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Blog Post:
The Threat Landscape in Belarus: Highest Concentration of Malware Hosting Servers
Tim Rains - Microsoft
I recently wrote an article examining the concentrations of malware hosting servers located in different regions of the world. As seen in Figure 1, Belarus and China, had the highest concentrations of malware hosting sites per 1,000 Internet hosts in the second quarter of 2012 (2Q12), based on data from...
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1 Apr 2013
Blog Post:
The Threat Landscape in China: A Paradox
Tim Rains - Microsoft
The threat landscape in China is one topic that always garners a lot of interest. Using trend data from the Microsoft Security Intelligence Report volume 13 , and previous volumes, I will provide some insight into what the threat landscape in China looked like in the second half of 2012. Threat landscape...
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11 Mar 2013
Blog Post:
Operating System Infection Rates: The Most Common Malware Families on Each Platform
Tim Rains - Microsoft
In my last article on operating system infection rates I discussed the malware infection rate trends for operating systems and service packs. Many customers ask me about this data because it helps them understand how specific platforms are performing with regard to mitigating attacks over time. The long...
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7 Jan 2013
Blog Post:
Real vs. Rogue Security Software – Can You Tell The Difference?
Tim Rains - Microsoft
For many years attackers have used rogue security software, also known as fake antivirus software or “scareware”, to fool computer users into installing malware and/or divulge confidential information. These programs typically mimic the general look and feel of legitimate security software...
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3 Jan 2013
Blog Post:
Using the Past to Predict the Future: Top 5 Threat Predictions for 2013
Tim Rains - Microsoft
As the holidays approach and 2013 is on the horizon, December is a natural time to reflect on events of the past year and what we have learned from them. Subsequently, every December I inevitably am asked to extrapolate or predict what the threat landscape might look like next year. I’m not Nostradamus...
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13 Dec 2012
Blog Post:
The Threat Landscape in Asia & Oceania – Part 4: Australia and New Zealand
Tim Rains - Microsoft
In the first three parts of this series on the threat landscape in Asia and Oceania I examined threats in Vietnam and India (highest malware infection rates in the region), Japan and Korea (very interesting juxtaposition), and Malaysia and Singapore (malware infection rates trending lower). This final...
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13 Sep 2012
Blog Post:
The Threat Landscape in Asia & Oceania – Part 3: Malaysia and Singapore
Tim Rains - Microsoft
In part 1 and part 2 of this series on the threat landscape in Asia and Oceania I focused on Vietnam, India, Korea and Japan. In this third part of the series, I’m focusing on Malaysia and Singapore. I have visited both of these countries in the past to discuss threats in these locations with...
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11 Sep 2012
Blog Post:
The Threat Landscape in Asia & Oceania – Part 2: Korea and Japan
Tim Rains - Microsoft
In part 1 of this series on the threat landscape in Asia and Oceania I focused on Vietnam and India – the two locations with the highest malware infection rates in the region. In this part of the series, I’m focusing on Korea and Japan. Historically Korea has had one of the most active threat...
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6 Sep 2012
Blog Post:
The Threat Landscape in Asia & Oceania – Part 1: Vietnam and India
Tim Rains - Microsoft
Recently I wrote about the threat landscape in the European Union ( part 1 , 2 , 3 ) and Africa . This series of articles is focused on threats in select locations in Asia (Vietnam, India, Korea, Malaysia, Singapore, and Japan) and Oceania (Australia and New Zealand). I am focusing on these locations...
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4 Sep 2012
Blog Post:
The Threat Landscape in Africa in the Second Half of 2011
Tim Rains - Microsoft
It’s been almost a year since I wrote about the threat landscape in Africa based on data published in the Microsoft Security Intelligence Report volume 10 ( SIRv10 ). Using the latest data published in the Microsoft Security Intelligence Report volume 12 (SIRv12), we took a fresh look at how the...
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1 Aug 2012
Blog Post:
New Microsoft Malware Protection Center Threat Report Published: EyeStye
Tim Rains - Microsoft
Recently I wrote a three part series of articles ( part 1 , part 2 , part 3 ) on the evolving threat landscape in the European Union. As I wrote in these articles, there has been a steep rise in the malware infection rates in some European countries that typically have some of the lowest malware infection...
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20 Jul 2012
Blog Post:
The Rise of the “Blackhole” Exploit Kit: The Importance of Keeping All Software Up To Date
Tim Rains - Microsoft
According to data we recently published in the Microsoft Security Intelligence Report volume 12 (SIRv12), drive-by download attacks continue to be a favorite tactic used by many attackers attempting to compromise large numbers of systems around the world. I have written about drive-by download attacks...
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19 Jul 2012
Blog Post:
The Threat Landscape Shifts Significantly in the European Union - Part 3
Tim Rains - Microsoft
In the first two parts ( part 1 , part 2 ) of this three part series I focused on the locations in the European Union (EU) that had the highest malware infection rates and/or saw the highest increases in malware infection rates in the second half of 2011. In this final installment of the series I focus...
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29 Jun 2012
Blog Post:
The Threat Landscape Shifts Significantly in the European Union - Part 2
Tim Rains - Microsoft
In part 1 of this series on the threat landscape in the European Union in the second half of 2011, I examined the threats in the location with the highest malware infection rate, Romania. In this segment of the series I will examine what is happening in the EU member states that have seen the biggest...
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27 Jun 2012
Blog Post:
The Threat Landscape Shifts Significantly in the European Union - Part 1
Tim Rains - Microsoft
Recently I spoke at the Microsoft EU Cybersecurity & Digital Crimes Forum 2012 in Brussels. I provided an in-depth briefing on some of the significant shifts in threat landscape in the EU during the second half of 2011. I will be sharing some of the key findings of this analysis in a short series...
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25 Jun 2012
Blog Post:
Behind the Charts – Scrubbing the Vulnerability Data
Jeff Jones - MSFT
In The Evolution of Malware and the Threat Landscape , the Special Edition Security Intelligence Report that we released at RSA and other Security Intelligence Reports (SIR), my starting primary source is the National Vulnerability Database ( http://nvd.nist.gov ) that is maintained by the National Institute...
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23 May 2012
Blog Post:
Webcast of “Code Red to Zbot: 10 Years of Tech, Researchers and Threat Evolution”
Jeff Jones - MSFT
[NOTE: The time was originally listed as 10:30am, but it starts at 11:00am] Tim Rains and I will be presenting in a live webcast this morning ( 5/23 @11:00am PST ) on the topic “ Code Red to Zbot: 10 Years of Tech, Researchers and Threat Evolution .” The session was presented at the RSA USA 2012 Conference...
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23 May 2012
Blog Post:
Operating System Infection Rates - Slight Change in the Trend
Tim Rains - Microsoft
Since releasing the new Microsoft Security Intelligence Report Volume 12 (SIRv12) a few weeks ago, one of the top questions I have been asked is about the new malware infection rate data for Windows operating systems. Figure 1: Infection rate (CCM) by operating system and service pack in the fourth...
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17 May 2012
Blog Post:
Scareware: Don’t Let Scammers Scare You
Tim Rains - Microsoft
Scareware, also known as fake anti-virus software, has become one of the most common methods computer hackers use to swindle your money. If you have had a security alert icon pop up on your computer, you may have been the victim of scareware. In a recent TV interview , I discuss how scareware programs...
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15 May 2012
Blog Post:
Hundreds of Pages of New Security Intelligence Now Available: Microsoft Security Intelligence Report Volume 12 Released
Tim Rains - Microsoft
Today we released the latest volume of the Microsoft Security Intelligence Report (SIR) containing a large body of new data and analysis on the threat landscape. This volume of the SIR includes: Latest industry vulnerability disclosure trends and analysis Latest data and analysis of global vulnerability...
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25 Apr 2012
Blog Post:
Trustworthy Computing : Learning About Threats Over 10 Years–Part 5
Jeff Jones - MSFT
This post continue my analysis of industry vulnerability disclosures started in part 4 last week and is part of an ongoing series of posts based upon Tim Rains and my recent special edition Microsoft Security Intelligence Report (SIR) called “ The evolution of malware and the threat landscape – a ten...
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20 Mar 2012
Blog Post:
Trustworthy Computing: Learning About Threats for Over 10 Years–Part 4
Jeff Jones - MSFT
In the first three parts of this series ( part 1 , part 2 , part 3 ), Tim Rains explored some of the ways that the threat landscape (with a focus on malware) has evolved over the past decade and introduced a new special edition Microsoft Security Intelligence Report (SIR) called “ The evolution of malware...
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15 Mar 2012
Blog Post:
Weekly Roundup: March 9, 2012 : Circle of Trust
Microsoft Security Staff
Trending Security News This week security news stories focused on the LulzSec arrests and growing dissent among hackers with CNET reporting LulzSec arrests deal blow to hacker group and the New York Times reporting Arrests Sow Mistrust Inside a Clan of Hackers . The Times op-ed ran a story Tap into the...
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9 Mar 2012
Blog Post:
Trustworthy Computing: Learning About Threats for Over 10 Years - Part 3
Tim Rains - Microsoft
In the first two parts of this series ( part 1 , part 2 ) I explored some of the ways that the threat landscape has evolved over the past decade and introduced a new special edition Microsoft Security Intelligence Report (SIR) called “ The evolution of malware and the threat landscape – a...
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7 Mar 2012
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Weekly Roundup : March 2, 2012 : RSA U.S. Security Industry Show and Tell
Microsoft Security Staff
Trending Security News This week at the RSA U.S. 2012 Conference in San Francisco, IT security executives, government leaders and security researchers and hackers gathered together for keynotes and sessions covering a range of topics impacting the industry today. Security experts shared the latest trends...
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1 Mar 2012
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