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There have long been rumors in the InfoSec community that in the wake of recent revelations, foreign institutions embraced old-school means of keeping their secrets safe. Namely, once again embracing the typewriter. This is actually like betting on horse carriages at the dawn of the auto industry – sort of denying the future.

IT staff of various companies complain that employees are slow to report losing their mobile devices. Thanks to BYOD, the responsibility for those devices now appears to be shared.

It is widely known in cybersecurity that the door to a data breach is often opened by employees. In what percentage of breaches is an employee directly at fault?

A while ago we “celebrated” 10 years since the first smartphone malware emerged. While we made the first Symbian antivirus in 2004, it doesn’t mean that we had no mobile security products before that. It was hard to unearth and boot an antique handheld from early 2000s, and even harder to find, install and launch our old software. Yes, it’s long obsolete, but there’s a reason for all these efforts. Read about it in our new blog post.

Small businesses are unwilling to invest in security solutions – often because they don’t think there are any – designed specifically for their needs. But such solutions do exist.

Kaspersky Endpoint Security proved to be an undisputed champion in Dennis Technology Labs’ testing in Q2, 2014.

Kaspersky Lab launches Beta Testing of a new version of its enterprise security solution. Service Pack 1 for Kaspersky Endpoint Security 10 for Windows (the software for endpoints) and Kaspersky

A number of celebrities private (very private) photos were leaked. While it is first and foremost a blatant invasion of privacy, this is also a wake-up call for businesses.

PoS malware is a long-standing problem which caught the public’s attention only recently. It came out with a loud bang: The repercussions of Target’s drastic data breach are still around.

The latest survey by Kaspersky Lab and B2B International shows a clear demand by users for extra security from banks and payment services.

Can we beat software vulnerabilities? It is not possible to do so completely, but there are ways to mend the issue.

We recently approached our experts and asked which books they would recommend for would-be malware analysts. Here is their list.

Windows XP’s longevity is fascinating – and terrifying from the security point of view. The latest survey shows it’s still around – over 16% of KSN users still use Windows XP, but it is also clear that its epoch is near the end.

A recent survey shows that IT professionals have a very uneven understanding of how to protect their virtualization environments. Baseline awareness exists, but there’s a Roman Colosseum of room for improvement.

High-tech crime sounds impressive, but actually the tools are the only somewhat high-tech part, the goals almost never are.

Malware using Tor for communication with C&C servers is a novelty; it may not make the malware itself more dangerous, but eradicating it becomes a much more serious problem.

According to a recent Kaspersky Lab and B2B International survey, 21% manufacturing businesses lost their intellectual property to security breaches. In most cases malware was the cause, although other problems were named.

Four years after the discovery of the Stuxnet worm, the primary vulnerability it had been exploiting is still around. This is mainly the problem of poorly maintained Windows XP PCs and servers, most likely inhabited by worms. In the interconnected world a neglected PC or a server is a possible problem for many people.

Is social engineering beatable? Just as much as you can beat any other kind of deceit. Actually, social engineering is about “exploiting flaws in a human hardware”.

Few companies are interested in protecting their users’ endpoint devices, even though it’s one of the most vulnerable points in the financial transaction chain. At the same time, users expect payment operators to reimburse their funds in instances of successful fraud.

Kaspersky Lab released results of a 10-months long analysis of Epic Turla APT campaign, which is still active. One of the most sophisticated cyber-espionage campaigns, it attacked victims in 45 countries.