Press Releases
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October 8, 2017Kaspersky Lab unveiled a new study in partnership with B2B International at GITEX Technology Week 2017.
October 4, 2017A recent study by Kaspersky Lab entitled “Threat Landscape for Industrial Automation Systems in H1 2017” showed that in the first half of the year, manufacturing companies were the most susceptible to cyber threats.
October 2, 2017Ingram Micro Training MEA, a leading provider of instructor-led technical training, announced today that it is partnering with Kaspersky Lab as training provider for the Middle East Region.
October 1, 2017Kaspersky Lab researchers have discovered an unusual rise in mobile Trojan clickers that are stealing money from Android users through WAP-billing – a type of direct mobile payment taken without any additional registration.
September 27, 2017The Kaspersky Lab summit in Riyadh is aimed to drive awareness of cybersecurity protection and the need for advanced ‘threat intelligence’.
September 25, 2017Kaspersky Lab experts have discovered a feature in popular document-creation software that has been abused by attackers to launch successful targeted attacks.
September 20, 2017Sending emails, posting pictures in social networks, proceeding financial transactions online – all users’ activities in digital space intend sharing data, whether it be a photo or a credit card number.
September 18, 2017 Kaspersky Lab is introducing its next generation of Kaspersky Private Security Network, a private version of Kaspersky Security Network that allows enterprises to boost their detection speed with access to real-time global threat intelligence from...
September 14, 2017With every fourth business experiencing a targeted attack in the last 12 months , the need for organizations to have effective threat detection systems in place is now more crucial than ever.
September 13, 2017 The Kaspersky Lab Anti-Malware Research team has identified two botnets made of computers infected with malware, which silently installs cryptocurrency miners – legitimate software used to create (“mine”) virtual currencies based on blockchain...
September 10, 2017The second quarter of 2017 was proof that long-lasting DDoS attacks are back in business. The longest attack in the quarter was active for 277 hours (more than 11 days) – which is a 131% increase compared to Q1.
September 6, 2017Kaspersky Lab has launched updated versions of its consumer flagship products.
September 4, 2017People love their digital devices. Yet, they put it at risk with dangerous behaviour that compromises security.
August 30, 2017A competitive analysis of the market for Advanced Persistent Threats (APT) by The Radicati Group has awarded Kaspersky Lab’s Anti Targeted Attack platform “Trail Blazer” quadrant status, one of its top market leadership positions.
August 27, 2017In Q2 2017, cybercriminals involved in spam distribution tried to capitalize on public fears when the WannaCry ransomware epidemic struck in May.
August 23, 2017Kaspersky Lab researchers have discovered a new modification of the well-known mobile banking Trojan Faketoken, which has been developed and is now able to steal credentials from popular taxi applications.
August 21, 2017Exploit packages in-the-wild became the game changer of the cyber threat landscape in Q2 2017.
August 16, 2017Kaspersky Lab experts have discovered a backdoor planted in a server management software product used by hundreds of large businesses around the world.
August 14, 2017To help small businesses address the worries that are holding them back Kaspersky Lab execs have come together to share personal insight on key business challenges
August 9, 2017The second quarter of 2017 saw sophisticated threat actors unleash a wealth of new and enhanced malicious tools, including three zero-day exploits and two unprecedented attacks: WannaCry and ExPetr.
August 2, 2017Users are putting their precious and sensitive data in danger, by the way they share both their information, and their physical devices containing this information with others.
July 31, 2017Kaspersky Lab has introduced Secure Connection, a solution for encrypting traffic on Windows and Mac computers.
July 27, 2017 Kaspersky Lab researchers have examined publicly available hardware and software tools for covert password interception and discovered that a powerful hacking tool can be created for as little as $20, and just a few hours of work by someone with...
July 25, 2017New multi-year partnership adds next-generation on and off-track cybersecurity