critical infrastructure Cyber Intelligence Asia 2014: CERTs and Industrial Security In March I spoke at Cyber Intelligence Asia 2014, where CERTs from most Asians countries were presented. The fact is that only a few CERTs are now dealing in some
Heartbleed Bug The Heartbleed Bug: averting a doomsday As reported yesterday, security researchers have found a nasty bug in OpenSSL, which allows reading the memory of systems protected by the vulnerable versions of the OpenSSL software. This effectively
bug The heart is bleeding out: a new critical bug found in OpenSSL A very serious flaw has just been discovered in OpenSSL – an open-source and very popular cryptographic library, which has already incited a minor (for now) panic amongst security experts.
Security digest Information security digest, 20.03 – 04.04 Due to the intensity of recent incidents, we have decided to release our security digests more often. From now on, it will be released every two weeks. Since March 20th
Windows XP Windows XP: The immortal operating system There are just few days left until Microsoft officially stops supporting its operating system Windows XP. This successful and popular operating systems has long become a burden for the company.
kaspersky antivirus Kaspersky Anti-Virus 6: an uphill road to a huge milestone Almost any company that produces a product has something that is usually called ‘a milestone product’. For Kaspersky Lab this was Kaspersky Anti-Virus 6.0. Released back in 2006, it was
Kaspersky Security Network Cyberthreats Map: watch global threats in real time Kaspersky Lab presents its new interactive Cyberthreats Realtime Map. Living up to its name, this visual tool allows users to see what is going on in cybersecurity around the world
business security Security landscape: a view from Kaspersky Lab How well do you know computers? Or, let’s say, microwave ovens? Smartphones or cars? When it comes to answering any of these questions, there can be many different points of
corporate security #KLIAS2014 Outcomes: The Cost of APTs is Going Down This February, Kaspersky Lab held quite an important event: the annual Industry Analyst Summit. This was the third time we invited top security industry professionals to discuss a wide range
security news Information Security Digest 20.02-20.03 Apple in Disgrace In late February, researchers detected a couple of major problems with the operating systems Apple iOS and Mac OS X. The iOS version 7.06 update restored some
Kaspersky Small Office Security Small Business Story: Music and Stage Equipment Manufacturer We’re continuing the series “Small Business Stories”, in which CEOs of small companies talk about the role IT plays in their general activities and in the protection of their information.
corporate security All your data will be erased in Ten… Nine… Eight… Mr. Vitaly Kamluk, Kaspersky Lab’s security researcher, enters the stage, goes over a certain number of slides, and then proceeds to do a live demo. He warns the audience about
Cyber Espionage Cyber-espionage: the ways to keep intruders off Kaspersky Lab recently published a new survey called “Who’s spying on you” to describe the arising problem of cyber-espionage. In our previous article we pointed out that any company or
APT Cyber Espionage: the scale and collateral damage Whenever one hears the words ‘cyber espionage’, large-scale campaigns affecting entire national states and transnational corporations such as Aurora, Flame or Duqu come to mind. Unfortunately, cyber espionage doesn’t necessarily
Android Android and Windows in tandem: double the trouble The year started with Intel, AMD and their OEM partners announcing that they would soon release PCs that run both Android and Windows 8.1 at the same time. The pilot
DNS The phantom menace: why pay more attention to routers This article is in reaction to the news that a new worm targeted specific models of Linksys routers. The Moon worm ([1], [2]) is exploiting a flaw of those routers’
corporate security Database Security 101: How Attackers Get In, How to Keep Them Out Despite maybe a decade of dealing with these problems, SQL injection and brute force or credential theft attacks remain among the most potent methods used by attackers seeking to compromise
award Q&A with CRN 2014 Channel Chief, Chris Doggett Congrats on being named a Channel Chief two years in a row. How has the past year been for the channel program? Last year we were focused on partner enablement
Business News Information Security Digest, 20.01 – 20.02 Game of Expectations Kaspersky Lab’s experts detected phishing newsletters that were supposedly advertising the messenger service, WhatsApp, being released for PC. WhatsApp is an extremely popular messenger for mobile platforms,
Kaspersky Fraud Prevention Kaspersky Fraud Prevention: protecting financial operations At the Mobile World Congress held in Barcelona Kaspersky Lab presented a new platform designed to protect financial transactions on the Web – Kaspersky Fraud Prevention. The solution is primarily
cyberattacks ‘Weird’ cyberattacks: accidental targets and collateral damage There is a lot of talk these days about cybercriminals growing shrewder. They are less interested in getting notoriety for crashing a number of websites or launching large-scale mail worm