In 2016, ransomware attacks on businesses increased three-fold: which represents a change from an attack every 2 minutes in January to one every 40 seconds by October.
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Can Blockchain Technology Secure Digital Voting Systems?
Kaspersky Lab today announced the winning collegiate teams in its Cybersecurity Case Study Competition, hosted by The Economist’s Which MBA? site.
Kaspersky Lab Number of the Year 2016: 323,000 Pieces of Malware Detected Daily
According to Kaspersky Lab, the number of new malware files detected by its products in 2016 increased to 323,000 per day.
Small Businesses Underestimate Cyberthreats from Irresponsible Employee Actions
The 2016 Kaspersky Lab Corporate IT Security Risks survey found that only 36 percent of small businesses (up to 50 employees) worldwide worry about their staff’s carelessness leading to a cyberattack, while more than half of medium-sized businesses (53 percent) and large enterprises (51 percent) consider it a concern.
Kaspersky Lab’s Corporate Data Protection Technology is FIPS 140-2 Certified
Kaspersky Lab reports today that its encryption technologies for businesses have been successfully certified by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) as fully compliant with the Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS) 140-2 standard.
Kaspersky Lab North America Wins Silver in Best in Biz Awards 2016
Kaspersky Lab has been named a Silver winner of the “Company of the Year – Medium” category in the Best in Biz Awards, the only independent business awards program judged by members of the press and industry analysts.
Kaspersky Lab Reports Asian and African Banks Attacked Using a Zero-day Vulnerability
The Kaspersky Lab Global Research and Analysis Team has discovered attacks which appear to be using a zero-day exploit for the InPage text editor.
Research Reveals Hacker Tactics: Cybercriminals Use DDoS as Smokescreen for Other Attacks on Businesses
Kaspersky Lab today released a findings from the 2016 Kaspersky Lab Corporate IT Security Risks survey, which found that Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks are sometimes used by cybercriminals to distract businesses while hackers sneak in through the back door.
Employees Are One of the Biggest Cyberthreats to Businesses in North America
Kaspersky Lab today released a report, Business Perception of IT Security: In the Face of an Inevitable Compromise, revealing the current state of security threats among businesses and how their perception of threats compares to the reality of cybersecurity incidents experienced over the past year, both in North America and worldwide.
Clues are Dead – Kaspersky Lab Researchers Announce Threat Predictions for 2017
Kaspersky Lab today announced its predictions for 2017, which are prepared annually by the Company’s expert Global Research and Analysis Team (GReAT) and are based on its wide-ranging insight and expertise.