JAKARTA - For those of you who have a hobby of watching, you must be familiar with the Netflix series titled You. This thriller genre television series tells of Joe Goldberg, anOURsless young man we know that he likes to stalk someone.
Joe's behavior is considered to cause serious problems regarding the problem of stalking that is unacceptable both online and offline in society.
The general form of digital stalking is called stalkerware, commercially available software that can be installed separately on smartphone devices.
Along with other technologies, scamkerware is often used in unhealthy relationships, which allow perpetrators to monitor someone's personal life without their knowledge.
According to data from Kaspersky, at least 29,312 people worldwide are affected by the skewerware in 2022. This case shows that stalkerware is a global phenomenon affecting all people.
Coalition Against Stalkerware even estimates that the worldwide use of this form of software can be close to one million cases each year.
"Regardless of whether it happens online or digitally, and skewerware is a form of violence," said Christina Jankowski, Senior External Relations Manager at Kaspersky in a statement.
To gain a better understanding of stalkerware, Kaspersky is collaborating with WESNET, the Women's Household Violence and Family Specialist Service in Australia and the Coalition Against Stalkerware to share insights with global cyber communities and assist organizations in the fight against digital stalking.
In 2019, Kaspersky along with nine other companies and organizations founded the Coalition Against Stalkerware, with a mission of increasing surveillance detection, fighting domestic violence, campaigning for knowledge sharing between non-profit organizations and companies, and raising public awareness about the issue.
Kaspersky's safety solution is claimed to protect users from stalkerware, by regularly scanning the device, and displaying appropriate clear warnings, including suggested actions, if detected.
In addition, Kaspersky has developed a free open-source tool,tencheck, which allows the detection of a stalkerware device in a simple, fast, and non-invasive way on the affected device without notifying the culprit.
It should be noted that this plan is safe to use because the system will not read personal communication content (such as SMS or email). TiniCheck will only interact with online servers/IPs connected to smart devices.
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