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RAT stands for Remote Administration Tool. While it may sound rather innocuous, the term “RAT” is usually associated with the software used for criminal or malicious purposes.

Infosec digest: exploit kit Neutrino in Wordpress, yet another GitHub DDoS, Wyndham responsible for breach, while Target is not.

A year ago, an infamous leak which exposed some celebrities’ nude photos sparked the discussion around password safety. What can you do protect your accounts?

A look at what the “threat landscape” is comprised of for businesses.

These days, the propagation of zero-day exploits occurs almost literally at the  speed of light. As soon as such useful exploit makes it to the public, APT authors can begin

Don’t be a slowpoke, follow Dr. House’s rule: everybody lies, especially on the Internet.

It’s not feasible to call a security solution, either for individual users or for businesses, “an antivirus.” There’s more than that.

Kaspersky Lab experts have investigated a new series of attacks by the Darkhotel cybercriminal group. Here are the details.

Apple patched a serious issue in its App Store and iTunes Store, which could have undermined many of the businesses working in this ecosystem.

Security experts often mention exploits as one of the most serious problems, although it’s not always clear why exploits are so special and scary. We’ll try to explain here.

Kaspersky Lab launches the new versions of its flagship products, designed with privacy concerns in mind.

Top-level IT security pros believe there’s a significant, unaddressed gap between enterprise security priorities and the serious threats that keep them awake at night.

Minidionis is yet another backdoor from the same APT group responsible for CozyDuke, MiniDuke, and CosmicDuke – this time with some “cloud” capabilities.

Private data of 37 million users are at risk after a huge data breach on the popular Ashley Madison dating site.

Exploits are a subset of malware, but they are not always detectable by security software if it doesn’t employ behavior analysis. In fact, it’s the only good way to beat exploits. Malware programs may be plentiful and varied, but most of them have similar behavioral patterns.

Attacking a broad spread of companies allows the group to access potentially valuable ‘bonus’ data from unexpected sources.

Hackers and cyberspies are not something you only see at the movies. The Internet is actually crawling with weirdos and criminals who are just looking for a chance to infect your smartphone or steal your gaming account.

Earlier this year, Kaspersky Lab’s products received commendations from a number of respected independent testing labs. Here are a few pertaining to our business-oriented products.

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”.

MRG Effitas awarded Kaspersky Lab its highest accolade for the development of reliable security technology for online banking.