Threats
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Kaspersky Unmasks "Icefog" Cyberattacks These assaults target specific information, such as passwords and critical files. And once the attackers have what they want, they cover their tracks and slip away into the void. The newly revealed attacks provide a glimpse into a shadowy world in which cybercrime and possible espionage are blurred together in attacks on strategic industries and their global supply chains.
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Types of Malware Malware, also known as "malicious software," can be classified several ways in order to distinguish the unique types of malware from each other. Distinguishing and classifying different types of malware from each other is important to better understanding how they can infect computers and devices, the threat level they pose and how to protect against them.
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Major Threats That Mac Virus Protection Can Prevent Mac computers remain at low risk for virus infection, but that doesn't mean Mac users can become complacent. Mac virus protection is still necessary for good computer hygiene and as a part of a comprehensive home-computer security plan.
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Information Technology Security Reports: Figures, Statistics, and Trending Data Kaspersky Lab Information Technology (IT) Security Reports provide consumers with in depth information on the latest on information technology security related data, statistics, and trending information. Below are links that contain comprehensive quarterly IT security reports.
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Spam Statistics Report Q3-2013 This 2013 Quarterly Spam Statistics Report provides the latest analysis of spam trends, malicious attachments, phishing, and insights from the Kaspersky Lab intelligence team for the 3rd quarter 2013. This report provides not only key findings and trends but also spammer methods and tricks as well as spam by source globally.
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Top 10 Ways Hackers Will Exploit Your Mistakes – How to Protect your Computer and Network According to the AV-TEST Institute, more than 390,000 new pieces of malware are detected each day. The sheer number of malicious programs gives hackers an ample opportunity to pick and choose their targets. Users often make the same common mistakes that are easily exploited. Here is a rundown of the top 10 mistakes users make and how to avoid them to keep you and your network safe.
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What to Do if Your Identity is Stolen: A Step-By-Step Guide In 2014, the Consumer Federation of America performed a survey of consumer agencies that pointed to identity theft as the fastest-growing complaint they've received. Follow this step-by-step guide on what to do if your identity is stolen.
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Anatomy of Online Dating Scams - How Not to Become a Victim of Cyber-romance If you thought online dating websites are on the rise, than you would be right. 49 million Americans have tried dating sites, reports Statistic Brain Research Institute. However, not everyone who creates a profile on these sites has honorable intentions. According to the FBI, victims of online dating scams lost more than $82 million in the last six months of 2014. In fact, romance or “confidence” scams lead to the largest per-person losses of any Internet fraud, with the average victim losing more than $100,000. Here’s a quick look at the anatomy of a dating scam, and how you can avoid fake romance.
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No More Shop til you Drop – How Safe is Online Shopping Online shopping is convenient, easy and quick. We can shop when we want, compare prices and have our purchases delivered to our front doors. Best of all there are no lines or supermarket parking lots to negotiate online. What’s not to like?
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Svchost.exe Virus Sneak Attacks The svchost.exe file is commonly used by many Windows applications. However, cybercriminals have been known to attach malware to this file in hopes of catching users off-guard. Thus, it becomes vital to keep an eye out for any "sneak attacks" by cybercriminals and malware creators using the svchost.exe file for Windows.
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