Press Releases
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September 3, 2024 As challenges continue to grow for cybersecurity teams, Kaspersky has unveiled a significant update to its Unified Monitoring and Analysis Platform, a security information and event management system (SIEM). The enhanced functionality is designed to...
September 2, 2024 As the back-to-school season starts, Kaspersky's cybersecurity experts have detected a significant surge in fraudulent activities. Every year, cybercriminals exploit the busy period of academic preparations and purchases, launching sophisticated...
August 28, 2024 Remote work has become a new reality for many professionals. Employees, ranging from designers to accountants, often handle sensitive information, which presents a risk of compromise when operating outside an office environment. To help navigate...
August 20, 2024 AI is becoming a new member of society according to results from a new Kaspersky survey ‘Excitement, Superstition and great Insecurity – How global Consumers engage with the Digital World’. The study also found that today artificial intelligence is...
August 15, 2024In the second quarter of 2024, Kaspersky’s Global Research and Analysis Team (GReAT) observed that, while some threat actors maintained their usual patterns, others have significantly updated their tools and broadened the scope of their activities.
August 13, 2024Kaspersky appoints Al-Falak Electronic Equipment & Supplies, a long-standing leader in Advanced IT and Communication Services in the region, as its distribution partner for the full Kaspersky consumer portfolio in Saudi Arabia.
August 8, 2024 With the number of global email users projected to grow to 4.73 billion by 2026, email has become one of the most important platforms for communication in the digital age. For many people, an email address is their main digital identity. Kaspersky...
August 6, 2024 The new study by Kaspersky ‘Excitement, Superstition and great Insecurity – How global Consumers engage with the Digital World’ discloses controversial views among users regarding the protection of their personal information. For instance, 50% of...
August 1, 2024 Kaspersky experts detected intensified scam activity this summer, when cybercriminals tried to steal corporate email credentials by mimicking messages from a well-known logistics company. Attackers targeted organizations in various countries,...
July 29, 2024Kaspersky has uncovered seven vulnerabilities, two of which could allow arbitrary code execution, in the widely used open-source projects Suricata and FreeRDP during pre-release penetration testing of company's products.
July 29, 2024 Kaspersky experts warn against a recent scam campaign, crafting phishing pages disguised as the Dubai Government application, Digital Dubai Authority. The scam works by simulating familiar repayment sites, such as DubaiPay and Salik, for victims to...
July 23, 2024e& UAE customers can now enjoy Kaspersky’s award-winning consumer solutions - Kaspersky Premium and Kaspersky Plus, under monthly subscriptions to safeguard their digital lives.
July 17, 2024 According to the latest Kaspersky study, more than half of geo-distributed businesses (58%) in the UAE identified a disparity between the levels of cyber protection across all sites: 42% of these companies admitted this problem but didn't think it...
July 16, 2024During the summer season, travel-related scams inevitably rise. Kaspersky and Musafir.com share advice for those planning to travel over this period, protecting vacationers against a range of cyber risks.
July 9, 2024 Researchers at Kaspersky keep a close eye on Advanced Persistent Threats (APTs) and are observing 19 active threat actors that currently target organizations within the Middle East. Whilst these threat actors target a wide range of entities,...
July 8, 2024 Kaspersky is announcing the release of its upgraded iOS and Android mobile apps, with updates focusing on security, privacy and improved usability. Among new features available in the iOS app are the Security Scan button, Private Browsing option and...
July 3, 2024 More than three quarters (85%) of geo-distributed companies in the Middle East, Turkiye and Africa (META) region using container development methods experienced cybersecurity incidents in the last 12 months according to the latest Kaspersky study....
July 2, 2024 Public Wi-Fi is quite popular at cafes, airports, or abroad during vacations or business trips. Despite the convenience and perceived necessity of staying connected, these common situations require vigilance to ensure the safety and protection of...
June 27, 2024 59% of geo-distributed businesses globally and 68% in the UAE, experienced network problems related to their multi-site structure at least once a month, shows Kaspersky survey of Network and Information Security decision makers from 20 countries...
June 25, 2024 Kaspersky demonstrated strong performance in 2023, marked by an 11-percent* growth in the company’s net sales bookings. This increase was primarily driven by robust sales of the company’s B2B product portfolio, which rose by 24% year-on-year (YOY)....
June 19, 2024 In an era marked by escalating cyberthreats and rapidly developing digitalization, organizations are faced with the daunting task of protecting their cloud workloads against sophisticated attacks. To address the evolving cybersecurity challenges...
June 11, 2024 Recently, there have been a number of news about data leaks, such as those from Santander and Ticketmaster. In fact, data leaks are a constant issue, affecting a range of industries from banking to logistics companies, online stores, entertainment,...
June 7, 2024 Cybercriminals aren’t ignoring Linux-based devices, which becomes evident when looking at some of the recent examples of malware targeting this operating system: a Linux implant for the DinodasRAT malware — also known as XDealer; or a backdoor in...
June 4, 2024 Over one-third (39%) of geographically distributed companies in the Middle East, Turkiye and Africa (META) region identify building and maintaining a cohesive IT infrastructure across multiple sites as their primary concern, according to a new...