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Halloween isn't the only time of year when uninvited spirits come to life and horror can spread through your home. In 2022, Kaspersky’s honeypots – software that imitates a vulnerable device – detected more than 990 million global attacks against smart devices such as smartwatches, door locks, fitness trackers, and many others.

In testing, just 11% of 3,907 employees proved a high level of cybersecurity awareness using Kaspersky Gamified Assessment Tool. Fewer skilled users made most of their mistakes in the realm of web browsing.

The latest Kaspersky report reveals that 15% of UK companies with 50 to 999 employees are ready to use pirated alternatives of business software to decrease IT spending. Among small businesses (less than 50 employees), only 7% are ready to take this step. This measure can seriously affect corporate cyber safety, since adversaries actively distribute malicious files under the guise of commonly used software.

Trojan threat using gaming videos as disguise to steal passwords and bank details from unsuspecting gamers

With new EDR functionality in Kaspersky Industrial CyberSecurity, customers can now gain instant visibility on operational technology (OT) security incidents and run response actions. The solution helps reveal hidden weaknesses in networks, be it vulnerabilities, misconfigurations or incompliance with policies and regulations. With the new features of active polling and a physical topology map, organisations can see even more of the assets in their OT network and how they interconnect.

Computers being used by oil & gas, energy and automotive industry are being heavily targeted shows report

384,000 gamers were reportedly attacked by 92,000 malicious or unwanted unique files that mimicked 28 games or series of games; Kaspersky research identifies top 10 UK games most at risk

Kaspersky simplifies access to its security operation center’s (SOC) experts for its Managed Detection and Response Optimum service customers. Now mid-sized enterprises can directly reach out to Kaspersky SOC analysts and ask questions 24/7 using a dedicated chat. The company has also invested in the MDR service’s development in Europe, expanding the expert team with analysts in the region.

Nearly half (49%) of IT security incidents experienced by UK financial organisations during the pandemic were a result of employee actions, according to new research from Kaspersky. These findings come as the sector is under increasing pressure to comply with more stringent measures imposed by the FCA around operational and cyber resilience, which came into force in March 2022.

Stalkerware – which enables someone to spy on another person’s private life using a smart device – affected more than 32,000 Kaspersky mobile users globally last year. The UK took the third place across Europe in the ranking of countries most affected by the phenomenon, with 430 registered cases and fifteenth place worldwide. Along with other technologies, stalkerware is often used in abusive relationships. Research has identified a direct link between online and offline violence, making it even more essential to comprehensively tackle this issue.