Category: News Release

17
Sep
2016

21-29-60: Kaspersky Lab Presents the First Cybersecurity Index

Do you know how safe – or unsafe – it currently is online? How many people run the risk of falling victim to cybercriminals today, without suspecting it? And how many have fallen victim already? To assess the situation Kaspersky Lab is launching its Kaspersky Cybersecurity Index – the first...

17
Sep
2016

One Cryptomalware Attack Can Cost an SMB up to $99K

According to the research Corporate IT Security Risks 2016 conducted by Kaspersky Lab last year, one cryptomalware attack cost small and medium businesses up to $99,000 on average. Despite the fact that cybercriminals do not guarantee the return of corporate data, 34% of entrepreneurs admitted paying extortionists.   The total...

12
Sep
2016

Can Micro Homes Solve the Global Housing Crisis?

Manila, 09 September, 2016: Size matters to some but in a world of land scarcity and a housing shortage epidemic, small micro sized homes are growing in popularity. The statistics are frightening: currently, more than 1.6 billion people live in substandard housing with 100 million people living without a home....

12
Sep
2016

Gugi Banking Trojan Outsmarts New Android 6 Security

Kaspersky Lab experts have discovered a modification of the Gugi banking trojan that can bypass new Android 6 security features designed to block phishing and ransomware attacks. The modified trojan forces users into giving it the right to overlay genuine apps, send and view SMS, make calls, and more. It...

06
Sep
2016

Cybercriminals Recruit Insiders to Attack Telecoms Providers

Cybercriminals are using insiders to gain access to telecommunications networks and subscriber data, recruiting disaffected employees through underground channels or blackmailing staff using compromising information gathered from open sources – according to a Kaspersky Lab intelligence report into security threats facing the telecommunications industry. Telecommunications providers are a top target...

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