Cybersecurity of connected healthcare 2020: Overview and predictions

More than two years after the infamous Wannacry ransomware crippled medical facilities and other organizations worldwide, the healthcare sector seems to be learning its lesson, as the number of attacked medical devices in 2019 decreased globally. Continue reading Cybersecurity of connected healthcare 2020: Overview and predictions

Cyberthreats to financial institutions 2020: Overview and predictions

Short overview of year’s key events, analysis of forecasts for 2019 and our predictions about cyberthreats to financial institutions in 2020 Continue reading Cyberthreats to financial institutions 2020: Overview and predictions

Kaspersky Security Bulletin 2019. Advanced threat predictions for 2020

This is what we think might happen in the coming months, based on the knowledge of experts in this field and our observation of APT attacks – since APT threat actors have historically been the center of innovation. Continue reading Kaspersky Security Bulletin 2019. Advanced threat predictions for 2020

Kaspersky Security Bulletin 2018. Statistics

During the year, Kaspersky Lab solutions repelled 1 876 998 691 attacks launched from online resources located all over the world, 554 159 621 21 643 946 unique malicious objects were detected and unique URLs were recognized as malicious by web antivirus components. Continue reading Kaspersky Security Bulletin 2018. Statistics

Kaspersky Security Bulletin 2018. Top security stories

All too often, both rely on manipulating human psychology as a way of compromising entire systems or individual computers. Increasingly, the devices targeted also include those that we don’t consider to be computers – from children’s toys to security cameras. Here is our annual round-up of major incidents and key trends from 2018 Continue reading Kaspersky Security Bulletin 2018. Top security stories

Kaspersky Security Bulletin 2018. Story of the year: miners

Year 2018 began with a rise in the number of miner-related attacks. However, after a drop in the value of the main cryptocurrencies, which lasted from January to February, infection activity noticeably declined. General interest in cryptocurrencies also waned. Yet the threat is still current. Continue reading Kaspersky Security Bulletin 2018. Story of the year: miners

Threat predictions for industrial security in 2019

It should therefore come as no surprise that our predictions from last year are still linked to currently unfolding trends. And while the fog has yet to clear, we decided to focus on the major problems that will affect the work of professionals involved into the industry, in 2019. Continue reading Threat predictions for industrial security in 2019

Cryptocurrency threat predictions for 2019

In the second half of 2018, the blockchain and cryptocurrency industry faced a major development: falling prices for cryptocurrencies. The impact was felt across the landscape, with rapid decline in public interest, the activity of the crypto community and traders, and in the related activity of cybercriminals. While this will certainly affect our forecasts for 2019, let’s see how the forecasts we made for this year worked out. Continue reading Cryptocurrency threat predictions for 2019

Cyberthreats to financial institutions 2019: overview and predictions

The past year has been extremely eventful in terms of the digital threats faced by financial institutions: cybercrime groups have used new infiltration techniques, and the geography of attacks has become more extensive. Continue reading Cyberthreats to financial institutions 2019: overview and predictions