Check Point Research and Zoom Collaborate to Fix ‘Vanity URL’ Issue
17 July 2020 – Check Point Research, the Threat Intelligence arm of Check Point® Software Technologies Ltd. recently helped to mitigate risk associated with a potential security issue in Zoom’s customisable ‘Vanity URLs’ feature that could have allowed hackers to send legitimate-looking Zoom business meeting invitations that appear as associated with a particular Zoom user with the aim of inserting malware and surreptitiously...
June 2020’s Most Wanted Malware: Notorious Phorpiex Botnet Rises Again, Doubling Its Global Impact On Organisations
13 July 2020 – Check Point Research, the Threat Intelligence arm of Check Point® Software Technologies Ltd., a leading provider of cyber security solutions globally, has published its latest Global Threat Index for June 2020. Researchers found that in the past month the Phorpiex botnet has been delivering the Avaddon ransomware, a new Ransomware-as-a-Service (RaaS) variant that emerged in early June, via malspam campaigns,...
Kids In Malaysia Embrace Online Learning During The MCO Period, Says Kaspersky
13 July 2020 – Following the introduction of restrictions around the world due to the COVID-19 threat, people’s usual online behavior has changed, not only among adults, but also among children. According to the latest data from Kaspersky, kids in Malaysia have paid less attention to computer games in recent months, especially when compared to the period before the pandemic began. Statistics from the global cybersecurity company...
How to Protect Yourself Against Cyber Crime
12 July 2020 – Allowing to conduct banking transactions online brings convenience to us but at the same it also creates opportunities of cyber-criminals. It can be prevented as long as you always stay alert when using the internet for any purposes including banking online. Here are some tips to help you to stay away from cyber crimes: Stay clear of cyber fraud Log in securely in the right website Don’t ignore your...
Signs, Tips, And More: The ABC’s Of Protecting Smbs In SEA Against Malicious Mining
11 July 2020 – Across Southeast Asia, the COVID-19 pandemic has seen businesses and governments attempt to mitigate the financial impact of this unprecedented public health crisis. Southeast Asian economies are taking a huge hit in the global economic crisis, with 64% of respondents from a recent regional survey conducted by Ernest & Young expecting a slower recovery extending into 2021. While countries continue to...
Cybercriminals Send Ransomware to Users of Out-of-date Web Browser in APAC
8 July 2020 – Outdated or illegitimate software is like open doors for malicious users. The recent discovery by Kaspersky proves this once again. The global cybersecurity company today unveils a sustained campaign targeting users of Internet Explorer in the Asia Pacific region. According to the fresh data from Kaspersky Security Network (KSN), an exploit kit dubbed as “Magnitude EK” has been actively evolving and trying to...
Research interest: Trojans, Backdoors, and Droppers top the list of most-searched malware by security analysts
3 July 2020 – Anonymized statistics from free requests to the Kaspersky Threat Intelligence Portal have revealed that almost three quarters (72%) of the analyzed malicious files fell into three categories: Trojans, Backdoors, and Droppers. The statistics also show that the types of malware that researchers most frequently investigate do not coincide with the most widespread ones. Malicious activity detection is only the starting...
What to do Before, During, and After a Ransomware Attack?
29 June 2020 – Over three years after the infamous Wannacry ransomware, its costly aftermath still remains a vivid glimpse on the damage cybercriminals can do by kidnapping companies’ essential data. This threat is undoubtedly present as just this month, operations of an automobile giant were halted in several parts of the world after a successful attack by another ransomware dubbed as SNAKE (also known as EKANS). Kaspersky’s...
VMware Fast Tracks Transformation of Partner Ecosystem across Southeast Asia and Korea for Region’s Increasingly Digital Future
29 June 2020 – VMware Inc., a leading innovator in enterprise software, affirmed its pledge to strengthen the partner ecosystem across the Southeast Asia and Korea (SEAK) region following the successful launch of EMPOWER Online APJ, along a series of Partner Executive Briefings, which saw the participation of more than 1,200 attendees in VMware’s partner ecosystem in Asia Pacific and Japan. During the events, VMware and its...
Parents In APAC Hide Their Private Data From Their Kids More Than Cybercriminals
26 June 2020 – Online users are well aware that kids can be naughty and hide their online activities from their parents. Previous studies by Kaspersky have since revealed that children have a lot of secret activities online unknown to their moms and dads. However, the latest survey by the global cybersecurity company has unmasked that parents in the Asia Pacific (APAC) region do the same with their kids. Conducted between the...
Attackers Have Found A New Way to Steal Online Shoppers’ Payment Details Using A Popular Web Analytics Service
24 June 2020 – Kaspersky researchers have uncovered a new technique for stealing users’ payment information on online shopping websites—a type of attack known as web skimming. By registering for Google Analytics accounts and injecting these accounts’ tracking code into the websites’ source code, attackers can collect users’ credit card details. About two dozen online stores worldwide were compromised using this method. Web...
Kaspersky and AVL Software and Functions Develop Secure Autonomous Driving Controller
22 June 2020 – Kaspersky is announcing the first successful integration of its new automotive KasperskyOS into an electronic control unit (ECU) of an advanced driver-assistance system (ADAS), developed by AVL Software and Functions GmbH (AVL SFR). This controller is an open and customizable development platform for both prototype and series development, and is safe and ‘secure by design’ as it runs on KasperskyOS. In this...
Kaspersky Reviews Password Stealers that Target Major Gaming Services
19 June 2020 – Gaming platforms represent an industry with a multi-million user audience. Cybercriminals are fully aware of this, utilizing various types of malware to profit from gamers. To understand the extent of exploitation, Kaspersky reviewed threats targeting major gaming platforms and found at least four malware specimens that are capable of stealing users’ account data from platforms such as Battle.net, Origin and...
Secure Your SMBs: Tips on How to Fend Off Dangerous Phishing Emails
18 June 2020 – The COVID-19 pandemic is not totally over, but shelter-in-place orders gradually are. Starting this month, many countries in Southeast Asia are gradually lifting their different forms of lockdown. Some companies are ready to use their well-designed business continuity plans, but those are going to be a very small percentage in the SMB industry. Returning to work post-physical restrictions, SMBs are facing a wide...
Decoding the Different Types of Threat Intelligence
17 June 2020 – As a cybersecurity professional, your work is never done. In fact, I have read a University of Maryland study which quantified the rate of hacker attacks of computers connected to the internet – once every 39 seconds on average. As digitalisation accelerates on a global scale, cybercriminals are constantly coming up with new ways to exploit weaknesses in our IT infrastructure. In this context of unpredictability,...
New Kaspersky Threat Attribution Engine Connects New Attacks to APT Groups in Seconds
12 June 2020 – Kaspersky has released its new threat intelligence solution aimed at helping SOC analysts and incident responders attribute malware samples to previously revealed APT groups. Using its proprietary method, Kaspersky Threat Attribution Engine matches a discovered malicious code against one of the biggest databases of malware in the industry, and, based on the code similarities, links it to a specific APT group or...
GReAT Ideas. Powered by SAS: Kaspersky Launches an Online Series of High-Calibre Threat Talks
10 June 2020 – Kaspersky is kicking off a series of online talks, created to present knowledge and the latest cybersecurity findings from the comfort of your own home. The first event is set to take place on 17 June, 2020. Hosted by GReAT – Kaspersky’s Global Research and Analysis Team – which works on uncovering APTs, cyber-espionage campaigns, major malware, ransomware, and underground cyber-criminal trends across the world –...
What are Malicious Miners and Why SMBs in SEA Should Care?
4 June 2020 – Several studies from Kaspersky have since revealed that companies are concerned about data breaches and ransomware. However, fresh statistics from the global cybersecurity company unmasks that the biggest threat in Southeast Asian small and medium businesses (SMBs) are not those two, but miners. Just in the first three months of 2020, Kaspersky solutions have foiled over 1 million mining attempts against devices of...
6 mistakes to avoid when choosing a managed services provider
4 June 2020 – Managed services have emerged as the preferred way to address application security concerns and lighten the burden for internal teams. A managed services provider gives you greater elastic application security testing capacity. When your AppSec testing load is light, you can take on testing yourself. But when you need more resources, you engage your provider and pay only for the services you need when you need...
Q1 2020: Over 200k Ransomware Attempts Blocked Against SMBs in SEA
29 May 2020 – Three years after the headline-grabbing Wannacry ransomware wreaked havoc thousands of IT systems around the globe, data from Kaspersky for Southeast Asia (SEA) prove the threat is still present particularly against small and medium businesses (SMBs) in the region. Ransomware is a type of cyberware that is designed to extort money from an individual or a company. Often, ransomware will demand a payment in order to...
