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The Internet threat alert status is currently normal. At present, no major epidemics or other serious incidents have been recorded by Kaspersky Lab’s monitoring service. Internet threat level: 1
Vulnerabilities and hackers

Software vulnerabilities

Many of today’s threats exploit software vulnerabilities in order to spread. Learn more about what vulnerabilities are, what the most common vulnerabilities are, and how to fix them.

How to detect a hacker attack

Hackers may try and access your computer to get access to your data or to use your computing resources for illegal activity. This section provides information on the signs and symptoms of a hacker attack.

A brief history of hacking

Computer systems have always been targeted by people seeking either to improve security or exploit loopholes. This timeline gives an overview of major events in the evolution of computing along with the evolution of hacking.

Hackers and the law

Government and law enforcement bodies around the world address the problem of cybercrime with legislation. Find out more about how these laws are used to convict hackers who gain illegal access to systems and data.

Analysis

IT Threat Evolution: Q1 2013

May 16 2013

IT Threat Evolution: Q1 2013

According to KSN data, Kaspersky Lab products detected and neutralized 1 345 570 352 threats in Q1 2013. A total of 22,750 new modifications of malicious programs targeting mobile devices were detected this past quarter — that’s more than half of the total number of modifications detected...

Winnti 1.0 technical analysis

Apr 11 2013

Winnti 1.0 technical analysis

The favorite tool of the attackers has been malicious program we called "Winnti". It has evolved since the first use, but we divide all variants into two generations: 1.x and 2.x. Our publication describes 1.0 variant of this tool.

Kaspersky Lab report: Evaluating the threat level of software vulnerabilities

Feb 01 2013

Kaspersky Lab report: Evaluating the threat level of software vulnerabilities

Vulnerable programs are among the most commonplace ways to attack victims and steal personal data.

IT security in 2030 – only humans will be the same

Dec 13 2012

IT security in 2030 – only humans will be the same

It is clear that any attempt to predict the IT security landscape in 2030 will have to be a forecast of security and society in general. IT is now almost everywhere, and its scope will only increase in the future.

Kaspersky Security Bulletin 2012. Malware Evolution

Dec 05 2012

Kaspersky Security Bulletin 2012. Malware Evolution

This is Kaspersky Lab’s annual threat analysis report covering the major issues faced by corporate and individual users alike as a result of malware, potentially harmful programs, crimeware, spam, phishing and other different types of hacker activity

The geography of cybercrime: Western Europe and North America

Sep 11 2012

The geography of cybercrime: Western Europe and North America

The Internet knows no borders, but according to our data, cybercrime has specific ‘geographical features’.