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June 21, 2018Although they acknowledge the rising risks of connectivity, many industrial organizations are failing to put practical steps in place, to improve the security of their operational technology
June 19, 2018Kaspersky Lab researchers tracking the Olympic Destroyer threat that famously struck the opening of the Winter Olympic Games in Pyeongchang with a destructive network worm have discovered that the hacking group behind it is still active.
June 4, 2018According to Kaspersky Lab research, 7,176 of approximately 32,000 public Wi-Fi networks in FIFA World Cup 2018 host cities do not use traffic encryption.
May 31, 2018With IT budgets under pressure to transform and improve multiple areas of an organisation, and business leaders needing to demonstrate return on every investment, the onus has long been on IT security to prove its worth.
May 29, 2018New research shows that smartwatches can become tools for spying on their owners
May 28, 2018Kaspersky Lab experts have identified phishing emails from fraudsters offering users the chance to snap up much sought after ‘guest’ tickets to the 2018 FIFA World Cup – but at a higher price than fans bargained for
May 27, 2018 On 16 April, Kaspersky Lab researchers reported on a new Android malware distributed through a domain name system (DNS) hijacking technique and targeting mainly smartphones in Asia. Four weeks on, the threat continues to evolve rapidly and has now...
May 24, 2018According to new research from Kaspersky Lab, safeguarding data is continuing to present new challenges for businesses, with the most expensive cybersecurity incidents over the last 12 months related to data protection.
May 24, 2018Exploits, software that takes advantage of a bug or vulnerability, for Microsoft Office in-the-wild hit the list of cyber headaches in Q1 2018.
May 22, 2018Kaspersky Lab ICS CERT has analyzed the OPC Unified Architecture (OPC UA) protocol, which is designed for secure data transfer between servers and clients in industrial systems, including critical infrastructure.
May 20, 2018Kaspersky Lab researchers have discovered a new variant of the SynAck ransomware Trojan using the Doppelgänging technique to bypass anti-virus security by hiding in legitimate processes.
May 16, 2018 Cybersecurity is a fast-growing part of a service provider’s offering. According to Kaspersky Lab’s study in 2017, 51% of MSPs considered the essential role of cybersecurity for IT operations as the main trend to affect the MSP market over the next...
May 16, 2018The Saudi Federation for Cyber Security, Programming and Drones signed a memorandum of understanding with Kaspersky Lab in an effort by the Federation to further strengthen infrastructure security.
May 16, 2018Online voting appeals to many aspects of modern society – such as geographically spread communities, or progressive universities wanting to hear their students’ voices.
May 16, 2018On April 11-14 Kaspersky Lab held its annual Cyber Security Weekend for the Middle East, Turkey and Africa (META) in Istanbul to explore the evolution of the threat landscape
May 16, 2018Kaspersky Lab, a long-standing partner of Abu Dhabi Racing, has extended and expanded its partnership with Amna Al Qubaisi, the first Arab woman to compete in Formula 4.
May 15, 2018By the end of 2019, data from customers in Europe, North America, Japan, Singapore, Australia and South Korea will be stored and processed in Zurich
May 14, 2018 The Kaspersky Endpoint Security for Windows application – a core part of Kaspersky Endpoint Security for Business - has officially been certified for passing the Common Criteria for Information Technology Security Evaluation (CC), an international...
May 8, 2018It’s well documented that younger generations are spending a greater proportion of their lives online, but they’re not the only ones.
May 8, 2018Kuwait’s Central Agency for Information Technology (CAIT), in partnership with cybersecurity specialists Kaspersky Lab and regional IT specialists, Diyar, has hosted a cybersecurity conference
May 6, 2018The risks associated with growing up in an online world are not only giving parents a headache, but the time their children are spending online is a real cause for concern.
April 23, 2018Kaspersky Lab has uncovered infrastructure used by the well-known Russian-speaking APT group Crouching Yeti, also known as Energetic Bear, which includes compromised servers across the world.