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Cyber attackers seem to have had a field day during January-March, 2019, for more reasons than one.

India ranks 14th in global online cyber attacks

India is placed 14th worldwide, as the country of origin for global online attacks, according to Kaspersky Security Bulletin 2019.

23 May 2019 3:26 AM

Attacks with banking Trojans or ‘bankers’ are among the most popular for cyber criminals.

Number of users attacked by banking Trojans grew by 16% in 2018 reaching almost 900,000

Of 889,452 attacked users, almost 25% were corporate ones, a figure that has remained fairly consistent for the last three years.

12 Mar 2019 12:50 PM

The Internet of Things is no longer just about connected smart watches or smart homes. (Photo: Pixabay)

Kaspersky Lab helps to secure bionic technologies for people with disabilities

The solution itself is a remote cloud system, an interface for monitoring the status of all registered biomechanical devices.

01 Mar 2019 2:34 PM

Four per cent of people around the world have lost a device or had one stolen.

Around 23,000 devices go missing every month, finds Kaspersky Lab

With simple and effective anti-theft tools available, consumers now have the chance to turn on their device’s alarm if it gets lost.

27 Aug 2018 5:51 PM

Kaspersky Lab's findings indicate that the attackers behind the malware seek out vulnerable routers for compromise and distribute the malware through a simple yet very effective trick of hijacking the DNS settings of those infected routers.

Kaspersky Lab detects malware attacking smartphones in Asia

Between February and April 2018, researchers detected the malware in over 150 user networks.

18 Apr 2018 3:33 PM

The couples highlighting as to how the same devices that often help bring couples closer can push them apart, thereby potentially putting relationships at risk. (Photo: Pixabay)

Study finds excessive use of gadgets severely impacts relationships

Study says device usage can also lead to arguments between loved ones about range of issues such as overuse and cybersecurity incidents.

07 Apr 2018 10:29 AM

Due to the steady increase in complexity and number of attacks on the industrial market, the consequences of ignoring cybersecurity issues could now be disastrous. 28 per cent of the 962industrial companies surveyed have faced targeted attacks in the last 12 months.

Targeted attacks on radar for industrial organizations

To make factory floors more secure in 2018, it’s critical to eliminate targeted attacks from cybersecurity blind spots.

08 Jan 2018 7:04 PM

The transition by cybercriminals to more sophisticated attacks has also been observed in their chosen methods: for example, in the third quarter, the WireX botnet that spread via legitimate Android apps was taken down, and ‘Pulse Wave’ technology, which increases the power of DDoS attacks using a vulnerability in hybrid and cloud technologies, was laid bare.

Online games and cryptocurrency under threat

Resources in 98 countries were subjected to DDoS attacks in the third quarter, whereas the attacks were limited to 86 countries earlier.

09 Nov 2017 3:31 PM

Kaspersky, which research firm Gartner ranks as one of the world’s top cyber security vendors for consumers, said in a statement that it would submit the source code of its software and future product updates for review by a broad cross-section of computer security experts and government officials.

Kaspersky Lab has nothing to hide, to open software for review

US administration last month barred government agencies from using Kaspersky Lab anti-virus products.

24 Oct 2017 9:17 AM

Kaspersky Lab believes that such attacks are likely to be implemented mainly by nation-state backed groups, targeting foreign or less competent actors. It is important that IT security researchers learn how to spot and interpret the signs of these attacks, so that they can present their intelligence in context.

Here's how nation-state backed threat actors steal from each other

Accurate threat intelligence relies on identifying the patterns and tools that signpost a particular threat actor.

06 Oct 2017 10:36 AM

In order to protect their IT infrastructure from attacks like Microcin, Kaspersky Lab experts advise organizations to use security tools that allow the detection of malicious operations, rather than malicious software.

How threat actors conduct complicated attacks at the lowest cost

It is becoming more and more common for threat actors to not use expensive attack techniques, such as zero-day vulnerabilities

29 Sep 2017 9:03 AM

Kaspersky Lab rejected the allegations, and said its critics were misinterpreting Russian data-sharing laws that only applied to communications services.

Trump administration orders purge of Kaspersky products from US govt

The decision represents a sharp response to what US intelligence agencies have described as a national security threat posed by Russia.

14 Sep 2017 9:30 AM

The conclusions can be broken down into a few steps, because it's not only about spreading a link.

Multi-platform Adware Facebook Messenger

Kaspersky Lab's blog post about the Multi Platform Facebook malware spread through Facebook Messenger.

04 Sep 2017 7:40 PM

ICSA Labs Advanced Threat Defence (ATD) testing covers vendor solutions designed to detect new threats. Each ATD test cycle subjects the product in question to hundreds of test runs – comprised of a mix of new threats, little-known threats and innocuous applications and activities. In brute-force style, these are delivered and launched one after another continuously.

Kaspersky’s Anti Targeted Attack Platform achieves 100% success rate

Kaspersky Lab’s Anti Targeted Attack Platform detected 100% of threats in its latest ICSA Labs verification test.

07 Aug 2017 3:39 PM

The free software would benefit all of Kaspersky Lab's customers by improving machine learning across its products. (represenational image)

Kaspersky Lab launches free antivirus software globally

Kaspersky Free was made available in the US, Canada, and several Asia Pacific countries and would launch in other regions in coming months.

26 Jul 2017 8:15 AM

Victims usually agree to cooperate and help security researchers find the infection vector or other details about the attackers.

Kaspersky brings software tool for collecting evidence after cyber-attacks

Named BitScout, the tool can build a swiss-army knife for the remote forensic investigation of live systems.

10 Jul 2017 4:09 PM

The results of Kaspersky Cybersecurity Index for the second half of 2016 revealed the top internet activity in India is online shopping.

Improved cybersecurity must as cashless economy rises post-demonetisation

The demonetisation led to the increased numbers of paperless transactions in the country.

06 Jul 2017 9:20 PM

Cyber threats to online banking services cost banks nearly $1.8m

The study shows that 61 per cent of cybersecurity incidents affecting online banking come with costs for the institution targeted.

20 Jun 2017 10:47 AM

Dridex also stands apart from other malware in its continuous evolution and increasing sophistication, as well as its ability to escape justice by hiding its main command-and- control servers behind proxying layers.

The Dridex Banking Trojan: an ever-evolving threat

Dridex mainly targets customers of banking institutions in Europe - has been owned and developed by the same people since its creation.

31 May 2017 1:37 PM

Some of the barriers that businesses face include the costs, time and human resources needed to install, configure and orchestrate different solutions for different platforms and OSes.

Kaspersky unveils a major update to its dedicated security product

Windows-only and Linux-only data centers are rare, with the majority mixing the two operating systems.

26 May 2017 5:16 PM

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