Tag: Kaspersky
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Resolutions for a cybersecure 2024
Kaspersky Blog – 1.6.24 The rapid development of AI, international tensions, and the proliferation of “smart” technologies like the internet of things (IoT) make the upcoming year particularly challenging in terms of cybersecurity. Each of us will face these challenges in one way or another, so, as per tradition, we’re here to help all our…
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Beware of scammers! Dangerous apps in the App Store
Kaspersky Blog – 9.29.23 Apple’s App Store is considered a reliable platform for downloading apps. So much so, in fact, that users often assume there’s no danger at all: what could possibly be wrong with an app that’s been moderated by Apple? App Store verification is indeed effective, and news about malicious or phishing apps…
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Wrong system time and insecure Secure Time Seeding
Kaspersky Blog – 9.7.23 Every now and then, Windows 10 users and administrators wonder why the time on their systems suddenly jumps by several weeks, months or even years (either forward or backward). Source: Wrong system time and insecure Secure Time Seeding
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OSINT: what’s the danger, and how to stay safe
Kaspersky Blog – 9.1.23 OSINT stands for open-source intelligence. That is, the collection and analysis of data obtained from publicly accessible information channels. Such sources can basically be anything: newspapers and magazines, television and radio, data published by official organizations, scientific research, conference reports, etc. Source: OSINT: what’s the danger, and how to stay safe
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What are web skimmers?
Kaspersky Blog – 6.26.23 Web skimmers were named due to their association with hardware skimmers — stealthy devices that carders install on ATMs or payment terminals to steal card details. Skimmers are hard to notice because they look like regular ATM hardware, so unsuspecting users insert or slide their cards, only to share their payment details with…
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How to get ready for deepfake threats?
Kaspersky Blog – 5.15.23 Deepfake is the name given technology that creates convincing copies of images, videos and voices using AI. Deepfake technologies have been developing rapidly for about five years already. The idea of creating fakes by combining real and generated data is not new. But it’s the use of neural networks and deep…
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The most popular ways to launder cryptocurrency
Kaspersky Blog – 5.12.23 You can hardly call cryptocurrency an anonymous means of payment. After all, since all transactions (well, almost all; more on that below) are written to the blockchain, the movement of cryptocurrency is fairly easy to trace. There are specialized analytical tools that make it relatively convenient and easy to locate both…
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Turbocharge your VPN
Kaspersky Blog – 4.5.23 VPNs are becoming more and more popular: a secure, encrypted connection is needed these days not only by travelers, but also gamers, streamers, crypto investors and even fans of foreign TV shows. And that’s why the VPN industry is developing rapidly. But did you know that just by updating your VPN application and…