Yuri Ilyin

Musician and technology enthusiast.

355 articles

Cryptowall 3.0: an evolution twist

Kaspersky Lab’s regular reports on threat dynamics and trends are called “IT Threat Evolution” not just for catchy word’s sake. IT threats are improving well in accordance with the laws of evolution – i.e. “natural selection”.

Windows 10: promised security improvements

Most of the security announcements surrounding Windows 10 business-oriented, as they address the primary IT security problems businesses have to face. Judging by those announcements, Microsofts seems to address the issues properly.

BYOD practice: developed, still immature

It looks like the development of BYOD in the commercial sector has outrun the recognition of the risks it poses. It’s worth mentioning, however, that similar risks are posed by any new “invasive species” of tech, and there is nothing unseen with BYOD.

DDoS On The Move

According to a study by Kaspersky Lab and B2B International, only 37% of the organizations surveyed said they currently have measures in place to protect against DDoS-attacks.

Simda post-mortem, or why security is everybody’s business

Simda was a rather mysterious botnet that had been used for dissemination of third-party potentially unwanted and malicious software. It has a built-in tools to detect and evade emulation, virtual machines and security tools, effectively allowing the bot to stay out of grid – apparently for years.