VARINDIA IT MAGAZINE

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE As the London 2012 Olympics opening event draws near, Trend Micro Researchers have spotted some spammed messages using the 2012 Olympics as bait, one involved an email that says "winning notification", another message asks for personal details in exchange for a prize, and another that asks users to notify a specific contact person. Users who fall for any of these traps are at risk of having their information stolen or their machines infected with malware. Some spam may even lead to monetary loss. Amit Nath, Country Manager - India and SAARC, Trend Micro, said, "Attackers are still using these because these scams are still giving them successful margins. Social engineering has worked for years and there are little signs of that changing. So long as users are still falling for this trap, scammers will continue to create new spam runs using events like the London Olympics to make a quick buck." Trend Micro Resear...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   Trend Micro has commenced its 30-city road show across tier-I and tier-II cities. The purpose of these road shows is to educate channel partners about the Titanium range of Antivirus products and train the channel partner’s engineers with Titanium product range. Titanium Internet Security is powered by Trend Micro Smart Protection Network and Trend Micro’s cloud-based security infrastructure. In addition, Trend Micro will also announce various schemes and promotional activities to help its partners earn higher rewards.  About 50 partners are expected to attend the show in each city. “We have some really great offers lined up for our channel partners. Our key purpose in undertaking these road shows is not just to ensure that we reach our target of 5,000 channel partners but also to also make sure that they are well aware of all that Trend Micro has to offer,” said Amit Nath, Country Manager, India and SAARC, Trend Micro. ...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   Trend Micro has strengthened its consumer business with the appointment of Anupam Rahi and Anand Shringi as National Sales Managers for consumer products for India & SAARC. Trend Micro now looks at creating a strong channel partnership for its Titanium Brand for consumer segment. Amit Nath, Country Manager, India & SAARC, Trend Micro, said, "After establishing our strong leadership among the Enterprise and SMB segment for the last six years in India, we are now poised to address the consumer segment with our Titanium Brand. India consumer business, which is pegged at more than Rs.1,000+ crore, is growing at a rapid pace YOY. Trend Micro already has a global leadership position in the consumer segment, which contributes more than 50% of its $1.2 billion revenue. We strongly believe that, with our strong R&D strength in the security domain, we will be providing the consumers in India with a robust security solution a...