AI Impact Talk
Kaspersky ICS CERT: The beginning of 2026 showed an increase in cyberattacks on the manufacturing sector
According to a new Kaspersky ICS CERT report, in Q1 2026 the percentage of industrial control systems (ICS) on which malicious objects were blocked reached 19.6% globally. Kaspersky security...
Credential abuse techniques rank as attackers’ most effective tactic, Kaspersky reports
According to a recent global report by Kaspersky Security Services, password guessing and valid account misuse rank among the most effective tactics used by cyber criminals in 2025. This...
Recent South African Infrastructure Attacks Reflect Growing DDoS Threat, Says NETSCOUT
Recent distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks targeting South African internet infrastructure providers, web hosting companies and connectivity services reflect a broader escalation in both the scale and sophistication of cyberthreats...
Kaspersky reports 17% of major Mexico cities open Wi-Fi spots unsecure
Kaspersky GReAT experts analysed more than 84,000 free Wi-Fi network signals across three major Mexican cities hosting the 2026 FIFA World Cup. The analysis covered Mexico City, Guadalajara and...
Kaspersky warns of attackers using text symbols to form malicious QR codes
QR codes embedded in emails have long been a tool for phishing and scams, and back in the second half of 2025 there was a fivefold surge in QR...
Addressing the 57% blind spot: Kaspersky reports on the aspects of SOC effectiveness to consider
A new global Kaspersky Security Services report ‘Anatomy of a Cyber World’* reveals a blind spot in enterprise Security Operations Centers (SOCs): while performance is typically measured by detection...
Rethinking attack surface management
If there’s one shift currently defining cybersecurity today, it’s not that organisations aren’t able to see their attack surface, it’s the fact that they’re struggling to understand it.
For...
The AI arms race is changing cybersecurity economics
AI is driving down the cost of attacks while increasing the value of defence, but where does this race for dominance end, asks Richard Frost, Head of Technology Solutions...
NFC relay attacks on smartphones surged by 188% in 2026, Kaspersky reveals
According to Kaspersky telemetry, the number of NFC-based attacks on Android smartphones aimed at stealing victims’ funds have surged by 188% in the first four months of 2026, compared...
Kaspersky warns that scammers are exploiting World Cup 2026 travellers
Kaspersky experts explain which online offers travellers should be cautious of when planning their trip, to avoid spoiling their experience ahead of the upcoming games.
Thousands of fans are expected...
