A regularly updated directory of press releases related to cyber security.

Issued by: Kaspersky Lab

6/11/2018
New Dark Web Research from Kaspersky Lab Reveals the Price of Consumers’ Digital Identities

Woburn, MA – November 5, 2018 – A new study from Kaspersky Lab investigated dark web markets to determine how much money cybercriminals can make by selling consumers’ personal data online. The research revealed that criminals could sell someone’s complete digital life for less than $50, including personal data stolen from social media, bank accounts, gaming websites and more. While many people…

Issued by: Cisco

1/11/2018

SAN JOSE, Calif, — October 31, 2018 — Cisco has scheduled a conference call for Wednesday, November 14, 2018, at 1:30 PM (PT); 4:30 PM (ET) to announce its first quarter fiscal year 2019 financial results for the period ending Saturday, October 27, 2018. Financial results will be released over GlobeNewswire via US National, European…

Issued by: Kaspersky Lab

1/11/2018
A Cybersecurity Lesson: Educational Sites Suffer Rise in DDoS Attacks in Q3

Woburn, MA – October 31, 2018 – Today, Kaspersky Lab is announcing the availability of its DDoS Q3 Intelligence Report, which marks a continued trend in cyberattacks aimed at educational organizations, as they’ve opened their doors after a long summer and students are back in school. Overall, the report shows that DDoS botnets attacked targets in 82 countries in…

Issued by: SANS

31/10/2018

Bethesda, MD, October 30, 2018 – The new SANS survey, Secure DevOps: Fact or Fiction?, finds that fewer than half (46%) of respondents are confronting security risks up front in requirements and service design—and only half of respondents are fixing major vulnerabilities. Survey results will be released in webcasts November 8 and 9. “Modern business, especially mobile and cloud computing,…

Issued by: Kaspersky Lab

26/10/2018
Survey Finds That 84% of CISOs in North America Believe Cybersecurity Breaches are Inevitable

Woburn, MA – October 25, 2018 – New research from Kaspersky Lab has found that 84 percent of CISOs in North America now believe cybersecurity breaches are inevitable, with financially motivated groups being their primary concern. The findings also show a lack of influence in the boardroom, making it difficult to justify the budgets they need to properly protect their…

Issued by: Kaspersky Lab

24/10/2018
Kaspersky Lab Cited as a ‘Strong Performer’ by Independent Research Firm in Latest Evaluation of Threat Intelligence Providers

Woburn, MA – October 23, 2018 – Kaspersky Lab has been recognized as a ‘Strong Performer’ among threat intelligence providers by Forrester. ‘The Forrester New Wave™: External Threat Intelligence Services, Q3 2018’ report provides an overview of the threat intelligence vendor landscape, and assesses the current offering and strategy of different providers. High-quality threat intelligence is integral to…

Issued by: Fortinet

12/10/2018

Fortinet® (NASDAQ: FTNT), a global leader in broad, integrated, and automated cybersecurity solutions, today announced that Standard & Poor’s has added Fortinet to the S&P 500 Index just prior to the market open on Thursday, October 11, 2018. “We are honored to be included in the S&P 500,” said Ken Xie, founder, chairman of the board and chief executive officer of Fortinet. “This milestone…

Issued by: ESET

12/10/2018

ESET, the leader in cybersecurity research and a top European Union-based endpoint security company, has discovered evidence linking the infamous cybercriminal group TeleBots to Industroyer, the most powerful modern malware targeting industrial control systems and the culprit behind the electricity blackout in Ukraine’s capital, Kiev, in 2016. TeleBots demonstrated its prowess with NotPetya, the disk-wiping malware…

Issued by: Kaspersky Lab

11/10/2018
Kaspersky Lab uncovers new Muddy Water operation, targeting governments in Asia, Europe and Africa

Woburn, MA – October 10, 2018 – Kaspersky Lab researchers monitoring the activity of Muddy Water, an advanced threat actor first seen targeting Iraq and Saudi Arabia in 2017, have uncovered a massive operation focused on government entities and more in Jordan, Turkey, Azerbaijan, Pakistan and Afghanistan, alongside its original targets. The malware is distributed through a highly…