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Virtual Private Networks, or VPNs for short, have become increasingly essential of late as we more often access sensitive data from remote locations — and as the threat of having our

The general public should be well aware at this point that identity theft is increasingly common and has calamitous effects that are far more serious than the half-baked Melissa McCarthy

“Snapchat is a new way to share moments with friends,” reads the opening sentence of the temporary photo-sharing application’s “about us” page. The description is just vague enough to technically

LivingSocial informed its millions of customers over the weekend that malicious hackers had compromised the popular coupon site’s computer systems, exposing the names, email addresses, dates of birth, and encrypted

As Infosecurity Europe 2013 draws to a close, we take a look at the key takeaways, trending topics and buzzwords from this year’s event. To coincide with Infosec, Verizon released

People rely on the Internet today for so much more than they did even five years ago. Whether it’s social media, mobile applications, online banking, shopping, or just renewing your

We’re increasingly conducting our online lives through our mobile devices, be they smartphones or tablets, and while that’s a good thing for convenience, it comes with a price. Mobile platforms

Is Google’s wildly popular Gmail email service safe for work? The short answer is yes, for most of us at least, but there are circumstances in which Gmail is not

Botnet is the generic name given to any collection of compromised PCs controlled by an attacker remotely — think “virtual robot army.” The individual PCs that are part of a

Organized cybercriminals have become adept at accessing consumers’ online bank accounts, exploiting either vulnerabilities in the Web-based application you access from your home computer or mobile device, or weak and

The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell precipitously Tuesday after a group of pro-Syrian hackers took control of an Associated Press Twitter account and tweeted that U.S. President Barack Obama had been injured

Infosec 2013 kicked off in London in style yesterday, as Chloe Smith MP, Minister for Political and Constitutional Reform, gave the inaugural keynote session on the UK’s cyber security strategy

Adobe’s suite of software offerings is one of the most popular programs in the world — which is precisely why it is also one of the most targeted and exploited

This April saw an increase in the arrests of cybercriminals. Most cases were related directly to stealing money; interestingly, criminals prefer to steal smaller sums from hundreds of credit card

As many of you may know, Kaspersky Lab has been the sponsor of Ferrari both in the Challenge series and in Formula 1 since 2010. We are proud to announce

At this point, Internet Explorer, Google Chrome, Safari, and Mozilla Firefox are all modern, functional, and perfectly serviceable Web browsers. They each offer a robust set of interesting features, extensions,

Are you reading the truth or a pack of lies on social networks? Learn to tell the difference with this quick guide. From the poor mutts in dog homes that

The privacy and censorship conscious among us are certainly familiar with Tor. Short for “The Onion Router,” Tor is a free tool that keeps a user’s Web browsing private and

Sure, it sounds like a great idea to check into your favorite bar or coffee shop on Facebook, Foursquare, Yelp, or any number of applications that let you make similar

Unfortunately, data theft and credit card fraud have become common worries. We wanted to find out from our Facebook users if they have ever been targeted, so we asked if

All attacks on users’ computers were successfully blocked by Kaspersky Interenet Security 2013 in the independent test conducted by respected Austrian lab, AV-Comparatives.  The test with the self-explanatory name “Real-World Protection