Manila, Philippines – Young Filipino entrepreneurs are now given the chance to build their knowledge in cybersecurity and win $50,000 or over P2 million* prize fund as Kaspersky Lab recently announced a brand-new global initiative designed to identify and nurture new talent for the security industry. Kaspersky Lab invites Filipino...
Most people would imagine that protecting payment data would be the top priority for any business that deal primarily in online financial transactions. But according to a Kaspersky Lab survey of more than 3,900 IT professionals worldwide, Financial Organizations (banks and service providers) and e-Commerce providers (online retailers) don’t see...
Phishing attacks are by far the most popular form of cybercrime in the 21st century. There have been news reports on the lists of organizations whose customers fell victim to phishing attacks. Phishing scams increase in quality and quantity every day. Whereas spam tends to be merely an annoying distraction,...
Kaspersky Lab’s experts performed a forensic investigation into cyber-criminal attacks targeting multiple ATMs around the world. During the course of this investigation, the company’s researchers discovered a piece of malware infecting ATMs that allowed attackers to empty the cash machines via direct manipulation, stealing millions of dollars. INTERPOL alerted the...
Very small businesses (VSBs) with fewer than 25 employees have the same rate of mobile device adoption as large enterprises. However, most VSBs lack the security awareness, technical expertise, and budget needed to properly protect company-issued or employee-owned (BYOD) mobile devices. Mobile Adoption Surge in Very Small Businesses A Kaspersky...
Popular connected home entertainment devices pose a real cyber security threat due to vulnerabilities in their software, and a lack of elementary security measures such as strong default administrator passwords and encryption of Internet connection. Kaspersky Lab security analyst David Jacoby conducted a research experiment in his own living room...
Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) will have easier means to benefit from the programs and services of the Social Security System (SSS) with the launching of the newly created OFW Contact Center Unit (OFW-CSU), starting October this year. SSS Senior Vice President and International Operations Division Head Judy Frances A. See...
Small businesses are “soft targets” of cybercriminals since they lack focus on information technology (IT) strategy, according to secure content and threat management solutions developer Kaspersky Lab. Based on the Kaspersky Lab’s 2014 IT Security Risks summary report, very small businesses (VSBs) with fewer than 25 employees are the least...
Internet-connected cars are now becoming a reality and various international studies show that their market will continue to grow in the near future. But this emerging trend in the automotive industry can also become a new vehicle for cybercrimes, according to a leading developer of secure content and threat management...
Kaspersky Lab, a leading developer of secure content and threat management solutions presents FriendOrFoe – a free app for Facebook that allows users to assess just how “valuable” their friends are, and even shows what others think of them. The app will reveal which of those hundreds of followers are...
The Social Security System (SSS) and the International Labour Organization (ILO) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) and a Grant Agreement for the SSS coverage of workers employed under the Emergency Employment Program set up by the United Nations and ILO in provinces devastated by Super Typhoon Yolanda (Haiyan) last...
Kaspersky Lab, a leading developer of secure content and threat management solutions, revealed in a recent global study that keeping off certain sites and blocking the launch of third-party applications are the most popular ways of employers to ensure IT security. The study titled Global IT Security Risks: 2012 showed...
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