By: Chris Connell, Managing Director for Asia Pacific at Kaspersky Industrial Control Systems (ICS) demand specific approaches to cybersecurity due to their complex structure, connected devices with different capabilities, software and operating systems, and critical …
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How to stay confident when shopping online this Christmas
Whatever the crisis is, Christmas is still the ultimate holiday event for Filipinos. Hard times won’t ever cancel this season of celebrations and generosity. Feasting and gifting are staples which means one thing — shopping. …
Continue readingAdvanced Persistent Threats in 2022: what to look out for next year
Kaspersky researchers presented their vision of the future for advanced persistent threats (APTs), outlining how the threat landscape will change in 2022. Politicization playing an increasing role in cyberspace, the return of low-level attacks, an …
Continue readingRare, mass advanced threat campaign targets more than a thousand users in Southeast Asia
Kaspersky experts have uncovered a rare, wide-scale advanced persistent threat (APT) campaign against users in Southeast Asia, most notably Myanmar and the Philippines. Kaspersky identified approximately 100 victims in Myanmar and 1,400 in the Philippines, …
Continue readingRansomware operators and where to find them: Kaspersky sheds light on the ransomware ecosystem
Ransomware is on the tip of everyone’s tongue every time businesses discuss cyberthreats they are likely to face in 2021. Attackers have built their brands and are bold in their advances like never before, with …
Continue readingMajority of social media users in SEA want to keep their financial data offline
Kaspersky report shows awareness against risks online is there, but action remains an area of improvement Do you feel afraid every time you input your credit card information or banking details on a shopping site …
Continue readingThe era of targeted ransomware: attacks on high-profile victims grows nearly eightfold from 2019 to 2020
From 2019 to 2020, the number of Kaspersky users encountering targeted ransomware—malware used to extort money from high-profile targets, such as corporations, government agencies, and municipal organizations—increased by 767%. This increase in targeted ransomware occurred …
Continue readingAdvanced threat actors engaged in cyberespionage in APAC up their game in new campaign
In June 2020, Kaspersky researchers uncovered an advanced cyberespionage campaign targeting entities in the government and military sector in Vietnam. The final payload is a remote administration tool that provides full control over the infected …
Continue readingCities of the future: what trends has WFH model brought to urban-living?
By Chris Connell, Managing Director for Asia Pacific at Kaspersky Many crises cause societies to explore new opportunities, and the pandemic followed by the switch to WFH model is no exception. It is likely to …
Continue readingFilipino parents urged to still keep an eye on children’s internet habits since PH lockdown
In light of the pandemic lockdown anniversary and heavy use of the internet these days, Kaspersky strongly recommends Filipino parents to continue monitoring their children’s online habits proactively. Learning, socializing and even entertainment have gone …
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