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AusCERT2012: Kaspersky defends data retention, secretive breaches

In Networks - By James Hutchinson, 17 May 2012 4:02 PM

But privacy paramount to both.

Number of infected Macs flashbacks to 650000

In Networks - By Marcos Colon, 24 April 2012 9:03 AM

Security firms trapped in tarpit.

Sluggish Apple strikes at Flashback

In Applications - By Marcos Colon, 12 April 2012 2:36 AM

Flashback removal tool planned as malware storm subsides.

Flashback botnet shrinks to half size

In Applications - By Marcos Colon, 11 April 2012 7:22 AM

But experts say decline may not be rapid.

Kaspersky Lab reveals complexity of 'OO C' coded Duqu

In Applications - By Dan Raywood, 20 March 2012 8:46 AM

Source code may reveal Duqu creator

Duqu spoke in alien tongue

In Applications - By SC Staff, 9 March 2012 9:45 AM

Part of the Duqu Trojan was written in an unknown programming language.

CarrierIQ: Don't root, don't remove, don't worry

In Applications - By Darren Pauli, 8 December 2011 7:05 AM

But vendors warned to disclose tracker apps.

Kaspersky quits BSA, snubs US piracy bill

In Applications - By Tom Brewster, 7 December 2011 10:11 AM

Calls bill "counter-productive".

An interview at Kaspersky Lab HQ

In Applications - By Paul Fisher, 29 October 2011 11:41 AM

Kaspersky Lab CEO Eugene Kaspersky talks security.

Kaspersky launches Endpoint Security 8

In Applications - By SC Staff, 7 October 2011 8:35 AM

Includes anti-virus, a system watcher and integration with cloud-based threat intelligence.

Kaspersky website vulnerable to XSS

In Web/client - By SC Australia Staff, 1 September 2011 7:36 PM

Reddit post outs flaw.

McAfee, Kaspersky lock horns over Shady RAT

In Applications - By Dan Raywood, 24 August 2011 12:50 PM

McAfee says Shady RAT ain't no botnet.

Amazon used to spread bank-stealing trojan

In Cloud - By Angela Moscaritolo, 31 July 2011 10:13 PM

Amazon gives legitimacy to scams.

AWS used to spread bank data malware

In Applications - By Tom Brewster, 8 June 2011 11:15 AM

A Kaspersky researcher spies some malware hosted on AWS targeting bank data.

EU cybercrime treaty best for policing: Phair

In Networks - By Darren Pauli, 25 May 2011 2:21 PM

Former cybercop urges nations to give agreement time to work.

Kaspersky: Australia shouldn't sign EU Cybercrime treaty

In Networks - By Darren Pauli, 20 May 2011 10:55 AM

Calls for global police unit instead.

Kidnapped Kaspersky freed without ransom

In Applications - By Liam Tung, 27 April 2011 11:18 AM

Released unharmed.

Melbourne and Perth in race for Kaspersky data centre

In Web/client - By Nate Cochrane, 16 February 2011 5:34 PM

Winner of two-horse race will need critical demand.

Kaspersky launches Sydney-based hosted security

In Web/client - By Brett Winterford, 24 December 2010 8:59 AM

Partners with local data centres for secure web and email service.

Stuxnet 'much more sophisticated than Aurora'

In Applications - By Tom Brewster, 24 September 2010 12:05 PM

Compared to the malware used against Google last year.

Advanced instant messenger threat discovered

In Messaging - By SC Australia Staff, 30 August 2010 10:22 AM

Yahoo! Messenger, Skype, Windows Live, and Google Talk among those targeted.

Kaspersky Lab appoints country manager

In Cloud - By Negar Salek, 12 August 2010 9:31 AM

Focused on building corporate customers.

Kaspersky critical of exploit publicity

In Applications - By Daniel Long, 18 May 2010 9:46 AM

Kaspersky Lab co-founder Eugene Kaspersky believes that the publication of security exploits often generates more harm that good overall

Kaspersky calls for international internet government

In Hackers - By Phil Muncaster, 12 March 2010 10:57 AM

Kaspersky Lab co-founder argues for multinational body to tackle cyber crime.

All but one pass Virus Bulletin spam test

In Messaging - By Iain Thomson, 13 January 2010 11:44 AM

Kaspersky fails despite strong false positive rate.

Fake Antivirus: 5 software titles you should definitely NOT install

In Applications - By Daniel Long, 6 October 2009 2:04 PM

We take a closer look at some of the more common scareware traps; what to look out for, how to identify the fakes and 5 rogue security software packages you should try and ...

Malware being distributed through eBay-style marketplace

In Applications - By Daniel Long, 23 September 2009 10:07 AM

Open source malware now accounts for as much as 10% of the overall malware marketplace as criminals cotton onto the many benefits of adaptable code.

Appellate court affirms that Zango can't sue Kaspersky

In Web/client - By Dan Kaplan, 1 July 2009 11:01 AM

An appeals court has upheld a ruling that Kaspersky Lab did nothing wrong when it blocked users' access to Zango programs.

Netbook comes with factory-sealed malware

In Applications - By Chuck Miller, 21 May 2009 10:28 AM

In a rare occurrence, a brand-new factory-sealed netbook has been found to contain malware, according to researchers at Kaspersky Lab.

Malware most potent on social networks

In Messaging - By Chuck Miller, 13 May 2009 10:41 AM

Malware distributed via social networking sites is 10 times more effective than malware spread via email, according to Kaspersky Lab Global Research.

HackersBlog team retire from active service

In Web/client - By Dan Raywood, 26 March 2009 10:24 AM

The team behind the hackers blog website have decided to end their activities.

Victims of HackersBlog claim that it is overstating its achievements

In Web/client - By Dan Raywood, 13 March 2009 1:35 PM

Various victims of the HackersBlog have claimed that the vulnerability discoveries may be overstated.

Kaspersky says that no data was lost in SQL attack

In Web/client - 11 February 2009 9:55 AM

Kaspersky Lab security experts say that no customer information was taken after a hacker launched a cyber attack Saturday that exposed titles of tables contained in the ...

Kaspersky website hacked

In Web/client - By Daniel Fitzgerald, 9 February 2009 1:45 PM

A blogger has breached security vendor Kaspersky’s website using a simple SQL (structured query language) injection.

Eugene Kaspersky speaks candidly about the state of security

In Web/client - By Negar Salek, 16 October 2008 5:00 PM

He flew in and out in a flash but Eugene Kaspersky managed to paint a bleak future for the whitehats of the security industry during his Sydney visit this week.

Kaspersky creates file restoration utility for ransomware victims

In Hackers - By Dan Kaplan, 17 June 2008 9:55 AM

Kaspersky Lab announced Monday it has created a free utility to restore files that may have been deleted by a new ransomware variant.

Kaspersky sends SOS to crack 1024 bit encryption key

In Applications - By Mitchell Bingemann, 11 June 2008 2:34 PM

Kaspersky is calling all security and cryptography experts to join forces in an effort to crack a blackmailing virus.

Mobile malware very active in first quarter of 2008: Kaspersky

In Networks - By Negar Salek, 12 May 2008 2:01 PM

Kaspersky’s senior virus analyst has warned of ‘unpleasant news’ from the world of mobile malware in its latest quarterly security trend report.

Tech coalition asks judge to toss out Zango appeal

In Hackers - By Jim Carr, 8 May 2008 9:43 AM

A coalition of technology organisations and vendors has asked a federal appeals court to reject a lawsuit that adware maker Zango has continued to pursue against Kaspersky Lab, ...

Kaspersky launches anti-virus product for Windows servers

In Applications - By Fiona Raisbeck, 19 October 2007 11:22 AM

Kaspersky Lab has released an anti-virus product aimed at large businesses running Windows servers.

Kaspersky 'was aware' of scanner flaw

In Applications - By Matt Chapman, 15 October 2007 10:08 AM

Security firm Kaspersky was aware of the flaw in its online scanner and had issued a patch on 9 October, despite comments made to vnunet.com by its staff.

Kaspersky boosts security offering with PhishTank database

In Web/client - By Fiona Raisbeck, 15 October 2007 9:50 AM

Kaspersky Lab has added new anti-phishing databases to its internet security product.

Kaspersky falls through Online Scanner flaw

In Applications - By Matt Chapman, 12 October 2007 10:04 AM

A flaw in Kaspersky's Online Scanner could be exploited by malicious hackers to compromise a user's system.

Kaspersky Lab launches site for mobile device users

In Networks - By Fiona Raisbeck, 2 October 2007 11:03 AM

Security vendor Kaspersky Lab has launched a website as a resource tool for users of PDAs and smartphones.

Secunia reports Kaspersky vulnerabilities as highly critical

In Applications - By Ericka Chickowski, 10 April 2007 10:48 AM

Secunia yesterday released a highly critical advisory for multiple vulnerabilities in several Kaspersky Lab products that could allow remote attackers to access or steal files ...