The latest data from cybersecurity solutions firm Kaspersky showed a drop in mobile malware attacks against users in the Philippines. From 110,128 in 2019, the number of attempted malware attacks decreased to […]
The latest threat report from cybersecurity solutions company ESET found that malware (malicious software) Industroyer has been revived and is being used to target high-voltage electrical substations in connection with the ongoing […]
Based on the latest research titled “The State of Stalkerware in 2021,” more than 32,000 Kaspersky mobile users globally have been affected by stalkerware. The dangers of stalkerware brought industry stakeholders in […]
During the second half of 2021, almost 40% of all industrial control systems’ (ICS) computers were attacked by malicious software at least once. Even though the overall number of attacks has seen […]
The number of malware attacks may have dropped in 2021 but they have become more sophisticated and evasive. This is one of the findings of cybersecurity solutions firm Kaspersky in its 2021 […]
In its latest research, cybersecurity solutions firm Sophos found that the Squirrelwaffle malware loader was used together with the ProxyLogon and ProxyShell exploits to target an unpatched Microsoft Exchange server. This strategy […]
A trend that is currently building for the future on the side of the bad actor is that ransomware gangs are morphing into “everything gangs.” Instead of just doing ransomware and data […]
Global cybersecurity firm Kaspersky found that the Philippines logged the highest number of banking Trojan attacks in the Asia Pacific (APAC) at 22.26%. This was discovered on the heels of widespread adoption […]
Puppet, a company that provides infrastructure automation, added a malware scanner feature for newly published modules on the Forge, Puppet’s module marketplace, to combat security risks and increase the security profile of […]
Photo by cottonbro from Pexels Software security firm Check Point Software (Check Point) advises users of dating apps about the cyber risks that come with its use. Providing information online — to […]
By Chris Connell, Managing Director for Asia Pacific at Kaspersky Imagine this: your company has a precious treasure to protect, the defenses with the latest technology were set up. However, the guards […]
The increase in ransomware attacks during the first half of 2021 rose to ten times (10.7 times to be exact) higher than levels set one year ago. Fortiguard Labs, the threat intelligence […]
Gootloader, a malware delivery platform, has been poisoning websites with malicious content, cybersecurity solutions firm Sophos discovered. The malware also messes up with the websites’ search engine optimization (SEO) “to ensure that […]
Global cybersecurity company Kaspersky has detected and blocked 382,578 mobile attacks against users in SEA during the first half of 2021. This is a 14% increase compared with the same period last […]
The frequency of ransomware attacks has increased dramatically over the past year, with most of these costly attacks targeting businesses, according to a new study from Barracuda, a provider of cloud-enabled security […]
According to Accenture’s Cyber Incident Response Update, cyber intrusion activity jumped 125% in the first half of 2021 compared with the same period last year. The report saw that web shell activity […]
The latest study from ManageEngine, the enterprise IT management division of Zoho Corp., revealed a dismal rate of implementing Zero Trust strategies among firms. This, even if 56% of organizations worldwide have […]
According to the latest report of security firm Sophos, cybercriminals have been using the Discord Content Management Network to spread malware. Sophos discovered how cybercriminals have been milking the Discord URLs which […]
By Genie Sugene Gan, Head of Public Affairs & Government Relations for Asia Pacific at Kaspersky The recent cyberattack incidents involving the largest pipeline system for refined oil products and one of […]
Cybersecurity solutions firm Sophos has unmasked new stripped-down ransomware called Epsilon Red that offloads most of its functionality to a series of PowerShell scripts. The ransomware was found in an unpatched server […]
While there is still no clear reason why the Asia Pacific (APAC) region is highly targeted with ransomware in 2020, cybersecurity firm Kaspersky advises organizations to bolster their cyberdefenses and In December, […]
Mastering obfuscation and widespread use of packers enabled 29% of malware to evade detection and classified as “previously unknown,” according to the findings of HP Inc. (HP) Quarterly Threat Insights Report, which […]
The report from cybersecurity firm Sophos saw 42% ((up from 30% the previous year) of Philippine organizations hit by ransomware last year at the height of the pandemic and emergence of working […]
From 2019 to 2020, the number of global cybersecurity firm Kaspersky users encountering targeted ransomware — malware used to extort money from high-profile targets, such as corporations, government agencies, and municipal organizations […]
With its findings that the surge in cybercriminals using Transport Layer Security (TLS), security solutions firm Sophos introduced its new XGS Series firewall appliances, which promises to deliver advanced protection against cyberattacks. […]
Global cybersecurity company Kaspersky reported a significant decrease in the number of ransomware attempts it has detected and foiled among its small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) users in the Southeast Asian (SEA) […]
Kaspersky experts have found malicious code in version 3.17.18 for the official client of the APKPure app store. To date, products belonging to 9,380 Kaspersky users have detected and blocked the threat. […]
In June 2020, Kaspersky researchers uncovered an advanced cyberespionage campaign targeting entities in the government and military sector in Vietnam. The final payload is a remote administration tool that provides full control […]
The pandemic’s work-from-home reality resulted in an unprecedented change for organizations as they fought to defend exponentially greater attack surfaces from cyber criminals armed with powerful cloud-based tools, cloud storage and endless […]
Cloud security firm Trend Micro revealed that it blocked 16.7 million high-risk email threats that slipped past webmail providers’ native filters. This amounts to an increase of nearly a third of 2019 […]
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