Kaspersky’s study however uncovers that more than half believe a ransomware attack against their business “is too small to worry about” With the many news reports highlighting the damages of cyberattacks against businesses and countries as a whole, Kaspersky’s fresh study revealed the heightened awareness of business executives in Southeast Asia (SEA) about the sophisticated… Continue reading Majority of business execs in SEA anticipate data theft, APT, and ransomware attacks
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Quality over Quantity: Ransomware attacks vs Southeast Asian SMEs decline in first half of 2020
Kaspersky experts, however, observe the rise of targeted ransomware from notorious APT group highlighting the need for more sophisticated protection for enterprises in all shapes and sizes Ransomware attacks detected and blocked by Kaspersky on computers of small-medium enterprises (SMEs) in Southeast Asia have dwindled from 1.4M hits in the first half of 2019 compared… Continue reading Quality over Quantity: Ransomware attacks vs Southeast Asian SMEs decline in first half of 2020
Kaspersky Lab: WannaCry threat update, Monday morning, 15th May
On Friday 12th May, organizations across the world were hit by a massive ransomware attack, named WannaCry, which exploited a (now patched) Microsoft Windows vulnerability revealed in the Shadowbrokers dump on March 14. Kaspersky Lab researchers have continued to track the evolution of the threat over the weekend. Evolution of the ransomware The total number… Continue reading Kaspersky Lab: WannaCry threat update, Monday morning, 15th May
8% Of Users Hide Their Computers To Keep Their Sensitive Data Safe
To protect their privacy, paranoid users are turning to a multitude of methods to keep their personal data away from prying eyes in the online world, including hiding their computers. Yet multiple research studies from Kaspersky Lab shows that not enough users are aware of the risks, and those that are, use the wrong methods… Continue reading 8% Of Users Hide Their Computers To Keep Their Sensitive Data Safe
Kaspersky Lab and Dutch police ends nightmare of CoinVault and Bitcryptor Ransomware victims worldwide
Kaspersky Lab has added an additional 14,031 decryption keys to the repository noransom.kaspersky.com, enabling all users who have fallen victim to CoinVault and Bitcryptor ransomware to retrieve their encrypted data without having to pay a single bitcoin in ransom to criminals. “Many companies face ransomware attacks and ask themselves: to pay or not to pay?… Continue reading Kaspersky Lab and Dutch police ends nightmare of CoinVault and Bitcryptor Ransomware victims worldwide