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Human-factor remains healthcare security’s biggest loophole, says Kaspersky More than two years after the infamous Wannacry ransomware crippled medical facilities and other organisations worldwide, the healthcare sector seems to be learning their lessons as Kaspersky reveals a decreased number of medical devices attacked in 2019. Statistics from the global cybersecurity company showed that from 30%…
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In the second quarter of 2019, the total number of DDoS attacks grew by 18%, compared to the same period in 2018. Application-layer attacks, which are more difficult to organize and protect against, showed significant growth – increasing in quantity by a third (32%) compared with Q2 2018. As a result, they now constitute almost…
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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 ‘superuser’ access to the controller and manipulate the smart home infrastructure any way they chose. The findings were…
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Kaspersky’s new offering for Security Operations Centers (SOCs) combines the company’s competencies, solutions and services with the just-added Red Teaming service, which helps evaluate how well internal security teams are prepared for tailored breach scenarios. This combination will enable enterprises with SOCs to overcome the issues that concern them the most. For large organizations, establishing…
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Cybercriminals are taking advantage of summer exam pressures by offering black market grade-hacking services and fake qualifications online, and ensuring these opportunities are easy to find with a quick internet search, Kaspersky researchers have found. Reports of young people breaking into school systems to change grades, improve attendance records or disrupt test processes are not…
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Compared to this time last year, children are becoming more active adopters of e-commerce sites: their interest in online shopping has more than tripled the last 12 months – from 2% to 9%. This is according to Kaspersky Lab’s annual report on kids’ safety, which is based on anonymised statistics from Kaspersky Lab products with parental…
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Kaspersky’s recent report ‘The true value of digital privacy: are consumers selling themselves short?’ has revealed that four-in-ten (38%) consumers would give up their social media accounts to guarantee their data remains private for the rest of their life. Fears surrounding protecting digital privacy have made consumers more anxious about the use and distribution of their personal…
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Kaspersky researchers have uncovered a highly sophisticated cyber espionage campaign aimed at stealing information from South Asian diplomatic, government and military entities. The campaign lasted almost six years and had ties to other recent attacks detected in the region. Further investigation into the tools and methods used in the campaign led researchers to the conclusion…
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As the saying goes, “data is money”. Sometimes it literally is — for example, when one bumps into a spreadsheet with their colleagues’ salaries in it. In the latest Kaspersky Lab’s survey, almost four-in-ten employees (37% ) admitted to accidentally accessing confidential information about their colleagues – such as salary and bonus information. Payroll details…
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Kaspersky Lab has launched a new initiative – the Kaspersky Open Innovations Program – to foster collaboration with innovative tech-based startups, to help accelerate development and generate new business opportunities together. Growing businesses from all over the world, working on advanced projects on the periphery of cybersecurity will have access to the company’s channel partner…
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