Kaspersky foils over 300K mobile malware in SEA in first half of 2021

Global cybersecurity company Kaspersky has revealed it detected and blocked 382,578 mobile attacks against users in Southeast Asia during the first half of 2021. This is a 14% increase compared with the same period last year with 336,680 incidents.

Kaspersky also reported it has been monitoring and blocking no less than a hundred thousand mobile malware attacks in SEA per quarter since 2020. The first three months of 2021 logged the highest number since last year with 205,995 detected incidents.

Indonesia logged the highest number of foiled mobile attacks from January 2020 to June 2021 followed by Malaysia and Thailand. Indonesia also ranked third in terms of mobile malware detected in the second quarter of the year. Russia and Ukraine took the first and second spot while India and Turkey landed in the fourth and fifth place respectively.

In terms of the percentage of users attacked by mobile malware, 4.42% users in Malaysia were targeted during the first half of the year, followed by Thailand (4.26%) and Indonesia (2.95%). Singapore is quite close with 2.83% of mobile users almost infected by this type of threat. The Philippines (2.27%) and Vietnam (1.13%) logged the lowest percent during this period.

While there is a lot of responsibility on employers to keep corporate devices and networks secure, Kaspersky is also offering the following recommendations for consumers and workers during their time at home:

• Regularly update your router and set up strong passwords to avoid potential security issues.
• If you can, only do work on devices provided by your employer. Putting corporate information on your personal devices could lead to potential security and confidentiality issues.
• Do not share your work account details with anybody else, even if it seems a good idea at the time.
• Always feel able to speak to your employer’s IT or IT security team if you have any concerns or issues while working from home.
• Follow the rules of cyber hygiene: use strong passwords for all accounts, do not open suspicious links from emails and IMs, never install software from third-party markets, be alert and use reliable security solutions such as Kaspersky Total Security.

Kaspersky is offering an Employee Discount Program which allows its existing partners nationwide to avail of up to 42% off on its premium security solutions, such as the single-device Kaspersky Total Security (from P1,390 to only P800) and the two-year, five-device Kaspersky Internet Security license (from P3,080 to P2,150 or P25 per month). Visit this page for more details.  

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Source: Speed Magazine PH