Press Releases
July 18, 2016Just a year has passed since Securing Smart Cities – a not-for-profit global initiative that aims to raise awareness and solve the existing and future cybersecurity problems of smart cities – was launched
July 14, 2016 The business segment is becoming a more and more attractive target for cipher-malware developers. According to a Kaspersky Lab report based on Kaspersky Security Network (KSN) data, the number of attacks against the corporate sector 2015-2016,...
July 13, 2016Kaspersky Lab: New study reveals the Internet is a source of family conflict and disconnect
July 13, 2016The way we live our digital lives at home is having a big impact on our family relationships, according to new research from Kaspersky Lab and iconKids & Youth.
July 12, 2016 The latest research from Kaspersky Lab shows that consumers are endangering themselves and their data because they are letting their guard down abroad. From drinking alcohol, to using risky Wi-Fi connections, and handing their smartphones over to...
July 12, 201691.1 % of remotely available, vulnerable Industrial Control Systems likely belonging to large organisations
July 11, 2016To minimize the possibility of a cyber-attack, Industrial Control Systems (ICS) are supposed to be run in a physically isolated environment
July 11, 2016The urge to go online the moment they reach foreign soil sees a high proportion of people connecting to unsecured Wi-Fi networks, putting their personal data at risk, according to a study by Kaspersky Lab
July 9, 2016In February 2016, following an alert from a partner, Kaspersky Lab’s Global Research and Analysis Team began an investigation
July 7, 2016Kaspersky Lab: Advanced cyber threats, demystified
July 6, 2016 During its annual research project, that investigates user behavior on the Internet, Kaspersky Lab and B2B International have discovered the average value of files stored on user devices exceed more than twice the average ransom demanded by...
July 5, 2016 Kaspersky Lab’s latest report shows business travelers are more likely to be mugged of valuable private and corporate data than of their travel money, and yet their indiscriminate behavior while online, particularly among senior executives, is...
July 3, 2016The consequences of a Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attack extend far beyond financial considerations. These attacks damage a company’s relationship with its customers, according to the research from Kaspersky Lab and B2B International.
July 2, 2016A Kaspersky Lab security expert has uncovered a malware attack that tricked around 10,000 Facebook users around the world into infecting their devices after receiving a message from a friend claiming to have mentioned them on Facebook
June 29, 2016 To protect their privacy, UAE users are turning to a multitude of methods to keep their personal data away from prying eyes in the online world, including hiding their devices. Yet multiple research studies from Kaspersky Lab shows that not enough...
June 29, 2016 The number of users attacked by ransomware targeting Android-based devices has increased four-fold in just one year, hitting at least 136,000 users globally. A report on the ransomware threat landscape, conducted by Kaspersky Lab, also found that...
June 28, 201613% of South African users cover their webcams trying to protect privacy
June 27, 2016Findings, worrying for parents worldwide, have been revealed by the Connected Kids research, carried out by Kaspersky Lab and iconKids & Youth.
June 24, 2016 While performing a security assessment for one of its clients in the critical infrastructure sector, the Kaspersky Lab Security Services team discovered an important vulnerability. The CVE-2016-4785 vulnerability could allow an attacker to remotely...
June 23, 2016Crypto-ransomware attacks rise five-fold to hit 718 thousand users in one year
June 22, 2016 The number of users attacked with encryption ransomware is soaring, with 718,536 users hit between April 2015 and March 2016: an increase of 5.5 times compared to the same period in 2014-2015. The irreversible consequences of this kind of malware...
June 21, 2016Kaspersky Lab and the Archeological Society at Athens Extend Cooperation in Akrotiri
June 21, 2016 If you’re waiting for a friend, a colleague or even a doctor’s appointment, how long do you think it takes before you check your phone – two minutes? Three? An experiment conducted on behalf of Kaspersky Lab by the Universities of Würzburg and...
June 16, 2016As Father’s Day approaches, Kaspersky Lab sheds light on how dads look after their children online and checks whether their care extends from the real world to the virtual one.