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Les principales menaces cyber ciblant les enfants en 2024
Les enfants utilisent de plus en plus des outils d'IA qui, pour l’instant, ne fournissent pas le niveau nécessaire en matière de cybersécurité et de contenu approprié pour leur âge Selon une recherche de l'ONU, environ 80 % des jeunes déclarent interagir avec l'IA plusieurs fois par jour.
Transatlantic Cable podcast, episode 330
Episode 330 of the Transatlantic Cable podcast kicks things off with talk around the potential for A.I poisoning, which could allow malicious actors to turn AI chatbots into ‘sleeper agents’. From there the team talk about eBay and a truly bizarre story involving spiders, cockroaches and death threats, as well as China’s crackdown on casino’s, which has led to an underground boom in crypto-casinos. If you like what you heard, please consider subscribing.
The cybersecurity threats to kids that parents should be aware of in 2024
In the era of modern technology, the age at which children are introduced to the digital world and technology is increasingly lower. This digital experience, however, can be marred by potential risks lurking online. As technology continues to advance, the tactics and strategies used by cybercriminals to target and exploit young internet users are also evolving.
What cybersecurity threats to kids parents should be aware of in 2024?
In the era of modern technology, the age at which children are introduced to the digital world and technology is increasingly lower. This digital experience, however, can be marred by potential risks lurking online. As technology continues to advance, the tactics and strategies used by cybercriminals to target and exploit young internet users are also evolving.
Kaspersky crimeware report: ransomware propagation and driver abuse
Introduction If one sheep leaps over the ditch, the rest will follow. This is an old saying, found in various languages, and it can be applied to ransomware developers. In previous blog posts, we highlighted an increase in the popularity of platform-independent languages and ESXi support, and recently, we wrote about ransomware borrowing these propagation methods.
Consumer cyberthreats: scams and viruses to beware in 2023
The consumer threat landscape constantly changes. Although the main types of threats (phishing, scams, malware, etc.) remain the same, lures that fraudsters use vary greatly depending on the time of year, current major events, news, etc. This year, we have seen spikes in cybercriminal activity aimed at users amid the shopping and back-to-school season, big pop culture events, such as Grammy and Oscar, movie premieres, new smartphone announcements, game releases, etc.
How to Raise the Performance of Your Computer for Gaming
By Andrey Sidenko A recent study by DFC Intelligence showed that by mid-2020, the number of people worldwide playing video games had risen to 3.1 billion. The total population of Earth is just over 8 billion so that’s nearly 40% of the world population that play games. 1.5 billion of those play on PC, about 48% of all players. Nowadays games require higher levels of hardware resources, with performance being the top priority for most gamers.
Kaspersky report on cryptojacking in Q1-Q3 2022
Cryptocurrency prices were dropping from the end of 2021 and throughout the first half of 2022. Although finance experts and retail investors estimate crypto to have a solid chance of recovery in the long term, at the time of writing this report the prices remain low. However, cybercriminals are capitalizing on this vulnerable industry more than ever.
The digitsation of education will continue this year – here's how - Education Technology
Changes in the education system have been brewing for a long time, with digitisation as the main driver of this transformation. Now, as the UK education sector continues to face disruption, the lessons learnt during the first lockdown have become paramount to the successes this time around. This digitisation of education is likely to continue this year, which is both good and bad.
Transatlantic Cable podcast, episode 167
podcast Jeff and Dave discuss a so-called Robin Hood ransomware gang, a change in PlayStation’s abuse reports, and more. Jeffrey Esposito October 21, 2020 Who would have thought that an episode of this podcast would start with Robin Hood? Well, you don’t have to go far; that’s exactly where we kick off this episode of the Transatlantic Cable podcast.
Transatlantic Cable podcast, episode 166
podcast Jeff and Dave discuss COVID-related scams in the UK, a Massachusetts school system hit with ransomware, and more. Jeffrey Esposito October 14, 2020 We kick off this week’s edition of the Transatlantic Cable podcast by looking at an active scam in the UK.
Innovations are innovative
innovations Our new research explores the role innovation plays within large organizations, and where key decision makers see innovation going next. Hugh Aver October 15, 2020 It is no secret that business cannot survive without innovation. To gain competitive advantage, companies must continually develop, introducing new processes, new technologies, new tools. Wholesale digitalization has affected innovation in at least two ways.
Transatlantic Cable podcast, episode 165
podcast Jeff and Dave chat about the MosaicRegressor UEFI bootkit, a Grindr copy-paste hack, and more. Jeffrey Esposito October 7, 2020 The SAS is here — digitally, of course; it is 2020, after all. To kick off the latest iteration of the Transatlantic Cable podcast, Dave and I chat about a topic presented at the conference. We begin with Mark Lechtik, Igor Kuznetsov, and Yury Parshin’s research on MosaicRegressor.
Kaspersky podcast, episode 164
podcast Jeff and Dave talk about US election worries, Google coming under fire for children’s privacy, another hospital hit by ransomware, plus much more. David Buxton October 1, 2020 For this week’s episode of the Transatlantic Cable podcast, Jeff and I look at a growing concern in the States: the US general election. The story, from the BBC, covers big-tech companies’ attempts to avoid a confrontation between the two major parties in the upcoming election.
Cybersecurity economics
economics Our colleagues researched economic aspects of cybersecurity and reported on the dominant trends. Hugh Aver September 30, 2020 This is hardly the first year full of cybersecurity impact and focus, but 2020 has been a big one. Companies have had to develop and implement new practices, new technologies, and new approaches — and fast. One focus of this year’s Kaspersky Global Corporate IT Security Risks Survey is how cybersecurity has influenced budgets and risk assessments.
Kaspersky podcast, episode 163
podcast On this episode of the Kaspersky podcast, Jeff and Dave take a look at the film The Social Dilemma, Facebook’s standoff with Ireland, and more. Jeffrey Esposito September 24, 2020 How PayPal users get scammed The most common ways PayPal users are cheated out of their money through spam, phishing, and various kinds of fraud on the platform. Tips
Podcast: Digital education in the time of Covid-19
podcast How the digitization of schooling is affecting parents and educators during the COVID-19 global pandemic. Jeffrey Esposito September 19, 2020 For the 162nd edition of the Transatlantic Cable podcast, Dave and Jeff take a break from the mike to welcome a special feature from our friends over at Tomorrow Unlocked. In this episode, Kaspersky security expert David Jacoby looks at the digitization of schooling for parents and educators during the COVID-19 global pandemic.
Kaspersky podcast, episode 161
Episode 161 of the Kaspersky podcast kicks off with something that should have been left in the past: Zoom-bombing. Turns out it’s still very much a nuisance and is now being used to attack schools and lessons. From there, Dave and Jeff look at how “three middle-aged Dutch hackers” managed to break into Donald Trump’s Twitter account back in 2016 (credential stuffing and poor password management). They’ve since handed details over to the relevant US authorities.
Study of industrial cybersecurity in 2020
ICS Our industrial security experts have conducted a study on the state of industrial cybersecurity in a pandemic. Hugh Aver September 16, 2020 Every security officer views remote connections to corporate systems as a potential threat. For infosec experts at industrial enterprises, and especially at critical infrastructure facilities, the threat feels very real. Every security officer views remote connections to corporate systems as a potential threat.
Kaspersky podcast, episode 160
podcast Jeff sits down with Povel Torudd and Alejandro Arango to discuss the new documentary from Tomorrow Unlocked, “From Kurils with Love.” Jeffrey Esposito September 12, 2020 We interrupt our regular Kaspersky Transatlantic Cable podcast programming for a look at a new documentary about the Kuril Islands. The documentary, From Kurils with Love, is a new project from Kaspersky’s Tomorrow Unlocked that takes a look at the Kuril Islands.
Remote learning: 10 tips for teachers
Nobody planned for the current situation, but because of COVID-19, all types of education, all around the world, whether K–12, university, or continuing professional education, have at least partially moved learning to the Internet. With summer breaks coming to an end, the issue of how online learning can be conducted as conveniently, effectively, and safely as possible for both students and teachers is once again top of mind.
A supply-chain attack against an open source library
Pretty much every developer uses some third-party libraries — with millions of developers sharing their creations with the world, leveraging existing modules to help solve your tasks is a smart use of time. But using somebody else’s code means trusting the developers of that code. BitPay, developers of the Copay cryptowallet, recently ran up against the shortcomings of using open-source third-party assets.
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