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In addition to the above examples, there were two other large scale and highly scandalous invasions in July and August of last year. The victims were users of the popular
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Education Sector SeucirtyIT Security Incidents in the Education Sector
Contemporary educational institutions in the US are now as computerized as any corporation or government agency and, in the case of technologically oriented universities, sometimes to an even greater extent.
Business NewsSeven big leaks: who let the users’ data out
Last week members of CMS Drupal received terrifying news regarding a very serious problem – a massive data breach. The breach included leaked usernames, email addresses, users’ countries of residence
corporate security“The Phantom” of the Opera: Trojan signed with stolen certificate
On June 19, Opera Software, the developer of one of the most popular Internet browsers- mainly used on mobile devices, admitted that the company’s internal network infrastructure was attacked and
Hackers against retailers
The large American supermarket chain, Raley’s Family of Fine Stores, which is comprised of 120 stores in California and Nevada, became the target of a “complex criminal cyber-attack.” The company
Protection from banking “phishers”
You do not often read “repentance” articles in the media when authors describe as they did something evidently stupid and paid for it. Last year one such piece was published
The gap in the fence: the most popular software is the most vulnerable
Imagine the following situation: there is huge disbursement of emails with innocent looking MS Word document attachments sent to the mailboxes of a company’s employees. Some of these employees have
Automatic Exploit PreventionBlocking NetTraveler: our answer to sophisticated cyber-espionage
Targeted attacks gain popularity as a means of cyber-espionage. They get more complex, use sophisticated algorithms and act more stealthily than ever. Even U.S. President Barack Obama voiced his concerns
CybersecurityDealing with APTs: a timely discussion
Kaspersky Lab held its first annual Government Cybersecurity Forum in Washington, D.C. earlier this week. The overarching conversation related to cybersecurity trends and what America (and other nations) should do
NetTraveler: a new cyber espionage campaign disclosed
Kaspersky Lab’s security experts have published the first part of a new study of large scale cyber espionage campaign, called NetTraveler, which aimed at 350 large commercial and government organizations
One hundred percent protection: Kaspersky Lab receives another VB100 award
Kaspersky Lab has been awarded by Virus Bulletin magazine once again. During the regular testing of security solutions Kaspersky Endpoint Security 10 for Windows blocked 100% of malware and gave
Kaspersky Lab allowlists technology approved by AV-Test
The technology of dynamic allowlists by Kaspersky Lab has been recognized by the independent institute AV-Test.org.
First quarter 2013: report on major threats
Kaspersky Lab analysts released a new quarterly report “IT Threat Evolution: Q1 2013”, dedicated to the most important events in the field of information security. The abundance of incidents in the
Kaspersky Lab’s animated series on corporate security receives a creative award
The Roses Creative Awards are given annually for the most notable achievements in advertising, marketing and design. Initially two distinct awards were given for excellence in design and advertising, but
Understanding the typical scope of BYOD Threats: Part Two
Continued from Part I Smartphones and Tablets Smartphones and tablets are no different from PCs in terms of the amount of corporate data stored on them. E-mail access, corporate documents,
Understanding Typical Scope of BYOD Threats
New technological business trends are almost always about investment. First you pay money and after that, if you get lucky, you make your employees happier, achieve tighter security of business
Kaspersky Lab to protect Ferrari from cyber threats
Today we announced a very important addition to the list of our clients. Kaspersky Lab’s security solutions will protect the vast IT infrastructure of the world-renowned Ferrari brand. The deal brings
Kaspersky Security for Virtualization 2.0 released today
Today we announce the release of Kaspersky Security for Virtualization 2.0, the latest version of our security solution for virtual machines using the VMware platform. Integration with new features in VMware
endpoint controlWeb Control: convenient, reliable protection from unwanted sites
Even the best-made defenses for your IT infrastructure can easily be breached if they are created without taking into account the possibility of human error. A single visit to an
A soft approach to hardware usage
Applying corporate security policies to devices used by employees, especially mobile ones, is every bit as important as monitoring applications installed on the network or controlling Internet access. The larger
Keeping software under control in the workplace
Any workplace should be able to provide all the software staff need to do their jobs effectively. However, if employees are allowed to install and run any application without restriction,