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Kaspersky Lab researchers have examined logs and network traffic of applications in the internal Android Sandbox to uncover which applications transmit unencrypted user data to networks over HTTP.

Millions of apps risk data leaks due to third party code

Deeper analysis of apps show that data is sent unencrypted over HTTP, which means it is unprotected when it travels to the servers.

24 Apr 2018 2:35 PM

Twitter confirmed the ban in an email to Reuters after Kaspersky Lab co-founder Eugene Kaspersky disclosed the development in a blog post. (Photo: AP)(Photo: AP)

Twitter bans ads from Russia's Kaspersky Lab

The ban follows charges that Kaspersky Lab has close ties to intelligence agencies in Moscow.

22 Apr 2018 9:29 AM

As reported in Symantec's Internet Security Threat Report (ISTR), Volume 23, the number of targeted attack groups is on the rise with Symantec now tracking 140 organised groups. (Representative Image: Pixabay)

Symantec analytics enables to uncover most sophisticated cyber attacks

AI and machine learning innovations automate capabilities of Symantec’s investigations team to zero in on the most pressing threats.

18 Apr 2018 2:43 PM

Kaspersky Lab also detected a peak of threat activity in the Middle East. For example, the StrongPity APT launched a number of new Man-in-the-Middle (MiTM) attacks on internet service provider (ISP) networks.

Asia, Middle East a hotbed of new threats: Report

According to experts, routers will continue to be a target for attackers as a way of getting a foothold in a victim´s infrastructure.

17 Apr 2018 2:16 PM

The study was conducted on the firmware of 1200 smartphones from various manufacturers. (Representative Image)

Is your Android phone actually having the mentioned security patch?

Research shows that most Android OEMs don’t actually deliver promised security patches to devices.

14 Apr 2018 9:19 PM

Lawmakers are also expected to press Zuckerberg closely on the 2016 election, which he anticipated in his written testimony. (Representative Photo)

Zuckerberg ditches T-shirt, apologises for Facebook mistakes

Zuckerberg held meetings with the top Republican and Democratic senators on the Commerce and Judiciary committees.

10 Apr 2018 8:17 AM

The removed accounts and pages were mainly in Russian, and many had little political import, the company said.

Facebook deletes posts linked to Russian 'troll factory': Zuckerberg

Facebook said many of the deleted articles and pages came from Russia-based Federal News Agency, known as FAN.

04 Apr 2018 11:17 AM

YARA rules are particularly useful when tracking advanced threat actors and operations involving ‘fileless’ malware, or legitimate tools, or those where malicious code is adapted to individual campaigns or even victims.

Kaspersky Lab’s threat hunting tool goes into open source domain

KLara can run a fast, distributed series of YARA searches, involving multiple rules and multiple sample collections.

03 Apr 2018 1:54 PM

Suspicious accounts are then reviewed by humans — similar to ways Facebook monitors other malicious content.

Facebook says it’s making progress in election preparedness

Facebook is using machine learning to block fake accounts before they spread misinformation, rather than wait for reports from users.

30 Mar 2018 9:59 AM

Among the charges aired a crucial one is on the NaMo app’s ownership: it is neither a government nor party app but is said to belong to the Prime Minister personally. (Photo: AP)

Row over parties’ apps: Stiff privacy laws vital

The idea of democracy is devalued by the thought of interference in polls, that are all about freedom of choice.

28 Mar 2018 2:16 AM

By the time you realise, your Facebook page information is lying in someone’s database, ready to be sold to someone sitting thousands of miles away waiting to perform cyber crime.

New Facebook email scam on the rise

If you have received any email from Facebook lately asking for account verification of your page, then read this.

24 Mar 2018 8:37 PM

Security implementations can be built using three pillars — identify, protect, respond. (Representational Image)

'A stitch in time saves nine' — Mitigating security breach

A breach can cause immense loss if the concerned organisation is not prepared.

23 Mar 2018 2:03 PM

RAT usage in attacks against pharmaceutical organisations indicates that sophisticated APT actors are showing an increased interest in capitalising on the healthcare sector.

Chinese-speaking APT actor caught spying on pharmaceutical organisations

The infamous PlugX malware has been detected in pharmaceutical organisations in Vietnam, aimed at stealing precious business information.

15 Mar 2018 1:54 PM

Cybercriminals are embracing novel techniques and schemes to capture new revenue streams.

Health care attacks, fileless malware, cryptocurrency mining on surge: McAfee

McAfee catalogs 478 new cyber threats every minute, eight every second.

13 Mar 2018 2:55 PM

Many companies rely on basic mobile hygiene policies using mobile device management (MDM) or enterprise mobility management (EMM) solutions.

Preparing for the Next Mobile Attack

Prevention driven approach to mobile security can help organisations achieve the right balance of protection, mobility and productivity.

02 Mar 2018 11:58 AM

The average amount of spam in 2017 decreased to 56.63 per cent, which is 1.68 percentage points less than in 2016. (Representative Photo)

FIFA 2018 and Bitcoin among 2017’s main spam and phishing topics

The report mentions that criminals have been following a global agenda, using hot topics such as FIFA 2018 and Bitcoin to fool and steal.

17 Feb 2018 2:19 PM

Unhappy partners are also more likely to feel that their privacy is endangered by their partner (31 per cent agree) compared to those in a happy relationship (15 per cent agree). (Source: Pexels)

Crossing online privacy limits jeopardises Valentine’s Day: Kaspersky Lab

80 per cent people believe that couples should have private space, both on and offline.

09 Feb 2018 9:19 PM

Tactics include email distributed from “spoofed” corporate branded email addresses, emails written in native languages; and the addition of attached documents marked as “protected.”

McAfee advanced threat research warns of 2018 winter games cyberattacks

McAfee anticipates Winter Games related phishing campaigns.

08 Feb 2018 9:33 PM

The bot was first spotted by researchers at Bitdefender Labs on 10 January before it disappeared for a few days. (Representative Photo: Pixabay)

New botnet infects 20,000 devices, uses P2P communication

Dubbed Hide N' Seek, it can also carry out data exfiltration, code execution and interference with a device's operation.

08 Feb 2018 2:34 PM

77 per cent of the people in India think that the use of technology gets in the way of relationships today.

Most Indians share personal passwords with partners: Study

67 per cent of the people in a relationship have felt their partner was more interested in their internet connected device than in them.

05 Feb 2018 4:17 PM

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