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Africa & Middle East: Slingshot, the spy that came in from the router

So far, researchers have seen around 100 victims of Slingshot and its related modules, located in Kenya, Yemen, Afghanistan, Libya, Congo, Jordan, Turkey, Iraq, Sudan, Somalia and Tanzania

Kaspersky Lab (www.Kaspersky.co.za) researchers have uncovered a sophisticated threat used for cyber-espionage in the Middle East and Africa from at least 2012 until February 2018. The malware, which researchers have called ‘Slingshot’, attacks and infects victims through compromised routers and can run in kernel mode, giving it complete control over…

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Supply chain nightmare: Threat actors could use third-party software to gain entry into enterprises - Kaspersky Lab’s Threat Predictions for 2018

Other hard-to-block attacks, such as those involving high-end mobile malware are also set to rise as attackers resort to new tricks to breach increasingly well protected targets

In the coming year, the world will see more legitimate software being poisoned by groups targeting wider victim profiles and geographies, with the added advantage that such attacks are extremely hard to spot and mitigate, according to Kaspersky Lab’s Targeted Threat Predictions for 2018. Other hard-to-block attacks, such as those…

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INTERPOL and Kaspersky Lab strengthen partnership with new threat intelligence exchange agreement

The aim is for Kaspersky Lab to share information about its cyberthreat research that can help with full digital forensics to stop cybercriminals in their tracks

Kaspersky Lab (www.Kaspersky.com) has reiterated its commitment to global collaboration in the fight against cybercrime by signing a threat intelligence sharing agreement with INTERPOL. The legal framework is designed to facilitate and develop cooperation between Kaspersky Lab and INTERPOL by sharing threat intelligence data on the latest cybercriminal activities, wherever…

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Nigerian Users’ Privacy under the Protection of new Kaspersky Internet Security – multi-device

Now users can protect their data from being intercepted during an unsafe Internet connection with the help of Secure Connection

Kaspersky Lab (www.Kaspersky.co.za) announces the availability of the new version of its flagship security solution, Kaspersky Internet Security – multi-device in Nigeria, which provides users with additional opportunities to manage their Internet protection and to ensure the safety of their data. Kaspersky Internet Security – multi-device (http://APO.af/PSUxYu) 2017 is a…

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Kaspersky Anti-Ransomware Tool Available Free of Charge for Businesses

To identify ransomware behaviour patterns and protect Windows-based endpoints, Kaspersky Anti-Ransomware Tool for Business leverages two groundbreaking technologies: Kaspersky Security Network and System Watcher

Kaspersky Lab (www.Kaspersky.co.za) has launched Kaspersky Anti-Ransomware Tool for Business – a free software that offers complementary security to protect corporate users from ransomware. To identify ransomware behaviour patterns and protect Windows-based endpoints, Kaspersky Anti-Ransomware Tool for Business leverages two groundbreaking technologies: Kaspersky Security Network and System Watcher [1]. System…

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Kaspersky Lab announces availability in Nigeria of its Advanced Solution to Detect Targeted Attacks

Businesses all over the world, including Nigeria, have become victim to numerous targeted attacks

Kaspersky Lab (www.Kaspersky.co.za) has announced a major expansion of its enterprise security product portfolio with a solution designed to detect targeted attacks. The Kaspersky Anti Targeted Attack Platform is a premium solution based on the most advanced technology to date that draws on Kaspersky Lab’s expertise in the detection and…

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Kaspersky Lab: in 2015, the word “cyber-security” entered popular culture

For Kaspersky Lab, the overriding trend in 2015 globally has been increased complexity in cyber-attacks

In 2015, the word "cyber-security" became trendy globally. Perhaps for the first time in history, issues relating to the security of the Internet and the protection of internal networks were discussed by, and became relevant to every sector of the economy as well as everyday life: from finance, manufacturing/industrial, automotive…

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Kaspersky Lab reveals: 14% of users in Nigeria faced cyberthreats emanating from the Internet, 46% encountered malware that spread in local networks

Exploits for Adobe Flash Player and Internet Explorer are most popular with cybercriminals

In its Q3 IT Threat Evolution report, Kaspersky Lab has published the details of the key security incidents of the quarter. Using statistics from the Kaspersky Security Network (KSN), which obtains information from millions of Kaspersky Lab product users in 213 countries, the report sheds light on the increase in…