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Kaspersky Lab Predicts the End of the World for Advanced Persistent Threat (APTs) as We Know Them in 2016

Nigeria ranks number 8 for Internet Users by country.
It is the highest number among all African countries.

LAGOS, Nigeria, December 14, 2015/ -- Kaspersky Lab’s (www.Kaspersky.co.za) experts revealed their predictions for 2016, which are based on the expertise of the Global Research and Analysis Team - the company’s 43 top security experts, located all over the world. Each member contributed unique expertise and, in 2015 alone, their insight and intelligence resulted in detailed reports on 12 Advanced Persistent Threat actors (APTs), “speaking” different languages, including French, Arabic, Chinese, Russian, English, among others.

Kaspersky Lab’s experts anticipate that in 2016 we will see significant evolution in cyberespionage tradecraft. First, there will be a dramatic change in how APTs are structured and operated. It is expected to see a decreased emphasis on ‘persistence’, with a greater focus on memory-resident or fileless malware, reducing the traces left on an infected system and thereby avoiding detection.

Furthermore, the experts see that there is less urge to demonstrate superior cyber-skills, so return on investment will rule much of the nation-state attacker’s decision-making. Therefore there will be an increase in the repurposing of off-the-shelf malware rather than investment in bootkits, rootkits and custom malware that gets burned by research teams.

In a more long-term perspective, there is an expectation that more newcomers will enter the APT space. Cyber-mercenaries will grow in number as more parties seek to gain from online attacks. These are expected to offer attack expertise to anyone willing to pay, and also to sell to interested third-parties digital access to high-profile victims, in what could be called an ‘Access-as-a-Service’ offering.

Consumer threats will also evolve. According to experts ransomware will be gaining more ground on banking Trojans and is expected to extend into new areas such as OS X devices, often owned by wealthier and therefore more lucrative targets in addition to mobile and the Internet-of-Things.

Cybercriminals are constantly looking for new ways to make their victims pay. Therefore, alternative payment systems such as ApplePay and AndroidPay, as well as stock exchanges are expected to become growing targets for financial cyber-attacks.

In 2015, Kasperksy Lab experts witnessed a rise in the number of DOXing, public shaming and extortion attacks, as everyone from Hactivists to nation-states embraced the strategic dumping of private pictures, information, customer lists, and code to shame their targets. Sadly, Kaspersky Lab expects this practice to continue to rise exponentially in 2016.

“Nigeria ranks number 8 for Internet Users by country*, it is the highest number among all African countries. It is obvious that in this region we will see many attacks on users aimed at getting their financial and personal data on mobiles and PCs. Ransomware will also likely rise in this region in 2016. Also there are more and more companies choosing to keep their data in the cloud due to the reduced costs and the grown Internet speed, so the opportunity for malware writers to steal company data has become a much bigger risk than a few years ago” says Dirk Kollberg, Senior Security Researcher, Global Research & Analysis Team at Kaspersky Lab.

In order to be able to minimise the future risks connected with cyber-attacks of the future, businesses should create and deploy a complete security strategy. It is important to educate staff about cybersecurity, implement multi-layered Endpoint protection with extra proactive layers and protect all elements of infrastructure, patch vulnerabilities, mind everything that is mobile and implement encryption for communication and sensitive data. Companies that have high risks of encountering cyberattacks should consider creating a dedicated Security Operations Center.

Individuals should invest in a robust security solution for all devices and switch to encrypted communication. However, they should not solely rely on technology. Studying the basics of cybersecurity and exploring options that come with the protective solution can save from many incidents. With more and more of our lives being exposed online – it might be useful to revise online habits, as once the information is uploaded it stays online forever and can be used against you or your company. 

The full text of the “2016 Prediction: It’s the end of the world for APTs” report is available on the Securelist website (https://securelist.com/files/2015/11/KSB_2016_Predictions_FINAL.pdf). To look back at what the Kaspersky Lab experts expected to see in 2015, please read the article from Kaspersky Security Bulletin 2014: Predictions 2015 (https://securelist.com/analysis/kaspersky-security-bulletin/67864/kaspersky-security-bulletin-2014-predictions-2015) and A look into the APT crystal ball (https://securelist.com/analysis/kaspersky-security-bulletin/68117/kaspersky-security-bulletin-2014-a-look-into-the-apt-crystal-ball).

* http://www.internetlivestats.com/internet-users-by-country/

Distributed by APO (African Press Organization) on behalf of Kaspersky.

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GTCO condemns police attack on protesting Rivers women

The police in Rivers State have been condemned for violently attacking thousands of women who assembled on Monday to protest against the conduct of last Saturday’s Presidential and National Assembly elections. The police action has therefore, been described as debasing of womanhood and an affront on motherhood. “The police action debases womanhood and an insult on the African culture of respect for women. All those women tear-gassed by the police were people’s wives and mothers who deserved all respect”, a statement by the Greater Together Campaign Organisation, GTCO, signed by Ibim Semenitari, Director of Communications, on Monday stated in part.

GTCO, which is the campaign outfit for Dr. Dakuku Adol Peterside, the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Rivers State, said it was part of the Federal Government’s systematic plan to impose dictatorship on the state. “Those Rivers women had the right to protest, and after all, there were no elections in Rivers State. So, their protest was part of their democratic rights and the clampdown by the police is an extension of the ongoing program to muzzle Rivers State and appropriate her commonwealth. Our people are more civilised to be muzzled as REC Khan and PDP would want. We condemn this, and call for unreserved apologies for this assault on our women”.

The statement blamed the INEC Resident Electoral Commissioner in the state, Mrs. Gesila Khan, for the women’s action, saying that had she carried out her duties impartially, the women would not have had reason to take to the streets. “The REC should be held accountable for all electoral killings and crises so far recorded in Rivers State. Had the REC been professional and impartial in her duties and conducted elections in Rivers State accordingly, our women would not have taken to the streets. But because she abandoned the job she was sent to Rivers to do, by compromising her job, people now have no option than to speak out against her”.

It might interest people to know that thousands of women turned up to protest the alleged irregularities they claimed marred the March 28 Presidential and National Assembly elections. The women led by the Rivers State Commissioner for Women Affairs, Mrs. Joeba West, Hon.  Maureen Tamuno and Hon. Victoria Nyeche, drawn from the 23 local government areas of the state, had intended to march to the headquarters office of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, in Port Harcourt to present a letter to the Resident Electoral Commissioner, REC, Mrs. Gesila Khan.

The women, dressed in all-black attire and carrying placards with various inscriptions that condemned the alleged malpractices that characterised the polls, and calling for fresh polls, had gathered at the St. John’s Terminus along Aba Road from where they headed to INEC office. However, just a few metres away from the kick-off point, lorry loads of heavily-armed anti-riot policemen, moved in several police vehicles, took positions to abort the movement.

Before the women commenced the march, the leaders had told journalists that they were embarking on the protest to register their grievances over the manner in which INEC had handled the entire election. “We were denied the chance to vote for candidates of our choice. They used the police and other armed groups to take away election materials”, Hon. Tamuno told the journalists. Hon. Tamuno, who said the women would not accept the elections as conducted in Rivers State last Saturday, and its outcome, showed journalists her wounded Personal Assistant, PA. “You can see the bruised body of my PA(Personal Assistant). She was battered by PDP thugs last Saturday even as they did not allow us to vote. There was no election in my area. That is part of our grievance. We want to make our complaints to INEC and demand fresh elections in Rivers State”, Tamuno added.

The women, who were very peaceful in their conduct, were, however, confronted by the policemen who ordered them to disperse. The police order sort of angered the women who insisted on continuing with the protest. The police detachment, led by two officers in the rank of Deputy Superintendent of Police, DSP, barricaded the Waterlines Junction along Aba Road. The police action angered the women who, however, engaged the officers in an argument.  Not convinced at the reason given by the women, the police officers directed the women to select two of their leaders to go to INEC with their grievances. Police opened tear gas canisters on the women leading to stampede leading to some of the women sustaining injuries.

Ibim Semenitari

Director of Communications

Greater Together Campaign Organisation

Monday, March 30, 2015

29 Oct 2013 15:00 Africa/Lagos

Consumer Confidence Decreases Sharply In October


NEW YORK, Oct. 29, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The Conference Board Consumer Confidence Index^® , which had declined moderately in September, decreased sharply in October. The Index now stands at 71.2 (1985=100), down from 80.2 in September. The Present Situation Index decreased to 70.7 from 73.5. The Expectations Index fell to 71.5 from 84.7 last month.
The monthly Consumer Confidence Survey^® , based on a probability-design random sample, is conducted for The Conference Board by Nielsen, a leading global provider of information and analytics around what consumers buy and watch. The cutoff date for the preliminary results was October 17.
Says Lynn Franco, Director of Economic Indicators at The Conference Board: "Consumer confidence deteriorated considerably as the federal government shutdown and debt-ceiling crisis took a particularly large toll on consumers' expectations. Similar declines in confidence were experienced during the payroll tax hike earlier this year, the fiscal cliff discussions in late 2012, and the government shutdown in 1995/1996. However, given the temporary nature of the current resolution, confidence is likely to remain volatile for the next several months."
Consumers' assessment of current conditions declined moderately. Those claiming business conditions are "good" decreased to 19.0 percent from 20.7 percent, however, those claiming business conditions are "bad" edged down to 23.0 percent from 23.9 percent. Consumers' appraisal of the job market was less favorable than last month. Those saying jobs are "plentiful" was virtually unchanged at 11.3 percent from 11.4 percent, while those saying jobs are "hard to get" increased to 35.8 percent from 33.6 percent.
Consumers' expectations, which had softened in September, decreased sharply in October. Those expecting business conditions to improve over the next six months fell to 16.0 percent from 20.6 percent, while those expecting business conditions to worsen increased to 17.5 percent from 10.3 percent.
Consumers' outlook for the labor market was also more pessimistic. Those anticipating more jobs in the months ahead decreased to 15.3 percent from 16.1 percent, while those anticipating fewer jobs increased to 22.7 percent from 19.1 percent. The proportion of consumers expecting their incomes to increase rose to 15.8 percent from 15.1 percent, however, those expecting a decrease rose to 15.4 percent from 13.9 percent. 
Source:
 October 2013 Consumer Confidence Survey^®  
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