Press Releases
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October 10, 2023 Kaspersky today announced its partnership with the Saudi Esports Federation (SEF), becoming an exclusive partner for Saudi eLeagues and Voices of Saudi Esports in the category of cybersecurity and digital protection. This will help Kaspersky join...
September 28, 2023 Kaspersky released a new report on mobile cyberthreat dynamics in Q2 2023, which indicates that threats for mobile devices are growing. While users increasingly rely on their mobile devices to share personal data and connect to corporate networks,...
September 17, 2023 The “Kaspersky Transparency Center”, first of its kind in the Middle East was inaugurated today by His Excellency the Vice Minister of Communications and Information Technology, Engineer Haitham bin Abdul Rahman Al-Ohali, in the presence of...
September 7, 2023 According to Kaspersky research , the majority of employees in the United Arab Emirates believe that the metaverse is the future of internet and will revolutionize entire industries (84,8%). Only few were skeptical of the metaverse and thought that...
September 5, 2023 According to the Digital Superstitions survey by Kaspersky*, more than half of the respondents in the Middle East, Türkiye, Africa region (55%) do not post photos with their partners or spouses on social networks. Kaspersky is shedding light on how...
September 4, 2023 With the global business landscape becoming increasingly interconnected, mergers and acquisitions (M&A) have been surging as companies look for growth, diversification, and strategic positioning. According to an E&Y report, in the Middle East region...
August 23, 2023 Kaspersky experts have outlined top four email scam themes and tactics currently prevalent in the Middle East, Türkiye, Africa region (META). These scams highlight different social engineering techniques used by cybercriminals, however the objective...
August 2, 2023 Kaspersky experts detected a wave of scams related to courier services in the Middle East, Turkiye, and Africa. Fraudsters are employing deceptive tactics to trick unsuspecting users into divulging their financial information by claiming packages...
July 31, 2023 Scam and phishing are on the rise globally and in META, in particular in Q1 of 2023 the UAE saw a 33% increase in the number of phishing attacks compared to Q1 2022 . A holiday season is usually the time when cybercriminals intensify their activity....
July 27, 2023 Kaspersky and UAE-based NASR Esports today extended their strategic collaboration to elevate cybersecurity literacy among gamers. This ongoing collaboration is part of Kaspersky’s global “Fearless Gaming” initiative which aims to support esports...
July 26, 2023 Ransomware remains one of the main threats to information security globally and in the META region. In 2022, the average cost of a ransomware attack was US$4.54 million (according to IBM’s data breach report), and Kaspersky solutions detected over...
July 25, 2023 Kaspersky experts are warning against banking scams targeting people in the UAE. Cybercriminals have been increasingly posing as prominent banks, exploiting the element of fear in people and compelling them to divulge financial and personal...
July 12, 2023According to a recent survey by Kaspersky called Digital Superstitions, third of respondents (34%) from the Middle East, Turkiye and Africa (META) region do not know what data about them is publicly available on the Internet.
June 12, 2023 Throughout 2022 and the first quarter of 2023, 14% of installs of potentially unwanted mobile financial apps on Android phones were made by users in the Middle East, Turkiye, Africa (META) region. META ranks third among the world regions behind APAC...
June 12, 2023 Throughout 2022 and the first quarter of 2023, 14% of installs of potentially unwanted mobile financial apps on Android phones were made by users in the Middle East, Turkiye, Africa (META) region. META ranks third among the world regions behind APAC...
June 8, 2023 At the beginning of 2023 the share of users attacked with spyware in the Middle East increased by 11.8% from Q4 2022 to Q1 2023. Focusing on countries, during the same time period, Qatar (23.8%), Egypt (22.7%), UAE (10.1%), Kuwait (7.8%) and Saudi...
May 25, 2023Kaspersky recently analyzed what digital superstitions Internet users in the META region believe in nowadays and investigated whether there are grounds for these beliefs.
May 16, 2023 At the annual Cyber Security Weekend – META 2023, the details of Kaspersky’s recent initiative on Darknet incidents monitoring were revealed. When detecting a cybersecurity incident related to corporate data compromised on the Dark web, whether it...
May 11, 2023 Industrial control systems (ICS) are used to run modern critical infrastructure, including energy stations and nuclear power plants. These objects operate at constant risk of being cyberattacked. According to the statistics from Kaspersky ICS CERT...
May 10, 2023 A browser extension is a piece of software that users can install to customize the functionality of a web browser. Browser extensions are handy, but they can also pose serious threats to privacy and security. As an increasing number of people have...
May 9, 2023 Deepfake creation tools and services can be found on darknet marketplaces. These services offer generative AI video creation for a variety of purposes, including fraud, blackmail, and stealing confidential data. The prices for creating or purchasing...
May 8, 2023 During the annual Cyber Security Weekend 2023 for the Middle East, Turkiye and Africa which was recently held in Almaty, Kazakhstan Kaspersky researchers announced the discovery of a series of attacks by a new malware supposedly developed by the...
May 7, 2023 Kaspersky today announced its Training and Internship program in Saudi Arabia, further fueling its commitment to build national capabilities within the cybersecurity sector in the Kingdom. One of the many initiatives pioneered by Kaspersky, this...
May 4, 2023 During Kaspersky’s 8th annual Cyber Security Weekend – META 2023, held in Almaty, Kazakhstan, the company’s experts discussed the biggest cyberthreats specifically targeting governments, enterprises, businesses and industrial organizations, while...