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22% of PC users still use Windows 7, which Microsoft stopped supporting in January 2020. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images) Researchers on Monday reported that 22% of PC users still use Windows 7, which Microsoft stopped supporting in January 2020. In a company release, Kaspersky said the study was based on anonymized OS metadata provided by consenting Kaspersky Security Network users. “A trusted operating system may seem fine on the surface, but if the vendor no longer supports it with important updates to the software, the system becomes more susceptible to attacks,” Kaspersky s...

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) region. In its latest Kaspersky Security Network (KSN) report, the company revealed less than one million ransomware attempts (804,513) were monitored in 2020, less than half of 2019’s over 1.9 million detections. Among the six SEA countries, only Singapore observed an uptick in the number of ransomware detections. There was a slight increase from 2,275 instances in 2019 th...

Thursday, 15 Apr 2021 10:21 PM MYT Kaspersky Asia Pacific managing director Chris Connell said cybercriminals have several tactics on their sleeves such as tricking consumers into downloading fake, legitimate-looking e-wallet apps, which actually are malware aiming to infect smartphones used for digital payments. — Picture by Choo Choy May Subscribe to our Telegram channel for the latest updates on news you need to know. KUALA LUMPUR, April 15 — A total of 103,573 mobile malware attempts were detected  in Malaysia last year in tandem with the increased usage of e-payment platforms, accor...

In light of the pandemic lockdown anniversary and heavy use of the internet these days, Kaspersky strongly recommends Filipino parents to continue monitoring their children’s online habits proactively. Learning, socializing and even entertainment have gone virtual since March last year and may have been the norm for Filipino children. However, the cybersecurity company believes children will never be 100 percent safe online and parents have a big role to play to help keep them secure. “It’s easy for Filipino parents to feel confident knowing that they’ve been physically with their chi...

Kaspersky Launches Threat Hunting Services Enabling Timely Detection of Adversarial Activity Woburn, MA – March 16, 2021 – Today, Kaspersky announces a brand new service, Kaspersky Threat Hunting, that enables the timely detection of adversarial activities. This new service allows for a more effective response, saving security teams’ resources for threat analysis, investigation and response. Detecting and responding to sophisticated attacks requires specific expertise, while internal training or hiring additional experts may not always fit into the cybersecurity budget. A lack of resour...