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Trend Micro recommends a layered protection approach involving a combination of web/email gateway, endpoint, server and network security. The firm said it stopped a massive 99 million ransomware threats for its customers between October 2015 and April 2016 – although admitted the actual figure for real infections globally is likely to be many times this number.

"Mac OS X and iOS are platforms that Trend Micro's security researchers look at," Christopher Budd, global threat communications manager at Trend Micro, told eWEEK. "As far as our Zero Day Initiative soliciting vulnerabilities from researchers for Mac OS X and iOS for possible vulnerabilities, Mac OS is one of the platforms of focus for Pwn2Own 2016."

Although cybercriminals have been turning out specialized hacking and attack tools at a rapid pace, terrorists are often using legitimate, consumer-focused technologies, according to a new Trend Micro report.

Trend Micro also supports the new policy, saying: "These changes were made in response to Trend Micro and other VirusTotal contributors seeing more and more companies that do not materially contribute to VirusTotal benefit from the data and analysis of those of us who do contribute on an ongoing basis."

Ed Cabrera, VP of Cyber Security Strategy at Trend Micro, advises a “3, 2, 1” rule for backups: three copies, in two different formats, with one held offsite. He describes it as a more resilient way to store backup files, while having offsite copies protects both the backups and infrastructure.