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How to estimate what and how much hardware will be needed for a SIEM system to assess the costs before deployment?
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The best privacy-focused services that make practical gifts for friends and family.
Guidelines for the safe deployment of AI systems
Kaspersky specialists, in collaboration with external experts, have formulated some key guidelines for safe and legal use of AI.
Malware for delivery tracking
Cybercriminals distributing the Mamont banker under the guise of an application for tracking the delivery of goods at wholesale prices.
telegramWhat to do if your Telegram account is hacked
We explain how to detect if scammers have gained access to your Telegram account, and what to do about it.
Why infostealers are a threat to big business
How a simple, well-known general threat became a key targeted-attack vector on companies.
How safe is encrypted file storage?
Threats to data stored in Sync, pCloud, and other encrypted alternatives to Dropbox.
Nearest Neighbor: a remote attack on Wi-Fi networks
We discuss the recently discovered Nearest Neighbor attack method, which enables attackers to compromise a Wi-Fi network from the other side of the world.
Gamers
How scammers attack young gamers
Autumn is here, kids are going back to school and also meeting up with friends in their favorite online games. With that in mind, we have just carried out one of our biggest ever studies of the threats young gamers are most likely to encounter.
Live hack: Apex Legends esports tournament scandal
Hackers have long been engaging with the gaming world: from cracking games and creating cheats, to, more recently, attacking esports players live during an Apex Legends tournament. Regarding the latter, we break down what happened and how it could have been avoided.
Mario Forever, malware too: a free game with a miner and Trojans inside
Malicious versions of the free-to-download game Super Mario 3: Mario Forever plant a miner and a stealer on gamers’ machines.
Minecraft players under attack
Minecraft mods downloaded from several popular gaming websites contain dangerous malware. What we know so far.
The Phantom Menace: how gamers of different ages are being attacked
Why scammers are more likely to target kids than hardcore gamers, how they do it, and what they want to steal
The true cost of gaming
Our research reveals gamers’ attitudes toward computer performance — and the ethics of winning and losing.
Business
TechnologyNDR: the forefront of your company’s defense
What IT and cybersecurity leaders need to know about implementing network detection and response.
Malicious modules and the LSA process
Detection of tactics involving malicious DLL registration and other Kaspersky SIEM improvements in Q4 2024.
Trojans in AI models
Hidden logic, data poisoning, and other targeted attack methods via AI systems.
How to stop exploitation of CVE-2024-49040
The patch that fixes CVE-2024-49040 in Microsoft Exchange is temporarily unavailable. We’ve implemented heuristics that detect attempts to exploit it.
JarkaStealer in PyPI repository
Malicious packages for AI integration containing infostealer malware were found in the Python Package Index repository.
I firmly believe that the concept of cybersecurity will soon become obsolete, and cyberimmunity will take its place.
Eugene Kaspersky
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How to save your finances on Black Friday
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Kaspersky Password Manager gets a new look
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Two-minute guide to cybersafety
Five dead simple tips to greatly improve your defenses against cybercriminals.
How to learn from a cybersecurity incident
Analyzing incidents and drawing lessons from them should be an integral part of the incident response process. This can help improve the overall security level of a company.