By: Chris Connell, Managing Director for Asia Pacific at Kaspersky Industrial Control Systems (ICS) demand specific approaches to cybersecurity due to their complex structure, connected devices with different capabilities, software and operating systems, and critical functions. And this isn’t just a theory. Something as common as a gas station has...
Whatever the crisis is, Christmas is still the ultimate holiday event for Filipinos. Hard times won’t ever cancel this season of celebrations and generosity. Feasting and gifting are staples which means one thing — shopping. According to a recent survey conducted by Kaspersky, Filipinos are the top new e-cash adopters...
Kaspersky researchers presented their vision of the future for advanced persistent threats (APTs), outlining how the threat landscape will change in 2022. Politicization playing an increasing role in cyberspace, the return of low-level attacks, an inflow of new APT actors, and a growth of supply chain attacks are some of...
Kaspersky experts have uncovered a rare, wide-scale advanced persistent threat (APT) campaign against users in Southeast Asia, most notably Myanmar and the Philippines. Kaspersky identified approximately 100 victims in Myanmar and 1,400 in the Philippines, some of which were government entities. Initial infection occurs via spear-phishing emails containing a malicious...
Ransomware is on the tip of everyone’s tongue every time businesses discuss cyberthreats they are likely to face in 2021. Attackers have built their brands and are bold in their advances like never before, with the news about organizations being hit with ransomware consistently on newspaper front pages. But by...
Kaspersky report shows awareness against risks online is there, but action remains an area of improvement Do you feel afraid every time you input your credit card information or banking details on a shopping site or a payment app? You are not alone, at least according to a survey from...
From 2019 to 2020, the number of Kaspersky users encountering targeted ransomware—malware used to extort money from high-profile targets, such as corporations, government agencies, and municipal organizations—increased by 767%. This increase in targeted ransomware occurred alongside a 29% decrease in the overall number of users affected by any kind of...
In June 2020, Kaspersky researchers uncovered an advanced cyberespionage campaign targeting entities in the government and military sector in Vietnam. The final payload is a remote administration tool that provides full control over the infected device. Further analysis suggested that this campaign was conducted by a group related to Cycldek,...
By Chris Connell, Managing Director for Asia Pacific at Kaspersky Many crises cause societies to explore new opportunities, and the pandemic followed by the switch to WFH model is no exception. It is likely to accelerate underlying trends in urban living and enhance the quality of life for city-dwellers. Even...
In light of the pandemic lockdown anniversary and heavy use of the internet these days, Kaspersky strongly recommends Filipino parents to continue monitoring their children’s online habits proactively. Learning, socializing and even entertainment have gone virtual since March last year and may have been the norm for Filipino children. However,...
Kaspersky foils more than 200M attempts to exploit remote admin tool in Southeast Asia last year In mid-March of last year, the World Health Organization (WHO) officially declared the world was facing a pandemic, and countries rushed to enact measures to stem the spread. A popular measure to combat the...
Cybersecurity is managed by a dedicated department among half (52%) of enterprises, while only 20% of companies of this size have an in-house Security Operation Center (SOC) responsible for continuous monitoring and responding to security incidents. Yet, improving internal specialists’ expertise was listed as the second most important reason to...
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