Press Releases
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31 March 2025 A recent survey* by Kaspersky has showed that 21.3% of employees and business owners using computers in South Africa faced a situation when colleagues (12.8%), friends or relatives (8.5%) made jokes with their unlocked computer. These jokes included...
28 March 2025 How much do you trust your device memory? Definitely more than you should. According to the statistics only 33% of users back up their data regularly, and more than 77% of people have already experienced data loss. An annual tradition which started...
27 March 2025 Kaspersky has identified and helped patch a sophisticated zero-day vulnerability in Google Chrome (CVE-2025-2783) that allowed attackers to bypass the browser’s sandbox protection system. The exploit, discovered by Kaspersky’s Global Research and...
26 March 2025 Kaspersky Global Research and Analysis Team (GReAT) has found that the Fog Ransomware group, known for its attacks on a range of industry sectors, began to link the IP addresses of their victims to their stolen data and publish this information on...
25 March 2025 Valid accounts were increasingly being leveraged as an initial attack vector in 2024, representing 31.4% of cases. Public-facing applications still hold the top position with 39.2% of cases. These findings were reported in the recent Kaspersky...
24 March 2025 Kaspersky has recently contributed its threat intelligence data to an INTERPOL-led law enforcement action that aimed to disrupt cross-border criminal networks across the African region that cause significant harm to individuals and businesses. With...
20 March 2025 In the 2024 AV-Comparatives Endpoint Prevention and Response (EPR) Test, Kaspersky Endpoint Detection and Response Expert (now part of Kaspersky Next EDR Expert) has once again finished with the highest rating of ‘Strategic Leader’. This marks the...
20 March 2025 Kaspersky has been acknowledged by VDC Research as a company that has managed to establish a significant position in the burgeoning Operational Technology (OT) cybersecurity market. This recognition underscores Kaspersky's commitment to providing...
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...