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What should you do if your antivirus detects something it calls “not-a-virus”? What kind of applications are behind this message, and what is all the fuss about?

Android Trojans have been mimicking banking apps, messengers, and social apps for a while. Taxi-booking apps are next on the list.

The essence of the HuMachine concept is a fusion of big data, machine learning, and our analysts’ expertise. But what is behind these words?

Living online is more comfortable than ever — do you really still need a helmet?

Black Hat 2017 demonstrated that Microsoft enterprise solutions could be quite useful in attackers’ hands.

Can you be sure the encrypted USB drives you’re using won’t reveal your company’s secrets to hackers? Problem is, current certifications can’t guarantee it.

Microsoft changes its approach to cybersecurity solutions in response to partner feedback

What do movie characters typically do when there is a door with an electronic lock on their way? They call a hacker, of course. The hacker connects some sort of contraption to the lock. During the next several seconds, the device picks every possible combination and shows it on its (obligatory, bright) segment display. Voilà! The door is open.

As we have mentioned before, we consider independent tests not as an indicator of our solutions’ effectiveness, but more as a tool to improve our technologies. Therefore, we rarely publish stories about test success, despite our products’ consistently high performance. However, the Advanced Threat Defense certification, conducted by ICSA Labs test lab is worth highlighting.

Many of us talk on Skype, Hangouts, WhatsApp, or Viber while using the computer for something else. You already know it’s not very polite, but it can be dangerous as well. Your conversation partner might find out what you are typing.

Modern smartphones are fast, powerful, and capable of practically anything. There is one catch, though: Give them a task and the battery charge evaporates.

We have some fantastic, earth-shattering-saving news: we’re announcing the global launch of Kaspersky Free!

A recap of the most important events in the cybersecurity industry and Kaspersky Lab’s history for the last 20 years.

Soon, cyberincidents will be firing offenses. Are you safe?

Even those who are responsible for arranging security awareness training may not solidly understand what cybersecurity training is, or even why the training is needed.

It’s not paranoia if they’re really out to get you. Remember when people mocked others for covering up their webcams?

Global IT security problems like the recent Petya attack are of clear concern to large corpora-tions — but they affect common people as well.

Many users of Android devices sooner or later are tempted to root them. Here we discuss the advantages and disadvantages of having root permissions on Android devices — and if your device should be rooted at all.

We’re witnessing an outbreak of a new breed of cryptomalware. Our experts have named it ExPetr (others call it Petya, PetrWrap, and some other names). The key difference with this new ransomware is that this time, criminals have chosen their targets with greater precision: Most of the victims are businesses, not consumers.

Do you use Snapchat? If so, you may want to take a deeper look at the Snap Map feature released earlier this week.

Just a few hours ago, a global ransomware outbreak began, and it looks to be as big as the WannaCry story that broke not so long ago.