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19 March 2025 According to the latest Kaspersky Managed Detection and Response (MDR) analyst report, advanced persistent threats (APTs) have been detected in 25% of companies, accounting for over 43% of all high-severity incidents. This marks a staggering 74%...
18 March 2025 Kaspersky has announced a major update to its Kaspersky Anti Targeted Attack (KATA). With the launch of KATA 7.0, organisations can now benefit from enhanced Network Detection and Response (NDR) capabilities with deeper network visibility, internal...
17 March 2025 Participating in the Connected Banking East Africa Summit 2025, that took place on 12 March in Nairobi, Kenya, Kaspersky has underlined the need for an active cybersecurity strategy and a stage-by-stage cybersecurity approach in the financial...
17 March 2025 According to Kaspersky’s latest IT Security Economics report, organisations in South Africa reported to have experienced on average 19 incidents within a year. As the evolving cybersecurity threat landscape demands close attention from...
13 March 2025Cybercriminals are targeting popular YouTube creators with fake copyright claims, forcing them to distribute cryptocurrency mining malware disguised as Internet restriction bypass tools to thousands of viewers.
12 March 2025 Kaspersky Standard, the primary Kaspersky Consumer Portfolio plan, has been honoured with the annual Top-Rated Product Award by AV-Comparatives for high results across the whole series of consumer products tests in 2024. The product also showed...
11 March 2025 Kaspersky researchers have tracked a shift in focus for the infamous advanced persistent threat (APT) group SideWinder toward nuclear power facilities in South Asia, marking a significant escalation in targeted espionage. The threat actor has...
10 March 2025 AV-Comparatives, an independent organisation offering systematic testing that checks whether security software lives up to its promises, has granted Kaspersky Next EDR Expert (on-premises) Certified status in its EDR Detection Validation...
10 March 2025Security researchers at Kaspersky have revealed how cybercriminals used geofencing, compromised business accounts and coordinated bot networks to distribute malware disguised as DeepSeek AI software, generating over 1.2 million views on X.
6 March 2025 In a move to enhance digital security on the African continent, Kaspersky has signed a three-year Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Smart Africa. This landmark agreement is set to drive collaborative efforts aimed at expanding cybersecurity...
5 March 2025 Kaspersky Digital Footprint Intelligence estimates that 2.3 million bank cards were leaked on the dark web, based on an analysis of data-stealing malware log files from 2023-2024. On average, every 14th infostealer infection results in stolen credit...
4 March 2025 The number of Trojan banker attacks on smartphones surged by 196% in 2024 compared to the previous year, according to a Kaspersky report “The mobile malware threat landscape in 2024” released at Mobile World Congress 2025 in Barcelona....
3 March 2025 As the total number of vulnerabilities in 2024 continued to climb compared to the previous year, Kaspersky experts warn of cybercriminals increasingly using methods to escalate privileges and exploit weaknesses in digital systems. There is a...
26 February 2025 According to the latest Kaspersky Managed Detection and Response (MDR) analyst report, government and development industries experienced a significant decrease in the number of high-severity incidents with direct human involvement in 2024, whereas...
25 February 2025 In the first 10 months of 2024, Kaspersky detected and blocked 111 million web-based threats across Africa*. Web-based threats encompass a broad range of cyber risks that may trigger harmful events or actions via the Internet. According to Kaspersky...
25 February 2025 Kaspersky is introducing significant enhancements in its Partner Program for Managed Security Service Provider (MSSP) partners. These updates reinforce Kaspersky’s commitment to a partner-first approach, ensuring its ecosystem aligns seamlessly with...
24 February 2025Kaspersky Global Research & Analysis Team (GReAT) has discovered hundreds of open source repositories with multistaged malware targeting gamers and cryptoinvestors within a new campaign that was dubbed by Kaspersky as GitVenom.
20 February 2025 In 2024, Kaspersky blocked 26% more phishing attempts worldwide compared to the previous year. Cybercriminals continued to capitalise on well-known brands like Booking.com, Airbnb, TikTok and Telegram to steal credentials or install malware. Users...
19 February 2025According to a recent Kaspersky survey*, 91% of parents surveyed in South Africa use gadgets to entertain and occupy their children while traveling or to gain some free time for themselves.
18 February 2025 Kaspersky has introduced a major update to its Kaspersky Cloud Workload Security offering, bringing advanced capabilities that enhance security and monitoring for containerised environments. This latest version offers enhanced forensic features, and...
17 February 2025 To enhance global efforts aimed at making the digital world safe and secure, Kaspersky has joined the ranks of organisations endorsing the vision of the United Nations’ Global Digital Compact. This framework sets out objectives and principles that...
12 February 2025 Kaspersky Threat Lookup now provides customers with summaries and article abstracts related to analysed objects in the OSINT (Open-Source Intelligence) tab, saving them time when searching for IoCs (Indicators of Compromise) or researching...
11 February 2025 Ahead of Valentine’s Day, Kaspersky privacy experts are shedding light on the fine line between care and control in digital relationships. Kaspersky’s global research shows that nearly half of respondents (47%) expressed concerns about their...
10 February 2025 Ahead of Safer Internet Day on 11 February 2025, Kaspersky experts have highlighted the growing risks children face online by analysing threats associated with one of the most popular gaming platforms — Roblox. The experts shed light on the alarming...