Password managers are a great way to supply random, unique passwords to a high number of websites. But most still have an Achilles’ heel: Usually, a single master password unlocks the entire vault.But a group of researchers has developed a type of password manager that creates decoy password vaults if a wrong master password is […]
The Australian Signals Directorate Top35 list of mitigation strategies shows us that at least 85% of intrusions could have been mitigated by following the top four mitigation strategies together. These are: application whitelisting, updating applications, updating operating systems and restricting administrative privileges. Kaspersky Lab has technological solutions to cover the first three of these (i.e. […]
Here’s a malware that is said to destroy computers. You may rest easy. It doesn’t, no matter what hype has been surrounding this malware. Rombertik malware’s main purpose is to hook itself to the browser and keep track of what you type in. Such credential stealing malware can lead to compromised bank accounts, stolen data, […]
Not long ago I heard from a reader who wanted advice on how to stop someone from scanning his home network, or at least recommendations about to whom he should report the person doing the scanning. I couldn’t believe that people actually still cared about scanning, and I told him as much: These days there are […]
This week, nationwide beauty products chain Sally Beauty disclosed that, for the second time in a year, it was investigating reports that hackers had broken into its networks and stolen customer credit card data. That investigation is ongoing, but I recently had an opportunity to interview a former Sally Beauty IT technician who provided a […]
Q1 in figures According to KSN data, Kaspersky Lab products detected and neutralized a total of 2,205,858,791 malicious attacks on computers and mobile devices in the first quarter of 2015. Kaspersky Lab solutions repelled 469,220,213 attacks launched from online resources located all over the world. Kaspersky Lab’s web antivirus detected 28,483,783 unique malicious objects: scripts, […]
Normally, if one wishes to buy stolen account credentials for paid online services like Netflix, Hulu, XBox Live or Spotify, the buyer needs to visit a cybercrime forum or drop into a dark Web marketplace that only accepts Bitcoin as payment. Increasingly, however, these accounts are showing up for sale at Payivy[dot]com, an open Web marketplace […]