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88% of companies are willing to pay extra in order to work with a bank that has a strong security policy and a good security track record, new survey by Kaspersky Lab shows.

For the first 2016 Kaspersky Business blog post, we’ve chosen Commandments of Office Security, a handful of common problems with cybersecurity in the workplace, and the ways to solve – or at least mitigate – them.

New research by Kaspersky Lab shows that in the last 12 months every fourth Internet user had at least one of their online accounts hacked.

Kaspersky Lab has just released its quarterly report on IT threats evolution. It’s full of woeful figures, showing that threats keep climbing. Judging by dynamics, this trend is here to stay for a time.

It looks like the development of BYOD in the commercial sector has outrun the recognition of the risks it poses. It’s worth mentioning, however, that similar risks are posed by any new “invasive species” of tech, and there is nothing unseen with BYOD.

Kaspersky Lab has just publicized the discovery of a new cyber-espionage campaign. Unlike previous thresats, it’s targeting smaller entities – namely SMBs. That’s where it gets interesting.

Technology dependence cannot be beaten, but the technologies can be laid out properly. With good system architecture and a proper security policy, the number of bottlenecks is brought to an absolute minimum.

For many people security measures are a “secondary accessory,” and not something that should be cared for first and foremost. This is a common, but innately flawed mode of thinking.

Security is a tough matter for small businesses for multiple reasons; startups and small entities tend to save on their IT wherever possible, and that’s where security failures are common.