Russia will form a new military branch responsible for cybersecurity by the end of 2013, news agency RIA Novosti reported last week, citing an unnamed source in the Ministry of Defense. Among the main tasks of the cyber troops will be data monitoring and processing, as well as dealing with cyber threats. The first steps …
Russia’s Ministry of Defense to create “cyber troops” Read More
Kaspersky Lab, a Russian-based provider of global IT security with headquarters in the U.S., has released a study called “The evolution of phishing attacks: 2011- 2013,” which lists Russia among the countries from which such attacks are launched most frequently. According to the data obtained from some 50 million users through the Kaspersky Security Network …
Russia is among the main sources of phishing – and also a main target Read More
Russian IT security solutions developer Kaspersky Lab plans to open a new US office in the Washington D.C. area to sell its products to the US government, Reuters reported earlier this month. One of the world’s biggest buyers of security software, the US government traditionally avoids purchasing Russian IT products out of fear that they …
Kaspersky Lab aims to “be more American than the Americans” Read More
Kaspersky Lab, a global IT security provider based in Russia with headquarters in the U.S., has announced an agreement with the newly-established Interpol Global Complex for Innovation (IGCI) to provide its expertise to combat international cybercrime and online threats. The announcement came after a meeting between Eugene Kaspersky, Kaspersky Labs’ CEO and co-founder, Ronald Noble, …
Interpol recruits Russia’s Kaspersky Lab to thwart cybercrime Read More
Experts say cyber viruses are no longer a threat only to home networks, but are increasingly being used as dangerous weapons aimed at state networks. In this context, the Russian Ministry of Defense has decided to create a specialized network command to protect the information structures of the Russian state. According to media reports, Russia’s …
Kaspersky Lab, the leading Russian IT security company, is shelving its IPO plans and wants to buy back the 20% stake it sold to a private equity investor a year ago, announced founder and CEO Eugene Kaspersky. With cyber-threats today increasingly aggressive and constantly evolving, Kaspersky thinks his company “must be as flexible as possible …
Russian President Vladimir Putin decreed last week the creation of a government system capable of anticipating, preventing, and assisting in the aftermath of cyber-attacks on national IT resources. The Federal Security Service (FSB), the post-Soviet successor of the KGB, will be responsible for the project. In addition to warding off cyber-raids, the prospective system is …
FSB to forge IT shield against global cyber-attacks Read More
Kaspersky Lab has identified an elusive cyber espionage network that targets diplomatic, governmental and scientific research organizations in several countries, a company statement revealed. The network has been christened Red October, and there is a chance that the malware may have its origins in a Russian-speaking country. Cybercriminals focusing on Russia, the former Soviet Union, Eastern …
The US firm Information Protection and Authentication of Texas (IPAT) has lost its suit for patent violation in an American court against Kaspersky Lab, a Moscow-based publisher of Internet security solutions. In December 2008 IPAT filed a lawsuit in the Eastern District Court of Texas against a group of IT companies – including McAfee, Microsoft, …
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Last week, Leta Group, a prominent Russian IT security holding, announced the launch of ‘Leta GIV,’ its corporate venture arm, along with its first investment – interactive air screen maker Displair. “Generating projects internally is not enough to seize the opportunities offered by Russia’s booming innovation environment, so we decided to create this dedicated vehicle,” …
Leta Group launches venture fund, announces Displair as first investment Read More
Group-IB, a leading Russian cybercrime investigation company, has just published its 2011 report on the “State and trends of the ‘Russian’ digital crime market.” Russian-speaking hackers – both from Russia and abroad – generated more than one third of the global cybercrime value: they earned an estimated $4.5 billion out of a global “cybercrime market” …
Facebook’s 2nd annual Hacker Cup competition, held at the company’s headquarters in Menlo Park, California, witnessed 25 of the world’s best hackers gather for an intense competition. Roman Andreev of Russia took top prize by correctly completing a problem in 1 hour and 4 minutes, one minute ahead of the second place winner. Andreev received …
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