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Trend Micro and ASUS Team Up to Protect Home Users against IoT Security Threats

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tmby Angela Guess

According to a recent press release, “Trend Micro Incorporated, a global leader in cybersecurity solutions, recently partnered with ASUS to protect home users against malicious IoT threats with Trend Micro™ Smart Home Network solution embedded in ASUS wireless home routers. Security of Internet of Things (IoT) devices remains an essential aspect for consumers to know about while they gradually adopt the concept of connected devices in this era. Trend Micro’s security solution aims to protect home network users from turning into zombie computers, while connected devices remain safe from possible malicious activities.”

Dr. Terence Liu, vice president of network threat defense technology group at Trend Micro, commented, “The home network is getting more complicated and dangerous than ever with more IoT devices showing up… It’s critical to have visibility and security over home gateways and IoT devices at home. Trend Micro and ASUS are committed to carry on this duty with our virtual patch and web threat protection. Our solution, backed up by professional and expert researchers, provides defense capabilities that can tackle evolving threats in a timely manner.”

The release goes on, “Gartner predicted in 2015 that by now there would be more than 4 billion connected IoT devices in consumer smart home environments and 25 billion by 2020. IoT security is more than a buzzword, but a security challenge for home users. According to the data analyzed by the Trend Micro network threat defense team, a single router can detect more than 12,000 attack events worldwide on a monthly basis. Additionally, 90 percent of the top 10 security events are outbound attacks and exploits by home devices.”

Read more at Trend Micro.

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