Stalkerware (aka spouseware, aka legal spyware) is openly distributed commercial software that allows the person who installs it to spy on the people on whose devices it ends up installed. And it’s a big problem – not only for the intended victims, but for security companies as well. On a human level, stalkerware is very problematic. First and foremost, it’s a kind of … [Read more...] about The Coalition Against Stalkerware | Kaspersky official blog
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Kaspersky podcast, episode 117 | Kaspersky official blog
For the 117th episode of the Kaspersky Transatlantic Cable podcast, Dave and I change things up a bit. Instead of a 20-minute episode, we go a bit longer to talk with Santiago Pontiroli, one of the researchers from the Kaspersky Global Research and Analysis Team (GReAT). Our first story relates to the United States and the energy sector. The issue in the … [Read more...] about Kaspersky podcast, episode 117 | Kaspersky official blog
Chrome zero-day vulnerability | Kaspersky official blog
Thanks to the Kaspersky Exploit Prevention subsystem in our products, we recently detected an exploit — a malicious program letting attackers gain unauthorized access to the computer — through a vulnerability in the Google Chrome browser. It used a zero-day vulnerability, that is, one that was yet unknown to the developers. It was assigned the identifier CVE-2019-13720. We … [Read more...] about Chrome zero-day vulnerability | Kaspersky official blog
Kaspersky podcast, episode 116 | Kaspersky official blog
This week on the Kaspersky Transatlantic Cable podcast, Dave and I talk about a number of stories that tie back to the police theme. To kick off episode 116, we take a look at a story within the automotive space. There, the author puts on his cybersleuthing hat to figure out that the license plates of cars used in photos would show up in Google search … [Read more...] about Kaspersky podcast, episode 116 | Kaspersky official blog
Kaspersky podcast, episode 115 | Kaspersky official blog
The 115th installment of the Kaspersky Transatlantic Cable podcast takes a look at a wide range of stories from phishing devices in your home to the US military. To kick things off, we look at some new research tied to Google Home and Amazon Alexa devices. This one is more of a proof of concept for malicious apps phishing from a smart device already in … [Read more...] about Kaspersky podcast, episode 115 | Kaspersky official blog
Kaspersky podcast, episode 114 | Kaspersky official blog
After a two-week hiatus, Dave returns for the 114th installment of the Kaspersky Transatlantic Cable podcast. We open the episode looking at the latest news on the Facebook front. Unlike most of our podcasts, the focus won’t be on privacy snafus. Instead, we will look at the latest news with Facebook’s Libra. Following up on that, we head across California to … [Read more...] about Kaspersky podcast, episode 114 | Kaspersky official blog
Kaspersky podcast, episode 113 | Kaspersky official blog
For episode 113 of the Kaspersky Transatlantic Cable podcast, I fly solo because Dave is still on holiday. We will return to our regularly scheduled programing in next week’s edition. To kick off the episode, I discuss the latest snafu from Twitter, where verification numbers and e-mails may have been added to the company’s Tailored Audience program. Twitter … [Read more...] about Kaspersky podcast, episode 113 | Kaspersky official blog
Kaspersky Lab podcast, episode 112
For the 112th edition of the Kaspersky Transatlantic Cable podcast, I head to Moscow to discuss privacy with four of my corporate communications colleagues. During the 20+ minute talk with Julia, Kate, Oksana and Anya, the discussion ranges from how and what we share online to what privacy is, what it is not and who should be regulating privacy on the … [Read more...] about Kaspersky Lab podcast, episode 112
Kaspersky podcast, episode 111 | Kaspersky official blog
On this week’s edition of the Kaspersky Transatlantic Cable podcast, Dave and I cross both the Atlantic and Pacific while discussing the week’s stories. Episode 111 kicks off with a story about Facebook suspending tens of thousands of apps in the wake of the Cambridge Analytica scandal. From there, we look at TikTok becoming the latest social media site … [Read more...] about Kaspersky podcast, episode 111 | Kaspersky official blog
Quantum supremacy allegedly reached | Kaspersky official blog
A quantum computer from Google solved a task that the best supercomputer in the world cannot. The news made quite a splash — and then, the report was retracted. The retraction, which the Financial Times discovered on NASA’s website, only added more suspense to the situation. So, although exactly what task the quantum computer allegedly solved — not to mention how many qubits it … [Read more...] about Quantum supremacy allegedly reached | Kaspersky official blog