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Blocked more than a million phishing websites
August 28, 2021
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Cyber ​​criminals are still using the Covid-19 topic for themselves, as a current Kaspersky analysis of anonymous data shows. From March 2020 to July 2021, the cybersecurity company's products blocked over a million attempts to visit pandemic-related phishing websites worldwide. A total of 300 websites in Europe have been blocked in the study period since the beginning of the pandemic. Most of the attempts came from Germany: a third of the blocked websites were tried to be accessed from here. Most hits from Germany The most common methods used by cyber criminals to seduce users into disclosing data include fake payment offers and discounted COVID-19 tests. Since…

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Attacks on IIoT in the German healthcare system
August 27, 2021
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Attacks on IIoT in the German healthcare system

Kaspersky study: Attacks on IIoT platforms in the German healthcare system increased. 21,3 percent of German companies experienced an increase in cyber attacks on their IIoT platforms during the Covid 19 pandemic. Only 30,7 percent believe that their IIoT is adequately secured. The health industry has been increasingly threatened by digital attacks since the corona pandemic. In the health sector, IIoT platforms and thus devices such as magnetic resonance imaging (MRT) and computed tomography (CT) are also affected. Portable medical devices for remote monitoring of patients, such as measuring devices for blood sugar or blood pressure, are also vulnerable, provided they are connected to the office infrastructure. More than the half…

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Expandable: IT security level in the German healthcare system
August 11, 2021
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Expandable: IT security level in the German healthcare system

Kaspersky study reveals IT security level in the German healthcare system: every third IT decision-maker sees employees as the greatest IT security risk, almost 75 percent of those surveyed experienced attacks during the pandemic and one in four worries about the loss of confidential patient and company data. The Federal Ministry of Health is relying on the increasing digitalization of the health system. But how secure is the industry's IT infrastructure in Germany? As part of a new study, Kaspersky asked IT decision-makers from the healthcare ecosystem about the IT security situation in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. The study participants from the Federal Republic therefore see their own employees as the greatest ...

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DDoS attacks decreased by more than a third
August 11, 2021
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Kaspersky states in its report: DDoS attacks have decreased by more than a third, compared to an increase in the same period of the previous year. Many botnet attacks come from Germany. In the second quarter of 2021, the total number of DDoS attacks fell by 38,8 percent compared to the same period of the previous year and by 2021 percent compared to the previous quarter of 6,5. Kaspersky does not expect any significant changes for the third quarter, even if the increase or decrease in DDoS attacks is likely to depend on the cryptocurrency market. These results come from the latest DDoS report from Kaspersky. Cyber ​​criminals are looking for new opportunities Cyber ​​criminals have ...

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Cyber ​​criminals phish for data via messenger apps
August 4, 2021
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Due to their popularity, messenger apps such as WhatsApp continue to be a popular tool for phishing scammers, according to a recent analysis by Kaspersky. According to this, 2020 malicious links in connection with messengers were blocked worldwide between December 2021 and May 94.559. That corresponds to more than 500 incidents per day. 89,6 percent of this was on WhatsApp, 5,6 percent on Telegram, 4,7 percent on Viper and less than 0,1 percent on Hangouts. In Germany, 96 percent of phishing attempts took place via WhatsApp. Dangerous links via WhatsApp Messenger apps such as WhatsApp or Telegram are popular and will ...

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REvil continues to expand worldwide
July 28, 2021
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In July, the ransomware group REvil, aka Sodinokibi, attacked managed service providers (MSPs) and their customers around the world in a major cyberattack, making thousands of companies potential victims of ransomware. Kaspersky researchers have already observed over 5.000 infection attempts in Europe, North and South America. With its own Threat Intelligence Service, Kaspersky was able to identify more than 5.000 attempted attacks by the ransomware-as-a-Service (RaaS) operator REvil in 22 countries. Most of the attack attempts were recorded in the following five countries: Italy (45,2 percent) USA (25,9 percent) Colombia (14,8 percent) Germany (3,2 percent) Mexico (2,2 percent) Vladimir Kuskov, ...

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Webinar 06.08.21: Managed Detection and Response (MDR)
July 26, 2021
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Kaspersky invites you to a LIVE webinar: With MDR - Managed Detection and Response- always one step ahead! Detect and ward off attacks at an early stage. The free, one-hour webinar will take place on Friday, August 6, 2021 from 10:00 a.m. When playing cat and mouse with attackers, it is important to keep your nose a little further "ahead". Better visibility, individual reaction options and an early warning system are the building blocks of a constantly evolving security strategy. Webinar on August 06, 2021 from 10 a.m. The earlier the first signs of an attack are registered, the less likely it will be ...

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iOS & Android: Pegasus spyware against journalists and members of the opposition
July 20, 2021
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The Pegasus project, which was researched in Germany by Süddeutsche Zeitung, Zeit and NDR, among others, was published yesterday. According to this, journalists and members of the opposition are spied on worldwide using the Pegasus espionage software. The iOS version of Pegasus was first discovered in 2016, about a year later an Android version was found and presented at Kaspersky’s Security Analyst Summit in 1997. Dmitry Galov, Security Researcher in the Global Research and Analysis Team (GReAT) at Kaspersky, answers the most important questions about Pegasus below. What is pegasus Pegasus is a modular ...

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Webinar 02.07.21: Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR)
July 1, 2021
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Kaspersky shows how Endpoint Detection and Response - EDR for short - can protect a company. The free webinar starts on Friday, July 02.07.21nd, 10st at 11 a.m. and should last until around 10 a.m. As part of his new series of webinars, companies can find out first-hand everything that is new and worth knowing about Kaspersky products and solutions on the first Friday of each month from 11 a.m. to 02.07.21 a.m. Kaspersky EDR webinar on July 02nd, 2021st It starts on July 10nd, XNUMX at XNUMX a.m. with Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) - the hot topic on the market. And that from ...

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IT security department as a VR simulation game 
June 28, 2021
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IT security department as a VR simulation game

Off to the power plant: Kaspersky's VR simulation game transfers executives to the IT security department of an industrial company as awareness training. Cybersecurity strategy simulation game Kaspersky Interactive Protection Simulation is now available in VR version. The participants are placed in a power plant scenario in which they "work" as information security specialists. You'll learn first-hand how cybersecurity decisions affect business and better understand the direct link between cybersecurity and organizational efficiency. Correlation between cybersecurity and efficiency As different business areas have different objectives and priorities, it can be difficult to…

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