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Kaspersky has been named Leader in the Data Quadrant awards by SoftwareReviews, the most in-depth source of buyer data and insights for the enterprise software market. Kaspersky’s multi-layered security product for endpoint security received a 97 Net Emotional Footprint total score, based on users’ feedback.

The latest Kaspersky report revealed that an ongoing malicious “multi-malware” campaign has conducted more than 10,000 attacks primarily targeting global organizations. The campaign employs backdoors, keyloggers, and miners. Using new malicious scripts designed to disable security features and facilitate malware downloads, its aim is financial exploitation.

Kaspersky's Global Research and Analysis Team (GReAT) and Industrial Control Systems Cyber Emergency Response Team (ICS CERT) have unveiled significant developments in the cyber espionage activities targeting Eastern European industrial companies with the use of updated MATA toolset. The investigation, spanning months, exposed sophisticated attack techniques, updated malware capabilities, and a novel infection chain.

Kaspersky researchers have discovered a persistent campaign compromising a specific type of secure USB drive, used to provide encryption for safe data storage. Dubbed 'TetrisPhantom,' this espionage effort targets government entities in the Asia-Pacific region (APAC), and shows no discernible overlap with any known threat actor. These and other findings are detailed in Kaspersky’s new quarterly APT threat landscape report.

Kaspersky has launched a full-featured solution for containerized environments – Kaspersky Container Security (KCS). It secures containerized application at all stages, from development to operation. The product is ready to go directly after installation, low-cost, and easy to deploy and integrate into the company’s IT infrastructure. Together with Kaspersky Hybrid Cloud Security, it forms a security ecosystem for hybrid and cloud infrastructures.

Cybersecurity researchers at Kaspersky have uncovered significant developments in the activities of the ToddyCat Advanced Persistent Threat (APT) group, shedding light on the group's evolving strategies and introducing a fresh set of loaders designed to facilitate their malicious operations. Moreover, during the investigation a new set of malware deployed by ToddyCat was uncovered: the actor uses it to collect files of interest and exfiltrate them on public and legitimate file hosting services. These findings highlight the increasing weight of cyber espionage and the adaptability of APT groups to evade detection.

Kaspersky has presented its ethical principles for the development and use of systems employing artificial intelligence (AI) or machine learning (ML) today, reinforcing its commitment to a transparent and responsible approach toward technology development. As AI algorithms play an increasingly prominent role in cybersecurity, the principles set out in Kaspersky’s whitepaper explain how the company ensures its AI-driven technologies are reliable and provides guidance to other industry players on mitigating the risks associated with the use of AI/ML algorithms. The relevant discussion was initiated by Kaspersky as part of the UN Internet Governance Forum, currently taking place in Japan, bringing together world leading experts responsible for internet governance.

Insight Story, the audio series about emerging tech from Kaspersky, returns on October 11 for a second season. The project is aimed at empowering business leaders by helping them to make the right decisions about tech investment. The series provide insights and comments from global tech leaders, including advice from Kaspersky’s Global Research & Analysis Team (GReAT). Among the topics discussed in new episodes are generative AI, the industrial internet of things (IIoT), and AI ethics.

Kaspersky today received an appreciation award for its contribution into building a more cyber resilient world and partnership with Singapore Police Force’s (SPF) Alliance of Public PrivAte Cybercrime sTakeholders (APPACT).

A New Kaspersky solution is helping companies build reliable networks, maintain geo-distributed businesses, and connect new branches with a zero-touch experience. The Software Defined Wide Area Network (SD-WAN) manages the entire corporate network from a single console, and converges individual communication channels and network functions of companies.