{"id":1996,"date":"2013-06-03T12:30:22","date_gmt":"2013-06-03T16:30:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/me-en.kaspersky.com\/blog\/?p=1996"},"modified":"2020-02-26T18:57:16","modified_gmt":"2020-02-26T14:57:16","slug":"may-blog-roundup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/me-en.kaspersky.com\/blog\/may-blog-roundup\/1996\/","title":{"rendered":"A Monthly Roundup: Best Blog Posts"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In case you weren\u2019t following us during May, here is a list of the most popular articles that were published on Kaspersky Daily last month.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/media.kasperskydaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2013\/06\/05113501\/bestposts_title.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1997\" alt=\"best posts May\" src=\"https:\/\/media.kasperskydaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2013\/06\/05113501\/bestposts_title.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"420\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080\"><a href=\"https:\/\/me-en.kaspersky.com\/blog\/snapchat-dangers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #000080\">Beware of Snapchat<\/span><\/a><\/span><br>\nThe wildly popular \u201cinstant messaging\u201d tool promises to delete your photo immediately after displaying it on your friend\u2019s screen. However, it turns out that the app is <span style=\"color: #000080\"><a href=\"https:\/\/me-en.kaspersky.com\/blog\/snapchat-deletion\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #000080\">not that secure<\/span><\/a> <\/span>\u2013 but the attempt to make sharing <i>less permanent <\/i>is very welcome.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080\"><a href=\"https:\/\/me-en.kaspersky.com\/blog\/charging-your-smartphone\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #000080\">Charging Your Smartphone\u2026 What Can Possibly Go Wrong?<\/span><\/a><\/span><br>\nModern smartphones can\u2019t survive a whole day away from electric outlets, so you have to charge these devices on almost any occasion: in a caf\u00e9, at an airport, in the car or at your friend\u2019s home. This seemingly innocent act actually imposes some security risks, the major risk being sending all your private photos to someone\u2019s PC because of the automatic upload\/import function. Chargers aside, researchers are even finding they can own devices with modified batteries.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080\"><a href=\"https:\/\/me-en.kaspersky.com\/blog\/vpns-use\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #000080\">VPNs and Why You Should Use Them<\/span><\/a><\/span><br>\nBorn as a helpful tool for business travelers, VPN has become an essential protection measure for anyone working with sensitive content in public places \u2013 almost everywhere aside from the home and office.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080\"><a href=\"https:\/\/me-en.kaspersky.com\/blog\/delete-facebook-account\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #000080\">When, Why and How to Permanently Delete Your Facebook Account<\/span><\/a><\/span><br>\nSocial networks have a \u201cnet\u201d root for a reason \u2013 some people are stuck in the net so deep, that it requires a bold action to solve real-life problems caused by online posts and comments.\u00a0 We\u2019ve provided you with some advice on how to proceed if you would like to delete yourself from Facebook.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080\"><a href=\"https:\/\/me-en.kaspersky.com\/blog\/tip-delete-your-data\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #000080\">Tip of the Week: How to Delete Your Data Before Selling Your Old PC<\/span><\/a><\/span><br>\nAn ordinary file deletion procedure doesn\u2019t actually delete your private data and it doesn\u2019t take a genius to un-delete your files.\u00a0 The only things required are simple software and curiosity. To truly protect yourself, follow our advice on how to securely delete data.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080\"><a href=\"https:\/\/me-en.kaspersky.com\/blog\/digital-certificates-httpss\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #000080\">Digital Certificates and \u2018HTTPS\u2019<\/span><\/a><\/span><br>\nWhat kind of protection do those \u201chttps\u201d letters actually provide in the address bar of your browser? How should you react when you receive a red window with some impressive looking certificate warning? Follow us \u2013 it\u2019s not that complicated.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Antivirus Tests Explained<br>\nIt\u2019s quite complicated to compare various protection solutions at home, and it\u2019s na\u00efve to believe all the advertisements of protection vendors. That\u2019s why independent antivirus testing labs exist. 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