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Nine out of 10 CISOs say the board asks them for advice, but half of companies still lump cybersecurity into IT budget.

Kaspersky’s APAC managing director Stephan Neumeier has been named executive of the year for IT services by the SBR Management Excellence Awards 2019.

Black Friday is arguably the most anticipated retail sales period in the world, when brands offer consumers the largest discounts and promotional offers.

In a bid to bolster digital trust, Kaspersky will relocate data from US and Canadian customers to Switzerland and open a new Transparency Center in Brazil.

Kaspersky warns of Korean-speaking cyber threat groups like Lazarus and BlueNoroff targeting financial institutions and cryptocurrency exchanges in SE Asia.

Despite some diversity initiatives, women constitute 39% of the labour force and only 25% of management positions worldwide in general.

Cyberattacks on Internet of Things devices have surged, with 105 million attacks detected in H1 2019, according to Kaspersky.

Kaspersky's Global Privacy Report 2018 reveals that 39.2% of users trade private data for increased safety, with many freely sharing social media details.

Some parents may be worried about what their children are doing online, but they don’t talk to their children enough about the issue.

Global cyber attacks on medical devices have dropped since the WannaCry ransomware, but the Asia Pacific region sees no such decline, warns Kaspersky.

A Kaspersky report reveals 14 million phishing attempts in Southeast Asia in the first half of 2019, with Vietnam, Malaysia, and Indonesia most affected.

Millions continue to use outdated Windows operating systems like XP and 7, despite security risks due to lack of updates, per Kaspersky research.

Over 50% of incident response requests in 2018 were made after significant damage had already occurred, says Kaspersky's latest report.

According to Kaspersky data, 232,292 unique users were targeted by such attacks – 46% more than a year ago, in Q2 2018 (158,921).

Security threats targeting mobile devices are increasing, with one security firm citing the large number of users as a key reason.

The company’s third code review facility will be located in Malaysia’s Cyberjaya, alongside key cyber-related government agencies and companies in the country.

DDoS attacks are fewer in summer, according to a report by Kaspersky, though the total number of attacks has grown by 18% since 2018.

Kaspersky reports a 7% rise in financial malware, affecting 430,000 users in H1 2019, with 30.9% targeting corporate users, double from 2018.

Along with the viral potential of its popular filters, FaceApp has of late, generated a huge wave of media attention amid concerns about online privacy.

Kaspersky Security Network has uncovered more than two million incidents originating from servers located in Singapore in the 2Q19.