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17 Jun
Sophisticated online crime ring detected
San Francisco Chronicle, By Deborah GageSecurity researchers have uncovered a sophisticated online network for buying and selling access to infected PCs, raising concerns that businesses, governments ...

10 Jun
Scareware's pitches for fake security show up in odd places
USA Today, By Byron Acohido Scareware has become the scourge of the Internet. Those deceptive promotions crafted to panic you into spending $30 to $80 for worthless antivirus protection can hit...

04 Jun
RIM's BlackBerry issues security patch to avoid potential hackers
Canadian Business, By LuAnn LaSalleMONTREAL - Business users of Research In Motion's BlackBerry have been warned about a potential security problem that could leave them open to attacks by hackers...

01 Jun
Twitter Hit with Fake Security Software Scam
eWeek, By Brian PrinceKaspersky Lab says Twitter has been hit with a scam that tries to rope users into buying bogus security software. Twitter users who were tricked into clicking on a link in a twee...

01 Jun
Hackers Tweet, infect Twitter users with scareware
Computerworld, By Gregg KeizerThe latest attack to hit Twitter is a "security nightmare" and marks the first time hackers have taken to using the micro-blogging site for profit, a researcher...

01 Jun
Scam Alert- False Friends on Facebook
AARP Bulletin, By Sid KirchheimerWhen Bryan Rutberg first appeared on Facebook last December, he joined millions of other boomers, who are the fastest-growing users of social networking websites.Read ...

29 May
Smartphones most at risk for mobile viruses in coming years: study
Medicine Hat News, LuAnn LaSalle The growing popularity of smartphones that surf the Internet and allow consumers to play games and watch video will make them susceptible to viruses, a study on mobile...

28 May
Trust eroding as social engineering attacks climb in 2009, says Kaspersky expert
Search Security, By Rob WesterveltThreats to social networking websites continue to climb at an alarming rate, according to researchers at Kaspersky Lab. So far, more than 25,000 malware samples have ...

26 May
Scareware infestation hits Google search results & YouTube comments
The Last Watchdog, By Byron AcohidoScareware pitches, like this one, are surging. Those obnoxious promotions that try to entice you to spend $39 to $59 for worthless antivirus cleanup and protection a...

20 May
New Computer Comes with Side Order of Malware
eWeek, By Brian PrinceSometimes when you buy a computer you get more than you bargained for. Such was the case when Kaspersky Lab purchased an M&A Companion Touch netbook.Bundled along with the de...

20 May
INTEROP: Is Twitter making us less secure?
InternetNews, By Sean Michael KernerFrom the 'indirect effects of Twitter' files:LAS VEGAS. Twitter is a great tool for microblogging and conversation. It might also be a platform that is teac...

19 May
New Windows netbooks may harbor malware
Computerworld, By Gregg KeizerAfter discovering attack code on a brand new Windows XP netbook, antivirus vendor Kaspersky Labs warned users yesterday that they should scan virgin systems for malware b...

13 May
Social Networks 10 Times as Effective for Hackers, Malware
eWeek, By Brian PrinceResearch from Kaspersky Lab shows malware on social networking sites such as Facebook and MySpace is 10 times more successful at infecting users than e-mail-based attacks. Enterp...

23 Apr
Kaspersky sees Internet IDs ahead
SearchSecurityKaspersky Lab CEO Eugene Kaspersky predicts that one day people will need an ID card to access the Internet. In this wide ranging podcast interview at the 2009 RSA Conference, Kaspersky ...

06 Apr
Kaspersky Anti-Virus 2009 Review
NoetbookReview.com, By Paul JefferiesKaspersky Anti-Virus 2009 is a well-rounded and comprehensive system security solution. It actively protects the user's computer and responds to threats on the...

02 Apr
Now Comes the Journalist-Consultant
BusinessWeek, By Jon FineKaspersky Lab, a Moscow-based company that sells anti-virus software, launched Threatpost.com on Mar. 11. The site, which focuses on computer and Internet security, aggregates...

20 Mar
Hacking into the IT security revenue stream
Mass High Tech, By Galen Moore If you’re paid to think about IT security, you already know there are armies of hackers, mostly based overseas and in developing countries, working to gain comma...

11 Mar
He's Got Kasperskonality
CRN, By Stefanie Hoffman Not many CEOs would use a T-shirt bearing their own likeness as a marketing campaign, but that's just the kind of iconic status Eugene Kaspersky has achieved. Moscow-...

29 Jan
Beware of Facebook 'Friends' Who May Trash Your Laptop
Wall Street Journal, Joseph De AvilaRyan Naraine, Kaspersky security evangelist, was quoted in the Wall Street Journal. The article is about those not-so-friendly ‘friends' on Facebook ...

28 Jan
What is the Conficker Virus and Should You Be Worried?
Switched.com, By Terrence O'BrienThe latest versions of Norton, Kaspersky, McAfee, and the Switched-endorsed AVG are all capable of detecting and blocking Conflicker, so make sure you have downloa...

27 Jan
Will IE8 Reset the Browswer Performance Bar?
InformationWeek, By Alexander WolfeRe: the security, my ongoing experience with Vista as well as with the Windows 7 beta tells me that the charge of poor security is a red herring as far as Microsoft ...

27 Jan
OPSWAT Releases Metascan, Multiscanning Engine for Antivirus Applications
DarkReading, By OPSWATOPSWAT a provider of endpoint security integration technologies, today announced the release of Metascan, an advanced engine for launching scan requests and obtaining scan r...

26 Jan
NETGEAR adn Commtouch Ensure SMB Security
TMCnet.com, By Anurahda ShuklaNETGEAR also signed an agreement with Kaspersky Lab, a developer of Internet threat management solutions that protect against all forms of malicious software. Under the a...

26 Jan
When Cyber Criminals Eat Their Own
washingtonpost.com, By Brian KrebsBut Eugene Kaspersky, co-founder of Russian computer security software maker Kaspersky Lab, said the perception that all Eastern European cyber criminals - both indiv...

25 Jan
Kaspersky Mobile Security 8.0 released in beta
IntoMobile, By Dusan BelicKaspersky Labs released the beta version of its solution for protecting smartphones - Kaspersky Mobile Security 8.0. Apart from boasting standard anti-virus, anti-spam and fi...