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The Christmas and New Year holidays, alas, were not a pretext for any real decrease in the number of information security incidents, as experts and users continue to face malware

It may be the New Year, traditionally a time for new resolutions and goals, but we at Kaspersky Lab are continuing our dedication to standing by our promise to bring

Social engineering, sometimes called the science and art of human hacking, has become quite popular in recent years given the exponential growth of social networks, email and other forms of

Information security issues are of greater importance today than ever, and they should be a concern for everyone.  The people who can address their concerns to a real expert are

Any of your passwords, be it for email, social networks or online banking hold value for cybercriminals, because almost any stolen account can be used in fraud schemes. It’s no

In the U.S. many organizations offer the day after Thanksgiving, which falls on a Thursday, to their workers as a holiday. Brick and mortar American retailers have capitalized on this

Neverquest is a new banking trojan that spreads itself via social media, email and file transfer protocols. It possesses the capacity to recognize hundreds of online banking and other financial

It’s a weird time for mobile payments. Years ago it was thought that by now some parts of the world would be well on their way to if not fully

Strongly encrypted communications are secure and private communications (as long as there is no monkey-business going on in the way the encryption is implemented into communications software or protocols). Therefore,

DDoS attack without head… A powerful and very unusual DDoS attack was discovered in mid-October. The attack was unusual in that it employed a version of the Phantom JS headless

If you’re a registered Adobe client, change your passwords now. They have been stolen and published on the Internet, someone even made a crossword puzzle out of them. This is

As the recent NSA leaks have revealed, our digital lives make it very difficult to maintain anonymity and protect our privacy — especially since we tend to make it especially

When it comes to the dangers of oversharing information through social media, Twitter and Facebook come to most people’s minds. And while we’ve written about the dangers of exposing your

Brace yourself – I am going to share the most shocking and counterintuitive discovery I’ve made this year about electronic games. Free games bring more revenue than gaming consoles and console

Malicious websites pose a serious danger to iOS users and Kaspersky Lab is aiming to protect them with its new Safe Browser. Many Apple users consider themselves safe because of

Banking trojans are like rats, you kick a trashcan and six of them go scurrying off in every direction. Most of them you’ll read about once and never again. But

If it seems like the list below is dominated by recent events, that is for good reason: Major media outlets have increasingly poured resources into their websites and social media

When we enter the adult world, we tend to put a lot of care into building and cultivating our reputations. The way we present ourselves and the way others perceive

Nowadays, quantum systems really do exist, with some of them reaching the stage of commercial sales. Quantum computers raise and answer new questions in the security field.

Almost everyone knows computers need virus protection. Knowledge about safety and privacy-friendly online behavior is much less widespread, though, and extensive media coverage of Edward Snowden’s leaks regarding U.S. government