ddos What’s so bad about DDoS? While it would be obvious to say that DDoS attacks are “bad for business”, the threat is often underestimated, overlooked, or neglected. Surveys show less than 40% of companies take
Mobile Security Attack or steal: two equal mobile device threats Losing a phone is always a bit of a nuisance, especially if it’s an expensive piece of hardware. With smartphones conquering the world with authority, losing a phone means also
APT Still around: Energetic Bear/Crouching Yeti APT is not going away Crouching Yeti, last year’s widely publicized APT campaign, is apparently still active, although the operator might have switched infrastructure, techniques, and targets.
Adobe Old bug’s reminiscences: a 4 year old Adobe patch proved incomplete A four year old Flash patch did not properly resolve a vulnerable Flex application, and attackers can exploit the bug, which is said to affect some 30 percent of Alexa’s top 10 most popular sites in the world, which threatens the integrity of the businesses behind these sites.
cyberattacks Routers on fire: hackers rush change DNS settings A large-scale “pharming” campaign targeting home routers took place in South America, the latest in a trend Kaspersky Lab’s experts have been monitoring for awhile. Home routers are frequently used
cryptolocker Pay to play again: a cryptolocker variant goes after the gamers A cryptolocker variant is coming after online gamers, and there is more to this story than meets the eye. Looks like cybercriminals found a great way to get to the
IoT Internet of crappy things, from a business angle The world of ubiquitous connected devices is almost here, and it’s so eagerly anticipated that it becoming a reality seems inevitable. Anticipation, however, doesn’t necessarily mean that we are going
Carbanak Best tweets of #TheSAS2015 Kaspersky Security Analyst Summit brought forward a lot of things to think about, and in this post we’ll pick a handful (well, actually quite a lot) of twitter highlights from those two days of security-related keynotes and presentations.
APT Non-Impervious: cybercriminals make mistakes too Cybercriminals go at great lengths to throw researchers off their scent, but just like in the “offline” crime world they make errors and leave peculiar traces behind, making them look a bit silly, while the cyber-forensic experts get happy.
enterprise security Security within: Kaspersky Lab launches Kaspersky Security System Kaspersky Lab announced the immediate availability of Kaspersky Security System. The new platform is launched as an embeddable OEM component to manufacturers and vendors of comprehensive IT solutions.
APT The Equation, Carbanak, Desert Falcons: Security Analyst Summit summary On February 16th and 17th in Cancun, Mexico, the Fourth annual Kaspersky Security Analyst Summit took place. Here are several chosen moments from the keynotes presented there.
cryptolocker Non-conventional top security news stories: January 2015 Today we discuss the most important news on information security from January.
FalconsAPT Swooping down into the sands: Desert Falcons APT Kaspersky Lab has discovered the first APT campaign launched by Arabic speakers, operating in the Middle East.
EquationAPT Mothership unlocked: The Equation APT Kaspersky Lab’s researchers have discovered what is possibly should be called “mother of all APTs”: the Equation group has already been compared to Death Star in the APT universe.
Carbanak The Great Bank Robbery: Carbanak APT Kaspersky Lab has discovered an ultra-massive money-stealing campaign codenamed Carbanak APT with total losses summing up to $1 bn so far.
business security #TheSAS2015: a business angle We are now halfway through the first day of Kaspersky Lab’s Security Analyst Summit, a security conference taking place in Cancun, Mexico.
Electronic Payments Why electronic payments get attacked? While fast and convenient, electronic payments are a risky matter if not secured properly.
awards Year of Plenty: the latest roundup of Independent Tests awards for Kaspersky Lab’s products It’s always nice to see high marks and awards from independent testing labs. The latest roundup shows that Kaspersky Lab’s product performance is consistently great over the time.
IT Security IT security questions that every small business needs to ask themselves Understanding something means getting the correct answers to questions. In this post, we have picked – and answered – three questions that need to be asked to ensure business data security.
Cybersecurity Aware and prepared: IT trends for businesses to consider It can be hard for businesses to keep in mind everything they need to do to be protected. We have identified five trends in cybersecurity that are affecting businesses, directly or indirectly, at a formidable level.
Cybersecurity Protecting your business in a few minutes and with a few clicks: it’s that easy With Kaspersky Small Office Security there’s no need to waste a lot of time ensuring your business is a cyber safe environment.