As for Q2 2022, ransomware remains one of the main threats towards information security, and the META region is not an exception. One of the most notable cases includes attacks on Shoprite, the largest retail chain in Africa. Other examples of aggravating situation with ransomware in the region, include attacksRead More…
In attempts to download new games from untrustworthy resources for free, players got malicious software instead, losing their gaming accounts and even funds In the first half of 2022, Kaspersky researchers detected increased activity of cybercriminals abusing gamers. Globally, the number of users attacked by malicious software, which gathers sensitiveRead More…
RDP is a popular protocol used by employees to connect to corporate resources, servers and networks remotely. According to Kaspersky telemetry, the number of brute force attacks against Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) in the Middle East has significantly decreased in Q2 2022 by 52% compared to the previous quarter. ThisRead More…
Kaspersky has unveiled new online cybersecurity training for experts ‘Security Operations and Threat Hunting’ Developed by Kaspersky’s own specialists, the course aims to help businesses enhance or even build a security operations center (SOC) from scratch, and improve SOC’s and security team skills in threat hunting, incident detection and investigation.Read More…
Apple has confirmed the long-awaited new iPhone 14 will be announced to public on 7th September during its global Apple Event in September. Kaspersky experts have already found numerous examples of phishing pages, offering to buy 14 iPhone, but actually designed to empty victims’ bank accounts and steal their AppleRead More…
In line with the trend for the cross-platform ransomware, Kaspersky has discovered new ransomware gangs that learned to adapt their malware to different operating systems at the same time – and therefore cause damage to more organizations. The recent investigation by Kaspersky experts uncovered the activity of RedAlert and MonsterRead More…
Access to Kaspersky TI through Microsoft Sentinel empowers enterprises with the latest insights to counter cyberattacks Kaspersky Threat Data Feeds are now integrated with Microsoft Sentinel, a cloud native SIEM and SOAR solution to help Microsoft Sentinel users with actionable context for attack investigation and response. With this integration, enterpriseRead More…
In Q2 2022 the number of exploits for vulnerabilities in the Microsoft Office suite increased globally compared to Q1 – accounting for 82% of the total number of exploits across different platforms, according to the latest Kaspersky quarterly malware report. The META region also saw an increase in the attacksRead More…
