As a future-looking company and a strong supporter of technological solutions and innovations, Kaspersky is concerned with cleaning near-Earth orbit from debris to make space exploration safe for coming generations. The company has supported a startup,StartRocket, in developing a technology that can clean up space debris, and aims to draw …
أكمل القراءة »GReAT Ideas. Powered by SAS: Kaspersky launches an online series of high-calibre threat talks
Kaspersky is kicking offa series of online talks, created to present knowledge and the latest cybersecurity findings from the comfort of your own home.The first event is set to take place on 17 June, 2020. Hosted by GReAT– Kaspersky’s Global Research and Analysis Team– which works on uncovering APTs, cyber-espionage …
أكمل القراءة »Kaspersky finds just a third of small businesses are keeping employees updated on security requirements for personal devices
Although small businesses are less inclined to provide their staff with company devices to work from home, only one third of employees (34%) in this category have received instructions on how to securely work on personal laptops, tablets and smartphones while at home during the pandemic lockdown – even though …
أكمل القراءة »Under suspicion: 30% of Egyptian parents find something in their child’s social media account potentially dangerous
The worldwide COVID-19 pandemic has forced families to spend their free time mostly at home. Staying at home usually also means spending much time using different internet connected devices. For clear reasons, children’s growing online activity can cause lots of worries to their parents. Thus, according Kaspersky survey ,30% of …
أكمل القراءة »Ensure your digital protection – take up the Kaspersky Total Security free 3-month offer
Government, businesses and other organisations in the Middle East are increasingly encouraging home working in a bid to slow the spread of COVID-19/coronavirus. While the measure is undoubtedly effective in flattening the curve of coronavirus increase, there are cyber risks that need to be considered in relation to this change. …
أكمل القراءة »The rise of adware: Kaspersky found three compromisedpopular mobile apps in three months
Kaspersky researchers have found that the number of applications capable of bombarding users with unwanted advertising is increasing onofficial marketplaces. Threenew applications with adware modules were found on the Google Play storein a span of just three months, potentially affecting millions of users. Adware – a form of unwanted software …
أكمل القراءة »28% of IT security managers in the META regionmissed important family dates because of data breaches
The latest Kaspersky report,“Taking care of corporate security and employee privacy: why cyber-protection is vital for both businesses and their staff”,highlights the ‘human side’ of cybersecurity incidents – examining the discomfort and losses employees face because following breaches. According to the report, around a third ofemployees (27%) in the META …
أكمل القراءة »Nearly a third of employees spend more time working than they did before, new Kaspersky study reveals
As social distancing measures become common and workers adjust to their new professional environments, even from their own living rooms, there is potential for private and working life to blur into one.Kaspersky’s new How COVID-19 changed the way people work report reveals how quarantine influences the way people work from …
أكمل القراءة »All quiet on the Western Front as APT actors shift to mobile and increase activity in Asia
Advanced persistent threat (APT) activity in the first quarter of 2020 demonstrated that infection and distribution of malware via mobile platforms is on the rise, with some campaigns focusing solely on mobile. At the same time, activity in Asia is growing, particularly among new actors, while traditional advanced actors are …
أكمل القراءة »You have a delivery—malware: cybercriminals abuse delivery services in the age of social distancing
Kaspersky researchers recently discovered a series of spam and phishing attacks seeking to exploit the coronavirus pandemic by targeting people who are waiting on packages. These scammers often pose as delivery service employees saying that a package has arrived, but, to receive it, the potential victim mustread or confirm the …
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