Kaspersky Lab

IIoT attacks on the rise

October 16, 2019

Editor

Kaspersky honeypots – networks of virtual copies of various internet connected devices and applications – have detected 105 million attacks on IoT devices coming from 276,000 unique IP addresses in the first six months of the year.

Cyber Security

Kaspersky to collaborate with innovative tech-based startups

June 7, 2019

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Kaspersky Lab has launched a new initiative, the Kaspersky Open Innovations Program to foster collaboration with innovative tech-based startups, to help accelerate development and generate new business opportunities together.

Industrial Security

Industrial company achieves 368% ROI with Kaspersky Industrial CyberSecurity

June 4, 2019

Editor

Kaspersky Industrial CyberSecurity (KICS), a dedicated solution for operation technology (OT) and industrial control systems (ICS) protection has saved one company $2.2 million, according to a Total Economic Impact (TEI) study, commissioned by Kaspersky Lab and delivered by Forrester Consulting.

Cyber Security

Teenager hacks drone to expose risks associated with IoT

May 3, 2019

Editor

Recently at Kaspersky Lab’s annual Cyber Security Weekend 2019 that took place in Cape Town South Africa. Reuben Paul, a 13 year old, 7th grader known as the “Cyber Ninja”, was able to hack into a drone, exposing the gaping holes in the security measures of millions of every day gadgets and technology devices, that are part of the IoT.

Industrial Security

Almost 50% of industrial computers subjected to malicious cyber activity

April 1, 2019

Editor

In 2018, Kaspersky Lab detected and prevented activity by malicous objects on almost half of Industrial Control System (ICS) computers protected by the company’s products and defined as part of an organization’s industrial infrastructure.

Cyber Security

Iranian cyberespionage group targets embassies

January 31, 2019

Priyanka Prakash

Kaspersky Lab researchers have detected multiple attempts to infect foreign diplomatic entities in Iran with homebrew spyware. The attacks appear to be using an updated Remexi backdoor. Several legitimate tools were also used during the campaign.

Cyber Security

Kaspersky eliminate IIoT vulnerabilities

January 27, 2019

Priyanka Prakash

Kaspersky Lab experts have helped to identify and patch seven previously unknown vulnerabilities in the ThingsPro Suite – an industrial IoT platform, designed for industrial control systems (ICS) data acquisition and remote analysis.

Cyber Security

Kaspersky discovers third Windows zero day exploit in 3 months

January 8, 2019

Editor

Kaspersky Lab technologies have automatically detected a new exploited vulnerability in the Microsoft Windows OS kernel, the third consecutive zero-day exploit to be discovered in three months. The latest exploited vulnerability (CVE-2018-8611) was found in malware

News

Kaspersky uncovers vulnerabilities in smart cameras

March 13, 2018

Sarah Rizvi

Kaspersky Lab researchers have discovered severe flaws that could transform popular smart cameras into surveillance tool. According to the research, the uncovered flaws could allow attackers

Expert Corner

How to Lessen the Burden of Authentication Requirements

September 30, 2024

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Roman Cuprik, Content Writer at ESET, explains that authentication mechanisms are vital aspects of cybersecurity that deserve adequate protection, but their increasing complexity makes them easier targets.

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