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No incidents thanks to security: company saves 1,7 million US dollars
June 18, 2021
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Industrial company saves $ 1,7 million with Kaspersky Industrial CyberSecurity for Networks. Thanks to the solution, the company has had no more security incidents to complain about since implementation. Kaspersky was able to help one of its customers save $ 1,7 million with the Kaspersky Industrial CyberSecurity for Networks solution, according to a Total Economic Impact (TEI) study commissioned by Forrester Consulting. This corresponds to a return on investment (ROI) of 135 percent. After speaking to the customer, a utility company with 400 substations, Forrester calculated the savings based on the ...

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Webinar 10.06.21/XNUMX/XNUMX: Kaspersky LIVE for Business
June 9, 2021
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Transparency, automation, reaction: cybersecurity - thought differently and made better. When the doors to the virtual "Kaspersky LIVE" event open on Thursday, June 10, 2021 at 14 pm, a program full of facts, scenarios and solutions awaits you. We all agree that cybersecurity is a complex topic. It is important to make threats recognizable and transparent every day and to react to them automatically. Free webinar on 10.06.21/14/XNUMX at XNUMX p.m. for companies You are familiar with Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR). Protecting companies against ...

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Industry: Machine learning predicts downtime
June 3, 2021
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Kaspersky Machine Learning for Anomaly Detection predicts downtime in industrial environments. This allows deviations in the production processes to be identified at an early stage and downtimes to be reduced. The solution is equipped with machine learning algorithms that analyze the telemetry of machine sensors. It warns of machine errors by triggering warnings as soon as the parameters of the manufacturing process (tags) behave unexpectedly. Kaspersky Machine Learning for Anomaly Detection also offers a feature-rich visual interface for detailed analysis of the anomalies as well as tools with which the product can be integrated into existing systems in order to send warnings to users' dashboards.

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Ransomware actors with an affiliate program
June 2, 2021
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Ransomware actors with an affiliate program

Ransomware attacks consist of an ecosystem of actors. There is advertising for and provision of services and partnerships on specialized dark web marketplaces and forums. Ransomware operator receives a share of the profit between 20 and 40 percent, the rest remains with the partner. . Business access starts as low as $ 50. Ransomware attacks that encrypt data and extort ransom affect companies of all sizes and in all sectors. It can easily give the impression that the actors are acting arbitrarily. In fact, there is a complex ecosystem behind it with many different actors, each of which takes on individual roles. On the occasion of the anti-ransomware day, ...

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47 percent more DDoS attacks in Q1 / 2021
26 May 2021
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47 percent more DDoS attacks in Q1 / 2021

47 percent more DDoS attacks in the first quarter of 2021. The increase in January can be attributed to the fall in the price of cryptocurrencies. Number of DDoS attacks back to pre-lockdown level according to the Kaspersky DDoS Protection Team. In the first quarter of 2021, the number of DDoS attacks fell by 29 percent compared to the same period of the previous year, but increased by 2020 percent compared to the fourth quarter of 47. The increase is due to an unusually high volume in January. 43 percent of all DDoS attacks during the quarter were recorded there. This high corresponds to a simultaneous drop in prices for crypto currencies, which is probably also the strategy ...

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Spam & Phishing: Around every 6th email comes from Germany
19 May 2021
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Spam and phishing: Around every 6th email comes from Germany. The Kaspersky Report shows: Covid-19 topic is still popular as bait among cyber criminals around the world. In the past year, COVID-19-related spam emails and phishing sites have become one of the most profitable fraud opportunities for cyber criminals due to the publicity and explosiveness of the topic. Fraudsters continue to exploit this issue, especially in Germany. In the first quarter of this year, around 15 percent of spam attacks worldwide came from Germany, which was the second highest figure in the world last year. At the same time, the opening rate of malicious emails in Germany was ...

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Working from home increases cybersecurity awareness among young people
19 May 2021
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Working from home increases cybersecurity awareness among young people

Kaspersky survey shows: Increased cybersecurity awareness among young people in Germany through working from home. 36 percent fear IT security problems when working remotely, 35 percent already use AI technology or automated digital processes at work and 48 percent hope that AI will support them. As a result of the corona pandemic, more people than ever before are working from home and are dependent on the functionality of a digital infrastructure. But how do Generation Z and millennials in Germany experience the current situation in the home office? And how do you rate the integration of future technologies such as artificial intelligence in the workplace? The most important statement ...

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Finally: Windows 7 usage below 10 percent
16 May 2021
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Only 8 percent of German PC users still use Windows 7 - but worldwide it is still 22 percent, although Microsoft has not provided any security updates for it for a long time. Windows 7 companies are particularly at risk. A current Kaspersky analysis - based on anonymous OS metadata released by Kaspersky Security Network users - shows that almost a quarter (22 percent) of PC users worldwide still use Windows 7, even though there are no more security updates available for it be asked. In Germany, there are only eight percent of users who continue to use Windows 7 ...

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APT DarkSide attacks US pipeline with ransomware
14 May 2021
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A few days ago the cybercriminal group DarkSide attacked the Colonial Pipeline in the USA, stole data and shut down the pipeline. A comment from Vladimir Kuskov, Head of Threat Exploration at Kaspersky. Such targeted ransomware attacks have become more and more common in recent years, as Kaspersky analyzes show: The number rose by 2019 percent from 2020 to 767. In addition, there are more and more attacks on industrial companies - also in Germany. In the second half of 2020, 33 percent more ransomware and 43 percent more malicious documents were blocked within industrial control systems than in the first ...

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Kaspersky Industrial Cyber ​​Security for Networks
13 May 2021
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Kaspersky Industrial Cyber ​​Security for Networks

Kaspersky Industrial CyberSecurity for Networks: Cyber ​​security expert presents new functionalities such as intelligent vulnerability management with recommendations for eliminating potential attack points, automated learning functions for monitoring data traffic and much more. Kaspersky introduces the new version of its platform for the visibility and security of industrial networks: Kaspersky Industrial CyberSecurity for Networks. From now on, this not only monitors the data traffic in the operating technology (OT) and detects unauthorized activities, but also indicates weak points in devices and gives recommendations for their elimination. The additional support of the BACnet protocol enables intelligent building systems to be effectively ...

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