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| Christmas tree, Marina Bay Sands. |
my true love sent to me:
Twelve malware programs
Eleven broken firewalls
Ten ransomware threats
Nine login breaches
Eight adware pages
Seven fraudulent emails
Six infected PDFs
Five red flags
Four spyware games
Three spam text messages
Two Trojan horses
And a phishing malware email to me!"
Festive greetings may come with malicious threats, even if they have come from friends and family. Yeo Siang Tiong, GM, South East Asia, at Kaspersky Lab said that the right protection should be in place for computers and mobile devices before users download gifs and e-cards, send emails or buy anything online for Christmas.
The cmopany notes that retailers and advertisers on both online and physical platforms are constantly asking for shoppers’ personal details through lucky draws and memberships in local malls and departmental stores. Such details could end up being a security risk if the brand suffers a security breach.
In fact, a survey of over 11,000 consumers commissioned by Kaspersky Lab found that over half (58%) of the respondents would avoid using a provider that had recently experienced a data security incident.
According to Yeo, “The lack of awareness around the actual value their data has, is a massive obstacle in making people understand why they should protect the data. It’s easy to forget about the vast amounts of data we share on a daily basis.”
“Consumers should consider using multifactor authentication to secure their transactions and be vigilant on whether it is necessary to share certain personal information for a purchase. They should not shy away from investing in protection solutions such as Kaspersky Internet Security - Multi Device for a highly tailored and easy to use scenario-based online and mobile protection solution,” said Yeo.
