In large companies, the IT department usually handles the tasks of installing and configuring business software for every one of its computers. For a small team, however, having even one dedicated specialist may prove to be an unjustified luxury. Most SMB companies have to make do with a revolving cast...
The Philippines now ranks fifth in Kaspersky’s global ranking of countries with the highest number of detected Internet-borne attacks. In its Global Q2 2019 Security Bulletin, data from the Kaspersky Security Network (KSN) showed nearly seven million or 37.4% of Kaspersky users in the Philippines were attempted to be attacked...
Kaspersky researchers have discovered 430,000 users faced malware aimed at stealing finances, cryptocurrencies, and web-money services in the first half of 2019 – seven percent more than in the same period last year. Over a third (30.9%) of those affected are corporate users – double the figure discovered in the...
Kaspersky researchers analyzed aftermarket connected car devices, designed to make vehicles smarter. This niche has proven to be more secure than other Internet of Things (IoT) accessories. There are currently two ways for car enthusiasts to obtain a connected vehicle – purchase a “smart by design” car from a dealer,...
The use of malware designed to harvest consumers’ digital data – known as password stealers – has seen a significant rise in 2019. According to Kaspersky’s data, the number of users, targeted by the stealers, peaked from less than 600,000 in the first half of 2018 to over 940,000 during...
Fake FaceApp application infects victims with adware module Kaspersky has identified a fake application that is designed to trick users into thinking it is a certified version of FaceApp but goes on to infect victims’ devices with an adware module called MobiDash. Once the application is downloaded from unofficial sources...
Kaspersky experts have uncovered new versions of the advanced malicious surveillance tool FinSpy. The new implants work on both iOS and Android devices, can monitor activity on almost all popular messaging services, including encrypted ones, and hide their traces better than before. The tools allow attackers to spy on all...
By Yeo Siang Tiong, General Manager for Kaspersky Southeast Asia In business, growth is achieved either by buying or building. These are the traditional approaches. In the 21st century though, another option that has emerged is called leveraging growth. This happens when a company ties up with trusted third-party resources...
Kaspersky signed yesterday a memorandum of understanding with the national teams in ice hockey and lawn tennis pledging a financial incentive project for the athletes’ participation in the 30th edition of the Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games) in Manila this year. Present at the signing were (from L-R): Francois Gautier,...
Kaspersky has been monitoring malicious activities from hacking group Silence APT for several years, with the first public report on the threat actor’s tools and techniques being made available in the autumn of 2017. The group’s activity has remained stable since the report was launched – apart from occasional modifications...
Kaspersky, a global cybersecurity company, and INTERPOL have signed a new five-year agreement to reinforce their collaboration in the fight against cybercrime around the world. This is the second agreement between the two parties following the first signed in 2014. On July 3, Eugene Kaspersky, CEO of Kaspersky, and Tim...
Kaspersky researchers investigating the control device for an active smart home ecosystem have identified several critical vulnerabilities. These include bugs in the cloud infrastructure and potential remote code execution that would allow a third party to get ‘super user’ access to the controller and manipulate the smart home infrastructure any...
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