Fraud Management & Cybercrime , Governance & Risk Management
Threat Watch: Phishing, Social Engineering Continue
Trend Micro's Jon Clay Reviews 'Smart' Homes and Internet-Connected AgricultureReviewing 2018 attacks, Jon Clay, director of global threat communications at Trend Micro, says social engineering persists, including phishing attacks, while criminals also continue to steal credentials, lob ransomware at targets and push cryptomining malware.
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In a video interview with Information Security Media Group at RSA Conference 2019 in San Francisco, Clay discusses:
- 2018 trends including the increase in socially engineered attacks;
- Why ransomware and cryptomining malware persist;
- Smart home security shortcomings;
- Agriculture and the internet of things.
Clay is director of global threat communications at Trend Micro.