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Kaspersky has uncovered a zero-day exploit for the Windows OS.>>

Kaspersky’s Cyber Capacity Building Program is a fresh way of helping businesses, government agencies and academia to understand how to conduct security assessments of all ICT products they use.>>

According to a recent Kaspersky study, when the pandemic started in March 2020 developing new products was a way to respond to the uniquely challenging situation for 29% of small companies.>>

"Legacy OS usage, low-end equipment, compatibility issues and human factors often result in security breaches that can jeopardise an organisation's security.">>

“QakBot is unlikely to stop its activity anytime soon. This malware continuously receives updates and the threat actors behind it keep adding new capabilities and updating its modules.">>

"We’ve seen how cybercriminals are spreading malicious files through the ad blocks in such apps, and it’s putting the users at risk.">>

Dedicated protection for Linux servers is essential, no matter if they are on-premise or in the cloud.>>

Kaspersky has achieved champion status for the second consecutive year in the 2021 Cybersecurity Leadership Matrix by Canalys.>>

Scammers have been looking for ways to amplify DDoS attacks.>>

Olympic-related phishing websites are designed to steal users credentials.>>

"You might find the love of your life online but unfortunately, there are also bots and fraudsters looking for prey on dating platforms."online >>

As people and enterprises put their trust in password managers to secure their accounts, even well-built password managers can be fatally flawed.>>

Research from Kaspersky finds millennials and boomers are wary of future technologies. >>

While dating apps have become safer, they still pose significant risk to users, leaving them vulnerable to threats including cyberstalking and doxing. >>

Kaspersky's study shows that some staff members are reluctant to update their work devices, meaning that there are vulnerable computers, laptops and smartphones in the corporate network.>>

Kaspersky has created a VR game where executives can work as information security specialists, giving them a better understanding of cybersecurity. >>

"2020 was the most productive year for ransomware families who moved from hostaging data to exfiltrating data, coupled with blackmailing.">>

Kaspersky finds that 21% of employees surveyed say they have pretended their devices were installing updates to avoid attending a call or meeting.>>

"When you dig into this underworld, you have to expect that it has many faces.">>

"Updating your OS is an essential element of security that should not be overlooked.">>

"Knowing the threats that are out there makes it easier to take measures to avoid them, and one such threat is doxing - the act of gathering and revealing identifying information about someone online against their will.">>

Ransomware attacks on high profile victims has grown nearly eightfold from 2019 to 2020, according to new research from Kaspersky.>>

“We have seen interest and trust in voting via blockchain rising. Over the past year, people didn’t only return to our platform, but also advised their friends and colleagues to test it too.">>

While analysing the CVE-2021-1732 exploit, Kaspersky experts found another such zero-day exploit and reported it to Microsoft.>>