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Transparency initiative: Kaspersky opens more centers
7 October 2022
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Transparency initiative: Kaspersky opens more centers

Two new transparency centers in Rome and Utrecht allow Kaspersky customers and partners, as in the seven existing global centers, to get an overview of development and data processing practices at Kaspersky. The opening of the two additional centers in Italy and the Netherlands is part of Kaspersky's Global Transparency Initiative (GTI), which the cybersecurity provider launched back in 2017. Kaspersky also publishes its current transparency report, which includes information on the inquiries made in the transparency centers. Trust plays...

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Paradoxical assessment: Sufficient budget despite high cyber risk 
5 October 2022
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Paradoxical assessment: Sufficient budget despite high cyber risk

Two-thirds (67 percent) of IT decision-makers in Germany say that their IT security budget is sufficient for the next two years, although they rate the cyber risk as high. More than half (53 percent) rely on external service providers to protect themselves because the necessary know-how is not available internally. Smaller companies in particular are looking for external support. The financial industry is particularly confronted with cyber threats for various reasons. On the one hand, the degree of digitization in the financial sector has increased significantly - especially in the wake of the pandemic. On the other hand, the financial industry is for cybercriminals…

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Webinar October 7, 2022: New approaches to expanding IT security
September 30, 2022
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Kaspersky is hosting a free webinar on Friday, October 7, 2022, starting at 10:00 a.m. on the topic "New Approaches to Expanding IT Security". Experts answer whether current IT security concepts are still future-proof or already outdated. New technologies and processes, new requirements for IT security: What is accepted and sufficient today may already be outdated tomorrow. In our webinar, we will examine how IT security concepts can still be designed to be future-proof. Webinar October 7, 2022 from 10:00 a.m. "New approaches to expanding IT security" IT is subject to constant change. Necessary adjustments and requests to the…

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Online training teaches threat hunting and SOC building skills
September 23, 2022
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Online training teaches threat hunting and SOC building skills

The new online training program "Security Operations and Threat Hunting" for experts, developed by Kaspersky specialists, supports companies in optimizing their Security Operations Center (SOC) or even setting it up from scratch. It helps SOC and security teams optimize their threat hunting, incident detection and investigation capabilities. The course guides the participants through the SOC structure, threat intelligence and relevant attacks. The on-demand format and virtual hands-on exercises allow participants to complete the training at their own pace. Every company is familiar with SOC challenges: staff shortages and…

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More spyware and phishing against industrial companies
September 21, 2022
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More spyware and phishing against industrial companies

In the first half of 2022, malicious objects were blocked on 12 percent of OT (operational technology) computers in Germany, as current analyzes by Kaspersky ICS CERT show. Worldwide it was 32 percent. Building automation infrastructures are the most vulnerable. Malicious scripts and phishing sites (JS and HTML) were the most common victims of industrial companies. Above all, the infrastructure for building automation is confronted with these threats: About half of the computers worldwide (42 percent) were dealing with them in the first half of the year. This is believed to be because these systems may not be fully supported by…

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E-Book: SOC Modernization and the Role of XDR
September 10, 2022
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E-Book: SOC Modernization and the Role of XDR

About 98 percent of IT and security professionals dealing with cybersecurity technologies and processes are familiar with Extended Detection and Response (XDR). But: many define XDR and its functions completely differently. Many IT professionals also have different opinions about the usefulness of XDR: more than 20 different priorities and results were mentioned by at least 15% of the respondents. And with 80% of the companies surveyed already using more than 10 data sources as part of security measures, it might come as a surprise that they want to use even more data sources along with better detection rules….

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DeathStalker targets forex and cryptocurrency market
September 5, 2022
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APT actor DeathStalker is targeting companies in the forex and cryptocurrency market. The evasive tech and stealth "VileRAT" toolset is distributed via spear phishing. Companies in Germany are also affected by the attacks. Threat actor DeathStalker has updated its tech and stealth evasion “VileRAT” toolset to attack cryptocurrency and currency exchange businesses, recent Kaspersky analysis shows. The attacked organizations are located in Bulgaria, Cyprus, Germany, Kuwait, Malta, United Arab Emirates, Russia and the Grenadines. Hack-for-Hire APT Actor DeathStalker is a hack-for-hire APT actor whose activities Kaspersky has been tracking since 2018. So far he had...

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Attacks on military-industrial organizations in Eastern Europe
September 4, 2022
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Kaspersky already identified attacks on military-industrial organizations and public institutions in Eastern Europe and Afghanistan in early August. The malware used is similar to that of a Chinese-speaking APT group. Kaspersky ICS CERT has identified a series of targeted attacks against industrial plants, research institutes, government agencies, ministries and offices in several Eastern European countries, including Russia, Ukraine and Belarus, as well as in Afghanistan. The APT actors were able to take control of the victims' entire IT infrastructure and engage in industrial espionage. Attacks on military companies and organizations In January 2022, Kaspersky experts discovered several advanced attacks on military companies and public organizations,…

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Luna ransomware group uses OS-independent programming language 
August 19, 2022
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Kaspersky researchers have identified a new ransomware group that further underlines the trend towards using cross-platform functionalities. The Luna group uses ransomware written in Rust. It allows malware to be easily adapted from one operating system to another. Using malware written in Rust, Luna can attack Windows, Linux, and ESXi systems at once. The Dark Web ad spotted by Kaspersky states that Luna only works with Russian-speaking partners. Additionally, the ransom note hard-coded in the binary contains some typos, which suggests…

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Yanluowang ransomware – Kaspersky provides decryption tool
August 16, 2022
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Cisco has confirmed that the Yanluowang ransomware group has entered its corporate network. However, no sensitive data is said to have been stolen or encrypted. Kaspersky provides a free decryption tool for victims of the Yanluowang group. Yanluowang is a relatively new ransomware used by unknown attackers to target large companies. It was first reported late last year. Although the malware has only been on the market for a short time, Yanluowang has managed to target companies from all over the world including USA, Brazil, Germany, UAE, China, Turkey and many more countries. Included…

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