DNSThe phantom menace: why pay more attention to routers
This article is in reaction to the news that a new worm targeted specific models of Linksys routers. The Moon worm ([1], [2]) is exploiting a flaw of those routers’
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corporate securityDatabase Security 101: How Attackers Get In, How to Keep Them Out
Despite maybe a decade of dealing with these problems, SQL injection and brute force or credential theft attacks remain among the most potent methods used by attackers seeking to compromise
awardQ&A with CRN 2014 Channel Chief, Chris Doggett
Congrats on being named a Channel Chief two years in a row. How has the past year been for the channel program? Last year we were focused on partner enablement
Business NewsInformation Security Digest, 20.01 – 20.02
Game of Expectations Kaspersky Lab’s experts detected phishing newsletters that were supposedly advertising the messenger service, WhatsApp, being released for PC. WhatsApp is an extremely popular messenger for mobile platforms,
Kaspersky Fraud Prevention: protecting financial operations
At the Mobile World Congress held in Barcelona Kaspersky Lab presented a new platform designed to protect financial transactions on the Web – Kaspersky Fraud Prevention. The solution is primarily
‘Weird’ cyberattacks: accidental targets and collateral damage
There is a lot of talk these days about cybercriminals growing shrewder. They are less interested in getting notoriety for crashing a number of websites or launching large-scale mail worm
cybercriminalsThe Threat Landscape 2014: protecting the perimeter
With the threat landscape changing, the methods of protecting corporate resource develop, too. However, the key principles stay the same: know your basic vectors of threats, minimize possible human factor
The Biggest Leaks of 2013: No Occasional Victims
Media called 2013 the ‘year of personal data leaks’, and for a good reason: last year credentials of hundreds of people fell into the wrong hands. In this post, we
Internet of thingsInternet of Things: vulnerability and security
The Internet of Things is the latest term used to define all kinds of consumer electronics connected to the Internet – from refrigerators and washing machines to irons. Just like
Kaspersky North America Rocks On at its Annual Partner Conference
Year after year, there is an expectation for the Kaspersky Lab North American Partner Conference to be something spectacular and this year surely did not fail to meet that expectation.
Online banking malware: sophisticated, numerous and customized
Today is the second day of Kaspersky Security Analyst Summit 2014 – the security conference initiated by Kaspersky Lab, where our experts, security pros from other companies and independent researchers
The threat landscape in 2014: why businesses are at risk
Kaspersky Lab published a survey entitled “The threat landscape: A practical guide from the Kaspersky Lab experts“, dedicated to the current cybersecurity situation and main trends in this field. As
The smokescreen: a new spambot hiding in its own traffic
CMS WordPress is in the spotlight again. Researchers detected another aggressive kind of malware that spreads from compromised sites running that popular CMS. At the moment, more than 200 infected
DDoS-attacks with NTP amplification and their risk for business
American information security experts warned about new DDoS attacks that leverage the Network Time Protocol (NTP) to enhance garbage traffic. The United States Computer Emergency Readiness Team (US-CERT) published a
Kaspersky Industry Analyst Summit 2014 starts today
Kaspersky Lab’s third annual Industry Analyst Summit is an exclusive invite only event held on February 5-7, 2014 in the Dominican Republic. The event has grown steadily each year and
The threat landscape in 2014: epidemics followed by targeted attacks
Kaspersky Lab published a survey entitled “The threat landscape: A practical guide from the Kaspersky Lab experts“. The survey focuses on businesses, which are now becoming the main objects of
Cybercriminal Exotics: Outstanding Incidents And The Following Trends
Readers who follow our information security digests may have already noticed several exotic incidents and malware campaigns, which took place over the past three months. Some of them deserve special
Kaspersky Small Office SecurityKaspersky Small Office Security and Safe Money
Online payments have remained one of the most vulnerable sections of the IT perimeter. Most banks and payment systems now have two-factor authentication. However, not all of them have instituted
Up and To the Right
Gartner has just released their 2014 Magic Quadrant for Endpoint Protection Platforms. I’m very pleased to announce that, for the third year in a row, Gartner has included Kaspersky Lab
Vulnerabilities in enterprise software and related threats
About 39% of commercial companies in the past two years have experienced information security incidents generated by vulnerabilities in legitimate software. This data is presented in the survey “Global Corporate
Information security digest, 20.12.2013 – 20.01.2014
The Christmas and New Year holidays, alas, were not a pretext for any real decrease in the number of information security incidents, as experts and users continue to face malware