micro appoints new director of retail

• Trend Micro unearths more links between China and hacker group

  By Mikael Ricknäs | 31 March, 2012 03:39

  Security vendor Trend Micro has been tracking a hacking campaign called Luckycat that has been linked to 90 attacks, including some aimed at Tibetan activists, and has tied it to a group based in China, the company said in a new report.

• PRODUCTS: Latest from HP, Acer, BenQ, WD, Hitachi GST, OpenText, SolarWinds, Websense, Trend Micro, and Webroot

  By Nermin Bajric | 06 March, 2012 10:17

  Latest products from HP, Acer, BenQ, WD, Hitachi GST, OpenText, SolarWinds, Websense, Trend Micro, and Webroot

• Trend Micro overhauls threat-detection product, returns it to customer premises

  By Ellen Messmer | 28 February, 2012 03:28

  Trend Micro today announced Deep Discovery, a threat-detection tool designed to monitor network traffic in order to detect signs of stealthy attacks aimed at stealing corporate data.

• Trend Micro revamps channel partner program

  By Patrick Budmar | 22 February, 2012 09:46

  Software vendor, Trend Micro, pursues Cloud opportunities with updated Affinity Partner Program in 2012

• Spammers impersonate well-known developers to publish rogue apps on Android Market

  By Lucian Constantin | 09 February, 2012 07:39

  Spammers are impersonating well-known Android software developers in order to distribute rogue apps through the official Android Market.

• Malware automates storing of data haul on file-hosting site SendSpace

  By Jeremy Kirk | 07 February, 2012 01:26

  Trend Micro researchers have discovered a piece of malicious software that automatically uploads its stolen data cache to the SendSpace file-sharing service for retrieval.

• Drive-by-download attack exploits critical vulnerability in Windows Media Player

  By Lucian Constantin | 28 January, 2012 03:48

  Security researchers from antivirus vendor Trend Micro have come across a Web-based attack that exploits a known vulnerability in Windows Media Player.

• Virtual-security appliances winning users over traditional messaging-security software

  By Ellen Messmer | 11 January, 2012 02:28

  There's no question enterprises want messaging security -- the market for products and services worldwide reached almost $3.2 billion last year, up from $2.7 billion in 2010, and will grow to $4.78 billion in 2015, according to research firm IDC. But a fundamental shift is occurring that foresees businesses favoring virtual-security appliances over more traditional messaging security software.

• Antivirus software sales expected to show strong growth in 2012

  By Jeremy Kirk | 21 December, 2011 03:45

  The prevalence with which hackers are handing out headaches to IT security pros will have a big upside for vendors in the coming year, according to new figures from Canalys.