Posts Tagged ‘Cybersecurity’
Kaspersky SAS 2025 – Tatyana Shishkova highlights emerging Android malware and stalkerware threats
As the Lead Malware Analyst at Kaspersky GReAT, Tatyana Shishkova specialises in reverse engineering malware on both the Windows and Android platforms, threat intelligence and network intrusion detection. At the Kaspersky Security Analyst Summit 2025 in Phuket, Thailand, we caught up with Tatyana for her insights on emerging Android malware trends and the growing threat…
Read MoreKaspersky SAS 2025 – Sergey Lozhkin from Kaspersky GReAT talks about the proliferation of malware and the rise of Dark AI
As the Head of Research Centre, APAC ＆ META, Kaspersky Global Research and Analysis Team (GReAT, Sergey Lozhkin is on the front lines of the war on cybercrime. In addition to leading a team of elite cybersecurity researchers, he specialises in malware reverse engineering focusing on target attacks from advanced persistent threats (APTs) and financial…
Read MoreKaspersky SAS 2025 – Critical cybersecurity flaws expose drivers to danger
At the Kaspersky SAS 2025 conference in Phuket, Thailand, cybersecurity experts unveiled the results of a security audit that revealed a series of security flaws in an automotive manufacturer which went unnamed and which enable unauthorised access to connected vehicles in their line-up. Based on research, Kaspersky discovered that the yet-unnamed car manufacturer had a…
Read MoreKaspersky issues warning against using AI to generate passwords
Seeing how persistent hackers are these days and the fact that the best practice for creating a legitimate password requires a combination of numbers, letters, alphanumeric symbols as well as upper and lower case, people are now resorting to using large language models (LLM) like ChatGPT, DeepSeek and the like to actually help generate their…
Read MorePowerful new Synology ActiveProtect DP7400, DP340 and DP320 data protection solutions launched in Malaysia
In a briefing for invited guests and industry players, data management and security solutions provider Synology showcased their eponymous Synology ActiveProtect range of data protection appliances in Malaysia. Intended for enterprise deployments and consisting of the Active Protect DP320, the ActiveProtect DP340 and the top of the line ActiveProtect DP7400, the new line-up aims to…
Read MoreKaspersky says supply chain attacks an emerging cybersecurity threat
An inadvertent software update by US-based cybersecurity company Crowdstrike on 19 July 2024 onto PCs utilised by their clients brought a bluescreen of death to over 8.5 million devices with a reboot death loop that brought the world to its knees for days. At the recent Kaspersky Cybersecurity 2024 summit in Sri Lanka, Kaspersky shared…
Read MoreHere’s how Samsung Knox Vault keeps data safe and secure on the Galaxy A55 and Galaxy A35
Launched several weeks back in Malaysia and across the globe, the midrange Samsung Galaxy A55 and Galaxy A35 aim to offer as much bang for the buck as possible, culling a host of features from the flagship Galaxy S24 series such as 120Hz AMOLED displays, stereo speakers, OIS-stabilised main rear cameras and more. This time…
Read MoreKaspersky XDR platform launched in Malaysia to combat ransomware attacks
When it rains, it pours as Kaspersky revealed that there was a two-fold increase in ransomware attempts globally with threat actors refining their tactics culminating in increasingly threatening stances up to what is now dubbed as Ransomware 3.0 where sensitive data is leaked out unless a ransom is paid even as that same data is…
Read MoreKaspersky KIPS Championship 2022 winners announced; Russia and Malaysia teams win big
The Kaspersky KIPS Championship 2022 winners have been announced with students from the National Research Nuclear University MEPHhl, Moscow Engineering Physics Institute in Russia as the winner of the gruelling competition followed by students from Tunku Abdul Rahman University of Management & Technology in Malaysia and from Perm National Research PolyTechnic University in Russia. What…
Read MoreCyberattacks on ICT supply chains on the rise; cyber resiliency initiatives needed says Kaspersky
According to cybersecurity provider Kaspersky, cyberattacks on information and communications technology (ICT) supply chains are on the rise with the potential to cause massive damage to governments, companies and people at large. One potentially successful attack doesn’t just end there as malicious actors can potentially use that one backdoor to penetrate other connected systems and…
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