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REDMOND, Wash., June 5, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Multinational computer security company Kaspersky Lab, which is headquartered in Russia, announced it will increase efficiency by standardizing IT operations by migrating to Microsoft Corp. products. Deployed to more than 2,100 computers and 400 servers in Europe, the Middle East and Africa, Asia Pacific, and North and South America for Kaspersky Lab, the Microsoft products in this agreement signify one of the largest international...

Michael Harper for RedOrbit.com Microsoft surprisingly released an emergency security patch for Windows on Sunday after it discovered one of its digital signatures was being used to certify the Flame malware in the Middle East. To gain access to this certificate, the hackers responsible took advantage of a weakness in Terminal Server, a remote service many enterprises use to access their clients computers. These hackers then found an algorithm used to issue licenses for this service,...

Researchers at Kaspersky Lab announced on Monday that they had uncovered the “most sophisticated cyber weapon” ever unleashed. The malware, dubbed Flame, is a highly complex malicious program with vast espionage capabilities that are actively targeting sensitive information across the Middle East. The sophistication and functionality of the virus exceed those of all other cyber weapons known to date, Kaspersky said. “Flame can easily be described as one of the most complex...

Michael Harper for RedOrbit.com In the wake of a recent string of malware attacks and claims of being “Ten years behind Microsoft,” Kaspersky Lab is now investigating other OS X security concerns. In a story which evolved into a bit of “He said, She said,” Kaspersky’s CTO Nikolai Grebennikov was first cited by Computing.co.uk as saying that the Russian security firm was working together will Apple, at their behest, to better improve their operating system against malicious...

CLEARWATER, Fla., May 3, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- In order to help small to medium-sized businesses (SMB) in the fight against email-borne threats, GFI® Software today announced the availability of GFI MailEssentials 2012 UnifiedProtection. The solution features robust anti-spam functionality, now combined with up to five virus detection engines, including the award-winning GFI VIPRE® antivirus, to give SMBs comprehensive protection against phishing, spam and virus-carrying emails....

Michael Harper for RedOrbit.com The recent news of the Flashback trojan which is infecting an undetermined number of Macs all over the world is causing some security experts and anti-virus makers to question the Mac’s security systems. In a click-worthy and eye-catching headline, the Computer Business Review quotes CEO Eugene Kaspersky, of his namesake Anti-Virus software company, as saying Apple is “10 years” behind Microsoft on security. According to Kaspersky, “I think they...

Kaspersky Lab has found that the Flashback Trojan is weakening, infecting as many as 270,000 Apple computers around the world. The lab said that the trojan's peak infection numbers were 670,000, making the incident the largest confirmed Mac malware outbreak ever recorded. Kaspersky estimates that about 300,000 of the infections were in the U.S., 94,000 in Canada, 47,000 in the U.K. and about 42,000 in Australia. It said that it had seen an encouraging decline in the number of active...

One of the world's leading Internet security experts, Eugene Kaspersky, has described the World Cyber Security Technology Research Summit at Queen's University Belfast as key in preventing a Cyber World War. Eugene Kaspersky, CEO and co-founder of the largest antivirus company in Europe, Kaspersky Lab, will be giving a keynote address at the second annual Cyber Security Technology Research Summit on Friday 16 March. The cyber security guru is joining some of the world's leading cyber...

CAMPBELL, Calif., March 12, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- It's no secret that for most of us, we rarely read the fine print. We trust that what we are agreeing to when it comes to registering a software product or signing up for a service is fair for both parties and simply a matter of legalese that will not impact our use of the product or service. While in the majority of cases, this is true, when it comes to vendor relationships, there is tremendous value in thoroughly reviewing the...

SonicWALL Enforced Anti-Virus and Anti-Spyware Powered by Kaspersky Gives Customers More Choice to Protect from Online and Email-Borne Threats San Jose, CA (PRWEB) February 21, 2012 SonicWALL, Inc., the leading provider of intelligent network security and data protection solutions, today announced it has expanded its suite of firewall security services with the addition of Kaspersky Anti-Virus to its Enforced Client Anti-Virus and Anti-Spyware solution. SonicWALL® Firewalls ensure...