Researchers from cybersecurity firm Kaspersky have identified a trend where more and more threat actors are executing targeted attacks against Linux-based devices while developing more Linux-focused tools.
Given the evolving nature of cyber threats that are expected to become more sophisticated, it is also important that financial institutions have the necessary tools that can help track threats that can evade regular endpoint solutions, even before they hit you.
Cybersecurity firm Kaspersky said the infamous online heist in 2016 should prompt business organizations to put up another layer of security to prevent the incident of that magnitude from happening again.
Online security tops the charts as the most important factor for millennials looking to find their “Digital Comfort Zones” at home, despite the fact that over a third of them (37%) think they’re boring to be the victim of cybercrime, a new study by Kaspersky showed.
Malicious mining, also known as cryptojacking, happens when cybercriminals install a malicious program on the target computer or by means of fileless malware without the user’s knowledge.
Online users in Asia Pacific are more concerned of having their blood relatives or relationship partners seeing or accessing their private data online way more than malicious actors.
For its part, cybersecurity firm Kaspersky said the app does not contain any malicious elements but could create privacy and security issues since FaceApp uses facial recognition.