Kaspersky: Over one thousand URLs for sale redirect users to blacklisted pages—including malicious ones
By Staff Writer 13 July 2020Kaspersky has explained how recursive maladvertising is being used to redirect internet users to malicious pages online for profit. FULL STORY >
Kaspersky: Web skimmers cause significant rise in malware, crypto mining declines
By Ryan Noik 17 December 2019According to Kaspersky, web skimmers are the threat to watch out for, rising in the past year and expected to continue in the year ahead. FULL STORY >
Ransomware is on the rise this year, according to Kaspersky
By Ryan Noik 19 August 2019Ransomware has seen a significant rise in the second quarter of this year, according to cybersecurity company Kaspersky. Here's what you can do about it. FULL STORY >
Scammers increasingly distribute spam and phishing emails from legitimate company websites
By Industry Contributor 16 August 2019Kaspersky researchers have identified a growth in the usage of cunning spam and phishing delivery techniques, with malicious internet users exploiting registration, subscription, and feedback forms on... FULL STORY >
Interview with Kaspersky - the fundamentals of building cybersecurity skills
By Ryan Noik 22 July 2019Riaan Badenhorst, the general manager of Kaspersky in Africa, chats to us about upskilling the youth, the skills most needed for a successful career in the growing cybersecurity arena and what impact automation will... FULL STORY >
Virus inspired by The Matrix attacks mobile devices
By Ryan Noik 12 July 2019CheckPoint has identified an insidious new virus doing the rounds, called Agent Smith, after the villain in The Matrix. FULL STORY >
Opinion - Protecting cryptocurrency in Africa
By Industry Contributor 14 June 2019Riaan Badenhorst, Managing Director of Kaspersky Africa explains why security must remain an imperative when considering cryptocurrencies. FULL STORY >
Kaspersky Lab Cybersecurity weekend Part 3: Winning the war through awareness
By Ryan Noik 10 May 2019What's the answer to the proliferation of cybersecurity threats? According to Kaspersky Lab, it is to substantially increase our cybersecurity awareness and create a cybersecurity culture. FULL STORY >
Kaspersky Lab Cybersecurity weekend Part 2: Hacking IoT – practically child’s play
By Ryan Noik 3 May 2019One of the stand out demonstrations at Kaspersky’s Cybersecurity weekend, held in Cape Town this week, was just how easily and quickly a drone can be hijacked. FULL STORY >
Kaspersky Lab Cybersecurity Weekend Part 1: Shedding light on an invisible war
By Ryan Noik 2 May 2019Kaspersky Lab sheds light on the cybercrime landscape and the invisible war that all people, businesses and nations need to face and contend with in the digital era. FULL STORY >
Opinion - Will Google’s Chrome update put an end to online ad abuse?
By Industry Contributor 20 December 2018Google has taken another positive step toward making the Internet a safer place with the launch of Chrome 71. Grant Hamilton, Check Point Country Manager South Africa, explains how and why it matters. FULL STORY >
Prilex: POS malware evolves to target chip and PIN-protected cards
By Press Release 19 March 2018Kaspersky Lab researchers have revealed that the group behind the Prilex point-of-sale malware can now turn stolen credit card data into functional plastic cards. FULL STORY >
Olympic False Flag: How infamous Olympic Destroyer malware was designed to confuse cybersecurity community
By Press Release 9 March 2018A new attribution method helped to identify a very sophisticated false flag, says Kaspersky Lab. FULL STORY >
Porn on the move: In 2017, over 25% of users hit by mobile malware faced porn-themed attacks
By Press Release 2 February 2018In 2017, 25.4% of mobile users who encountered malware - over 1.2 million people - were attacked by malicious programs that used adult content to lure them into installing malware on their devices. This... FULL STORY >
Sophos Introduces Predictive Protection in Intercept X with Advanced Deep Learning
By Press Release 31 January 2018More effective than traditional machine learning, deep learning gives Sophos Intercept X the highest detection rates and lowest false-positive rates in the next-generation endpoint security market FULL STORY >
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