Staying Safe Online: A Guide for Online Security

David Emm, Senior Technology Consultant, Kaspersky Lab
Published: October 2008

This guide provides a straightforward explanation of the potential dangers of being online, and measures that you can take to stay protected. It covers “traditional” threats, such as spam and worms, as well as the biggest threats facing home PC users today – phishing attacks and crimeware.

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Rootkit Evolution

Alisa Shevchenko, Virus Analyst, Kaspersky Lab
Published: October 2008

This whitepaper looks at recent rootkit trends such as bootkits (rootkits which run during the boot sequence), a “mythical” rootkit called Rustock.c that was discussed widely on the Internet in late 2006, and rootkits for non-Windows systems such as OS X (Macintosh) and mobile operating systems.

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The Bad, The Good, and The Unsure: Setting a New Standard in Internet Security

Published: July 2008

Cybercriminals are getting smarter and more sophisticated than ever, and they are using the Internet to their advantage. As a result, Internet security solutions available today simply can’t respond to the threats in the same way without creating issues of their own, such as huge performance hits on computers and personal productivity. Read about the paradigm shift that has taken place.

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Security Trends 2008
Published: February 2008

More cooperation within the ranks of the cybercrime network. More cooperation among vendors of security software. Those are just two of the trends that you'll read about for 2008, as security specialists continue their quest to tip the scales in favor of legitimate businesses. To keep up, corporations may need to consider significant changes to current security practices and policies.

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The Cybercrime Arms Race

Eugene Kaspersky, CEO, Kaspersky Lab
Published: January 2008

Believe that mischievous college students are responsible for all the cybercrime today? Think again. Neither is it Ian Fleming’s Dr. No sitting at the helm of this cybercrime underworld. Rather, a sophisticated ecosystem of interdependent groups providing complementary criminal services has emerged. With little or no investment in earning their profits, there's plenty of payback for cybercrime perpetrators at every level of this ecosystem.

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Malicious Code Detection Technologies

Alisa Shevchenko, Virus Analyst, Kaspersky Lab
Published: November 2007

Just like every other technology, malicious code has grown increasingly sophisticated and complex, forcing defense technologies to evolve, too. Literature for antivirus software and security systems is laden with technical terminology, but how do different defense technologies stack up against each other? Use our simplified model to put them all in perspective. Get a handle on both the ambiguities as well as the pros and cons of each technology.

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Computer Networks and Theft

Yury Mashevsky, Virus Analyst, Kaspersky Lab
Published: October 2006

A study of malicious programs conducted by Kaspersky Lab virus analysts shows that four types of virtual property are most often stolen. We’ll take a look at why such data is stolen and what happens to it once it has been stolen.

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