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• US blacklists Kaspersky anti-virus as risk to national security

  Kaspersky Lab has been blacklisted by the U.S., joining Huawei and ZTE as companies that are deemed a threat to national security.

• Do svidaniya, Kaspersky — goodbye

  Can you trust a Russian company with your technology? Your security? No — not with Vladimir Putin calling the shots when push comes to shove.

• Germany warns against Kaspersky AV over spying concerns

  The government warning renews global concerns about using Russian-made software as the country continues its assault on Ukraine.

• Channel-centric Sandra Lee takes regional control of Kaspersky

  Kaspersky has appointed Sandra Lee as managing director of Asia Pacific, promoting the regional channel leader with market growth high on the agenda.

• Rhipe builds ASEAN cyber security stack with Kaspersky

  Cloud solutions and services distributor Rhipe is building up its cyber security stack in the region, adding Kaspersky to its portfolio across Southeast Asia.

• Philippines hardest hit by regional banking Trojan outbreak

  Long before the local region witnessed the outbreak of COVID-19, it bore witness an outbreak of another kind, banking Trojans, and the Philippines is now the hardest hit of any country in Asia Pacific.

• From Bitdefender to Sophos, how CSOs choose an endpoint protection suite

  Studies show that CSO readers are most likely to know that endpoint protection is the modern iteration of the anti-virus tools of previous generations.

• Kaspersky expands Singapore reach with ACA Pacific partnership

  Kaspersky has struck a deal with technology distributor ACA Pacific in a move aimed at expanding its local SMB and enterprise solutions sales channel in the Singapore market.

• Indonesia teams up with Kaspersky to boost cyber security capabilities

  ​The Indonesian government has joined forces with cyber security solutions vendor Kaspersky as part of an effort to boost the country’s cyber security capabilities and fend off mounting threats.

• Malware threat looms large over Singapore cyber attack surge

  ​Cyber threats in Singapore surged in the first quarter, with malware taking its place as the undisputed driver of the intensifying threat landscape.

• REvil and JSWorm ransomware groups rise in Asia

  ​There was a re-emergence of two highly active ransomware groups, REvil and JSWorm, in Asia Pacific last year, according to Kaspersky.

• Vietnamese hack signals 'major leap' in APAC cyber espionage campaigns

  A cyber attack largely targeting Vietnamese recipients has indicated that Chinese-speaking threat actors could potentially be expanding the scope of their cyber espionage campaigns.

• SilentFade malware attacks ramp up in Southeast Asia

  ​India, Indonesia and Malaysia were among the top 10 countries globally to have been hit by the greatest number of malware attacks by the SilentFade group last month.

• Kaspersky appoints Chris Connell as APAC MD

  Cyber security vendor Kaspersky has shifted Chris Connell to take up the role of Asia Pacific managing director, replacing Stephan Neumeier who held the role for more than three years.

• Kaspersky completes Swiss data shift in transparency effort

  ​Kaspersky has finalised the migration of its customers’ and partners’ data from Russia to Switzerland as part of its ongoing transparency initiative.