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Kaspersky Lab to open new office in Kigali, Rwanda, to boost proximity to regional partners

May 21, 2019 admin 0

Kaspersky Lab has announced plans to open a new office in Kigali, Rwanda, to support the rapid growth of its business in East Africa. This strategic move will provide more room for development as well [c]

Analysis & Features

Video and audio the most searched content by children globally – Kaspersky

June 15, 2018 admin 0

Kaspersky Lab’s  latest report on the online activities of children – based on statistics received from its solutions and modules with child protection features – highlights children’s online activities and the importance of protecting them when online. [c]

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GDPR – what businesses can do to boost personal data security

May 25, 2018 admin 0

By Nikolay Pankov In less than a week, the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) will come into effect. Therefore, businesses operating in Europe – or just processing or collecting European citizens’ personal data – [c]

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How to avoid turning your smartphone into a spyware zoo

May 20, 2018 admin 0

By Julia Glazova Sometimes even a completely innocent-looking site with a good reputation can be harmful – criminals may find and exploit a vulnerability. For example, they can use the site for drive-by attacks, causing each visitor [c]

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Hackers who discover bugs in Kaspersky products to get upto $100,000 in rewards

March 7, 2018 admin 0

As part of its Global Transparency Initiative, Kaspersky Lab is extending its successful bug bounty program to include rewards of up to $100,000 for the discovery and responsible disclosure of severe vulnerabilities in some of [c]

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Kaspersky discovers vulnerabilities that make gas stations easy targets for hackers

February 9, 2018 admin 0

Kaspersky Lab researchers have helped uncover a number of unknown vulnerabilities that have left gas stations around the world exposed to remote takeover, often for years. The vulnerabilities were found in an embedded gas station [c]

Analysis & Features

Our priority is to protect users against cyberthreats, no matter their origin – Eugene Kaspersky

October 25, 2017 admin 0

Following a barrage of attacks, mostly in US-based media outlets, that his company – Kaspersky Lab – has been colluding with the Russian government to use the firm’s IT security products to spy on American [c]

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Kaspersky Lab to offer $100,000 reward to anyone who detects severe vulnerabilities in its solutions

October 23, 2017 admin 0

Kaspersky Lab has announced the launch of its Global Transparency Initiative as part of its ongoing commitment to protecting customers from cyber-threats, regardless of their origin or purpose. With this Initiative, Kaspersky Lab will engage the broader information [c]

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Everybody lies: What people are lying about on dating sites

October 16, 2017 admin 0

By Alexandra Golovina Kaspersky Lab and B2B International jointly researched online dating site users’ patterns of behavior and the threats they encounter. We found out what type of information users are prepared to share with strangers and [c]

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Kaspersky Lab, INTERPOL to share threat intelligence data on latest cybercrime trends

October 12, 2017 admin 0

Kaspersky Lab has reiterated its commitment to global collaboration in the fight against cybercrime by signing a threat intelligence sharing agreement with INTERPOL. The legal framework is designed to facilitate and develop cooperation between Kaspersky [c]

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Kaspersky Lab unveils updated consumer products, free antivirus solutions in Africa

September 13, 2017 admin 0

Kaspersky Lab has launched updated versions of its consumer products. The updated Kaspersky Internet Security ensures even better protection against ransomware, is able to protect Mac computers while using public Wi-Fi networks and also offers [c]

Analysis & Features

Kaspersky discovers backdoor planted in NetSarang software used by large global firms

August 18, 2017 admin 0

Kaspersky Lab experts have discovered a backdoor planted in a server management software product used by hundreds of large businesses around the world. When activated, the backdoor allows attackers to download further malicious modules or [c]

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Kaspersky awards 6 African firms at Trusted Advisors Summit

June 12, 2017 admin 0

Six Africa-based firms were among those recognised during Kaspersky Lab’s Trusted Advisors Summit last month. The firms were awarded during the event attended by more than 100 partners from Africa, Middle East and Turkey (META [c]

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Secure Connection, Kaspersky’s solution for encrypting traffic on Windows and Mac PCs, now available in Nigeria

May 28, 2017 admin 0

Kaspersky Lab has introduced Secure Connection, a solution for encrypting traffic on Windows and Mac computers, in Nigeria. Based on VPN technology, Secure Connection it automatically enables encryption when the risk of data interception is most [c]

Analysis & Features

Kaspersky shares cybersecurity trends for Africa, Middle East and Turkey at Cyber Security Weekend

May 25, 2017 admin 1

Kaspersky Lab hosted corporate executives and media drawn from the Middle East, Turkey and Africa (META) region during its annual Cyber Security Weekend that took place in late April 2017 in Vienna, Austria. The company’s execs [c]

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First Distribution becomes Kasperky Lab’s MSP partner in South Africa, Kenya and Nigeria

April 26, 2017 admin 0

Kaspersky Lab has launched a new partner program in Africa, aimed at managed service providers (MSPs) that already offer security services or would like to add them to their current portfolio. The program helps MSPs [c]

Analysis & Features

For every cybersecurity breach, financial institutions lose almost $1 million – Kaspersky Lab report

April 19, 2017 admin 0

The costs associated with cyberattacks on the financial sector are rising as organizations face increasingly sophisticated threats. New research by Kaspersky Lab and B2B International reveals the scale and impact of attacks, with financial firms [c]

Analysis & Features

Cybercriminals now attacking businesses instead of private users with ransomware – Kaspersky Lab

April 16, 2017 admin 0

Kaspersky Lab’s researchers have discovered an emerging and alarming trend: more and more cybercriminals are turning their attention from attacks against private users to targeted ransomware attacks against businesses. At least 8 groups of cybercriminals [c]

Analysis & Features

Lazarus group malware samples were detected in IT networks of Kenyan firms – Kaspersky

April 4, 2017 admin 0

A report from an investigation carried by Kaspersky Lab found that from December 2015, malware samples relating to Lazarus group activity appeared in financial institutions, casinos software developers for investment companies and crypto-currency businesses from [c]

Analysis & Features

Cybersecurity incidents cost large corporates $861,000 while SMEs pay $86,500 – Kaspersky Lab

April 1, 2017 admin 0

A single cybersecurity incident now costs large businesses US $861,000 while small and medium enterprises (SMEs) end up paying US $86,500 for such breaches according to Kaspersky Lab’s new report titled “Measuring the Financial Impact [c]

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Kaspersky Lab releases new cyber-security solution for energy sector

March 20, 2017 admin 0

Kaspersky Lab has announced the global availability of the Kaspersky Industrial CyberSecurity for Energy, a vertical advanced package for energy enterprises, based on Kaspersky Lab’s suite for protection of industrial infrastructure. Modern electrical power grids [c]

Analysis & Features

Banks spend three times more on IT security compared to other organisations – report

March 13, 2017 admin 0

Financial institutions are under pressure to ramp up security, with trends such as the increased take-up of mobile banking putting banks’ IT infrastructure defenses at growing risk of cyber-attack. Increasingly, customers are playing an important [c]

Analysis & Features

Mobile advertising Trojans were the top mobile malware threat in 2016 – Kaspersky

March 1, 2017 admin 0

2016 saw a near-threefold rise in mobile malware detections compared to 2015 – with a total of 8.5 million malicious installations identified. This means that, in the space of just one year, a volume equivalent [c]

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Mac users more likely to talk about their romantic activities on social media – Kaspersky survey

February 18, 2017 admin 1

With Valentine’s Day just behind us, Kaspersky Lab has identified the peculiarities of romantic behavior on social networks. It turns out that users who mostly access the Internet on a Mac desktop stand out for [c]

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Kaspersky Lab’s security solutions recognised at AV-TEST Awards

February 15, 2017 admin 0

Kaspersky Lab has come top of the tests in 2016, with a series of “best in class” awards for its endpoint security and small business products in the latest round of reviews by independent IT [c]

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Kaspersky Lab unveils Kaspersky OS, now commercially available for device vendors

February 14, 2017 admin 0

KasperskyOS is a specialized operating system designed for embedded systems with strict cybersecurity requirements. By design, KasperskyOS significantly reduces the chances of undocumented functionality and thus mitigates the risk of cyberattacks. A massive undertaking that [c]

Analysis & Features

Enterprise networks in Kenya, Uganda, Egypt and Tunisia among those hit by cybercriminals – Kaspersky

February 10, 2017 admin 0

Kaspersky Lab experts have discovered a series of “invisible” targeted attacks that use only legitimate software: widely available penetration-testing and administration tools as well as the PowerShell framework for task automation in Windows – dropping [c]

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34% of UAE parents concerned their kids engaging with dangerous strangers online

January 29, 2017 admin 0

Parents need to do more to protect their kids from the growing number of online threats, but many currently lack visibility of the dangers their children are facing. New research from Kaspersky Lab reveals that [c]

Analysis & Features

Number of users attacked by financial malware increased by 22.49% in Q4 2016

January 15, 2017 admin 0

The number of users that encountered malware capable of stealing money or valuable financial information reached 319,000 in the fourth quarter of 2016, 22.49% more than in the same period in 2015. An increase in [c]

Analysis & Features

Financial organizations can’t distinguish between an attack and normal customer activity

January 12, 2017 admin 0

Banks and payment organizations are finding it difficult to manage online financial fraud in today’s connected and complex technological landscape according to a new survey by Kaspersky Lab and B2B International. Over a third (38%) [c]

Analysis & Features

People now upset when they get less likes on social media posts

January 9, 2017 admin 0

The results of the latest study from Kaspersky Lab indicate that social media now leaves many people feeling negative with the desire for likes playing a central role in this. According to the survey, a [c]

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