Security News

Kaspersky Releases Open Source Digital Forensics Tool (Security Week)
2017-07-06 14:24

Kaspersky Lab researcher Vitaly Kamluk has released the source code of Bitscout, a compact and customizable tool designed for remote digital forensics operations. read more

Russia Threatens Retaliation If US Bans Kaspersky Lab (InfoRiskToday)
2017-07-04 17:33

Cybersecurity Firm's CEO Offers Source Code Review to US GovernmentA senior Russian government official warned that Moscow will retaliate if the Senate moves to ban the use of Kaspersky Lab...

Kaspersky Patches Flaws in Anti-Virus for Linux File Server (Security Week)
2017-06-29 09:04

An update released earlier this month by Kaspersky Lab for its Anti-Virus for Linux File Server product addresses several potentially serious vulnerabilities discovered by researchers at Core...

Microsoft Defends AV Handling After Kaspersky Antitrust Lawsuits (InfoRiskToday)
2017-06-22 13:32

Software Giant Says It Disabled Some AV Programs Because of Windows IncompatibilitiesMicrosoft has sought to get in front of a brewing controversy over whether it unfairly disables third-party...

Cameras Top Source of IoT Attacks: Kaspersky (Security Week)
2017-06-19 15:31

Honeypots set up by Kaspersky Lab have provided some interesting information on Internet of Things (IoT) attacks, including the types of hacking attempts, attack sources, and the geographical...

Kaspersky Files Antitrust Complaints Against Microsoft (InfoRiskToday)
2017-06-08 09:48

Microsoft Squeezes Out Third-Party Anti-Virus Products, Complaints ClaimRussian anti-virus vendor Kaspersky Lab has filed two antitrust complaints against Microsoft in Europe, contending that the...

Security Incidents Can Cost Industrial Firms $500K Per Year: Kaspersky (Security Week)
2017-06-07 15:07

While a majority of industrial companies claim they are well prepared to handle a cyber security incident, many have admitted experiencing at least one incident in the past 12 months, and the...

Kaspersky Accuses Microsoft of Unfairly Disabling its Antivirus in Windows 10 (The Hackers News)
2017-06-07 00:54

Russian antivirus vendor Kaspersky Lab is so upset with US software giant Microsoft that the security firm has filed more antitrust complaints against the company. The antivirus firm initially...

US intelligence chiefs don’t trust Kaspersky Lab software (Help Net Security)
2017-05-12 19:18

The big question in Thursday’s intelligence hearing on worldwide threats before the US Senate Intelligence Committee was whether the Russian government interfered with US elections. The...