'Internet of Threats': Q&A with Eugene Kaspersky - USA Today

November 6, 2014

'Internet of Threats': Q&A with Eugene Kaspersky - USA Today

USA Today, By Kim Hjelmgaard

Eugene Kaspersky is the Russian-born founder and chief executive of Kaspersky Lab, the world's largest private cybersecurity company. Kaspersky, 49, started the company in 1997. It is headquartered in Moscow, but has offices in 30 countries around the world and is active in more than 200. What follows is an edited version of an interview with Kaspersky conducted at Dublin's Web Summit.

Q. Where is the next great Internet or digital threat going to come from?

A. We expect to see growth in the number of and sophistication of new criminal attacks, including on large companies, particularly on banks and other financial institutions. We are seeing growth in attacks on industrial systems coming from traditional, offline organized crime — from the mafia, essentially.

The Internet of things is the Internet of threats for us. We expect attacks on smart TVs, watches, smart glasses. As the number of connected smart devices expands fast, more and more of them will be targeted to obtain criminal profit.

Cyber-crime speaks native English, broken English, Spanish, Portuguese, Russian, Chinese and many other languages. And this number of languages is growing as well. Cyber-crime is very globalized I'm afraid. Read more.

About Kaspersky

Kaspersky is a global cybersecurity and digital privacy company founded in 1997. Innovating the industry with a Cyber Immunity approach, Kaspersky safeguards consumers, businesses, critical infrastructure, and governments from cyberthreats, with over a billion devices protected to date.

Kaspersky ensures Cybersecurity True to Business, focusing on providing clear outcomes, protecting revenue, easing workloads and preventing downtime. Kaspersky’s deep threat intelligence and security expertise is constantly transforming into innovative solutions and services for organizations of every size, from small businesses to large enterprises, combining proven AI-driven protection technologies with simple management and expert support.

Recognized in independent tests and trusted by millions of individuals worldwide and nearly 200,000 organizations, Kaspersky helps detect threats earlier, respond faster and operate with greater confidence and freedom, protecting what matters most to our clients. Learn more at www.kaspersky.com.

'Internet of Threats': Q&A with Eugene Kaspersky - USA Today