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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

Congratulations to our fourth stage winner in Kaspersky Lab’s 7 Volcanoes contest – Laura from Ireland! Laura entered the contest on behalf of her parents as a surprise gift to thank them

The world has been up in arms about the expansive and invasive reach of the U.S. government’s National Security Agency (NSA) ever since the world was introduced to Edward Snowden

Black Tuesday August the 13th brought numerous challenges to (primarily) corporate users of Microsoft products. The company released patches for critical vulnerabilities in Windows, Exchange Server and Active Directories. As

For most of us, our digital devices are incredibly important possessions. They hold our most important personal information like photos, passwords and account info, and travel with us on a

Did you miss a few of our articles in July? Catch up now with our monthly roundup of the latest Kaspersky news and tips! Send Gmails That Not Even Google

If you haven’t heard by now, three days before Jay Z released his most recent album “Magna Carta… Holy Grail” in July, Samsung Galaxy device owners could download it via

Protecting our identities and finances online is hard enough as is, but it’s even harder when you’re trying to relax on vacation in an unfamiliar place – particularly if that

Congratulations to our third stage winner in Kaspersky Lab’s 7 Volcanoes contest – Patsy from Ireland! Patsy first discovered the magical land of Petra in Southern Jordan as a young boy when

It’s summer, that time of year where we go on vacation, take lots of pictures — and, of course, upload them to Facebook, Instagram and Twitter. And because we want

Exciting news! Olga Rumyantsev has conquered Mount Elbrus as she continues on her quest to climb the 7 tallest volcanoes in the world. This is the fourth highest volcano Olga

The ancient stratovolcano, Elbrus, is Europe’s highest peak and takes its place amongst the “Seven Summits,” a must for any self-respecting mountaineer. So naturally Olga Rumyantseva could not pass it

According to Kaspersky Labs research, 34 percent of worldwide Internet users were attacked by malicious programs in 2012. As always, the most popular entries for attackers were widely used programs

We’re continuing to watch how law enforcement agencies around the world are progressing in the fight against cybercrime. They’ve been able to keep jailing hackers, both for minor cybercrimes like

14 finalists, 10 countries, 5 regional heats: and one London Final. We are still flying high from all the excitement generated by the ideas, innovation and inspiration that underpinned the

Have you ever wondered what a hacked computer, email address, or other online account is even worth? Sure, it seems pretty obvious that there’d be some serious value in a

What should have been a fairly straightforward climb for Olga Rumyantseva turned out to be a little harder than expected. Despite the difficulties the highest volcano in Asia gave Olga,

It’s harder and harder to keep your personal information private when browsing the web, but fortunately there is an entire market of add-on utilities, known as plugins, designed to keep

Everyone who has ever seen the sunset at the foot of Damavand says they’ve never witnessed anything more beautiful. The beauty and greatness of Damavand are both expressed in numerous