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Kaspersky Lab appoints new general manager for Southeast Asia

Fri, 2nd Mar 2018
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Kaspersky Lab appoints Yeo Siang Tong as new general manager for Southeast Asia, with focus on strategic growth in key markets.
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Expert comment: Women shortage in cybersecurity needs addressing

Wed, 15th Nov 2017
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A study has revealed that a minuscule 11 percent of the cybersecurity workforce are women - Kaspersky says this is attributing to the huge skills gap.
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CASE STUDY: War on ransomware marching forward with Europol coalition

Tue, 7th Nov 2017
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Authorities estimated global losses from ransomware in 2016 to be more than $200 billion - this coalition was formed to address this.
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Kaspersky CEO rubbishes 'false' allegations of hacking from US media

Fri, 27th Oct 2017
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It was only weeks ago when the US Government had been hacked again and blamed Kaspersky Labs - the cybersecurity company's CEO says they're false.
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Kaspersky, Symantec, Cylance and ESET tops for endpoint protection

Wed, 18th Oct 2017
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Kaspersky takes top honours in Gartner's Peer Insights Customer Choice Awards for EndPoint Protection Platforms awards.
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Russian hackers steal from US government again – expert says US at fault

Fri, 6th Oct 2017
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Piers Wilson says that in some ways, it is genuinely shocking that the NSA has allowed a contractor to expose vital US cyber-defence data like this.
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US Govt & Kaspersky in dispute over cyberespionage claims

Mon, 18th Sep 2017
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The fiasco comes after DHS suspected a link between Kaspersky officials and Russian intelligence that could potentially risk US national security.
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ShadowPad exploit 'one of the biggest' APAC supply chain attacks

Tue, 22nd Aug 2017
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Malaysia's MyCERT warns of mass APAC supply chain breach after ShadowPad exploit hits NetSarang servers, stealing data.
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Our lax attitude to passwords is 'leaving the front door open' to trouble

Thu, 19th Jan 2017
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The humble password is still creating headaches for internet users across the world – and many people are still making bad password decisions.
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DDoS: A decoy to the back door, survey finds

Wed, 23rd Nov 2016
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Survey finds DDoS attacks are often a cover for more nefarious cyber activities, with over half of firms targeted.
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Kaspersky Lab says 'stay fearless and don't pay the ransom!'

Mon, 7th Nov 2016
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Paying ransomware doesn't ensure getting encrypted files back, warns Kaspersky Lab. 20% of victims do not retrieve data.
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Proofpoint uncovers new MarsJoke ransomware, then Kaspersky finds the fix

Wed, 5th Oct 2016
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British institutions are being targeted by a new ransomware strain called MarsJoke, with government and educational organizations being the main victims.
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'Modern cities' may be smarter, but they're not much safer

Wed, 21st Sep 2016
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'Modern cities' may make up thousands of different components that keep people safe and convenient, but they also come with huge vulnerabilities.
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New contest to help get young people into cybersecurity careers

Tue, 13th Sep 2016
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Kaspersky Labs has launched a global contest to get people into cybersecurity professions in response to growing cyber threats.
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Android 6's security features prove no match for Gugi banking trojan

Wed, 7th Sep 2016
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Android 6's security features are proving no match for the Gugi banking trojan, which has been able to slip past the platform's blocking mechanisms.
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Ruthless cybercriminals are blackmailing & recruiting telecom 'insiders'

Thu, 25th Aug 2016
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Telecoms firms increasingly targeted by cybercriminals, including via insiders and blackmail, says Kaspersky Labs.
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Operation Ghoul targets industrial sector with spear phishing malware

Wed, 24th Aug 2016
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Operation Ghoul is targeting the industrial & engineering sectors worldwide, hitting more than 130 organisations in 30 countries, says Kaspersky Labs.
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Spammers are exploiting the massive political Trump card in 2016

Wed, 24th Aug 2016
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Spam levels, including fake news about Donald Trump, accounted for over half of all email traffic in Q2 2016, according to Kaspersky Labs.
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Kaspersky Lab & LogMeIn team to provide 'premium' cybersecurity solution

Wed, 17th Aug 2016
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Kaspersky Lab teams up with LogMeIn to streamline anditivus and offer a joint complementary licence of Kaspersky Endpoint for Windows.
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Kaspersky Labs offers $50,000 'bug bounty' to security researchers

Tue, 2nd Aug 2016
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Security researchers Kaspersky Lab & bug bounty platform Hacker One are co-launching a Bug Bounty Program that offers $50,000 to security researchers.