
Closing ranks for cybersecurity
Together with Kaspersky Lab, PcVue has developed a new overall solution consisting of a SCADA system, computer hardware and a secure operating system. The company also has news about LoRaWAN.
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Together with Kaspersky Lab, PcVue has developed a new overall solution consisting of a SCADA system, computer hardware and a secure operating system. The company also has news about LoRaWAN.

According to a recent Kaspersky study, which surveyed 320 cybersecurity managers responsible for industrial control systems worldwide in April/May 2018, 31% of companies had experienced at least one cybersecurity incident in the past year.

Following allegations of US espionage, the Russian IT security company Kaspersky will move the data of customers from Europe and North America from Russia to Switzerland. A new data center in Zurich is to be set up for this purpose by the end of 2019.

Security experts from Kaspersky Lab have discovered a number of unknown vulnerabilities in an embedded system of which over a thousand units are installed and online in gas stations worldwide.

Ilijana Vavan has taken over the position of Managing Director for Europe at Kaspersky Lab. As General Manager DACH, the top manager has also been responsible for the security company's business in Germany, Austria and Switzerland since January 2018.

The Russian IT security company Kaspersky has discovered spyware called 'Skygofree' for Google's Android operating system. It reads WhatsApp messages and can eavesdrop on conversations via the microphone.

According to Kaspersky Lab, the demand for zero-day exploits for industrial control systems on the black market increased significantly in 2017. Specific malware targeting vulnerabilities in automation components can therefore be expected in 2018.

Cyber attacks in the 1st half of 2017
According to Kaspersky, around one in three cyberattacks on computers for industrial control systems in the first half of 2017 targeted companies in the manufacturing sector. Ransomware such as WannaCry played a major role in this.

54% of industrial companies have suffered at least one cyber security incident in the past twelve months - according to a recent study by Kaspersky Lab and Business Advantage.
According to Kaspersky Lab, two out of five computers used in industrial environments were exposed to cyber attacks in the second half of 2016. Maximum protection against this can be achieved at operating system level. This in turn requires 'security by design'.