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2013 will be remembered by both security professionals and everyday people for the number of events that took place in information security. Various incidences, from Edward Snowden’s revelations to the

It is more important than ever during the holiday season that parents monitor and protect their childrens’ web activities. That’s because kids with toys on the brain – so basically

From takeoff to landing, the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration and its counterpart in the European Union have cleared the use of computers and mobile devices, though flyers will still be

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

A Hull, UK-based developer operating under the pseudonym DoctorBeet came to realize in early November that his LG Smart TV was actually gathering a quite a bit of information about

We’re officially into the month of December, which means another month of posts has passed. If you missed anything from November, not to worry, we’ve rounded up some highlights to

Kaspersky Lab’s Brian Donohue rounds up the latest security news from the month of November 2013. ] Download podcast for offline listening  

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,

If you haven’t paid for an online transaction in bitcoins yet, chances are you probably will before long. The digital currency that was invented in 2008 has been widely adopted

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

Everyone urges you to invent unique and complicated passwords for each service you use. However, complicated passwords are difficult to memorize, which can lead to a serious problem, especially if

Bitcoin is a digital crypto-currency. It’s distributed. It’s peer-to-peer, meaning that is controlled by the people that use it. There is no central authority controlling it. There are no international

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

A new variation of the Svpeng Trojan uses several tricks to phish for credit card numbers and online banking credentials.

Kaspersky Lab is proud to announce our new strategic partnership with Vertu, the luxury mobile phone vendor. Thanks to our new deal, all Vertu customers will receive 12 months complimentary

It’s that time of month again when we catch you up on anything you may have missed in October. So take a peek at some of our top posts from

Non-stop cat and mouse We all need a vacation or at least a weekend to catch our breath a little and get going again. Only the criminal world works non-stop.