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Three young researchers have made their mark on the cybersecurity world and will now present their work at the final of the ‘CyberSecurity for the Next Generation’ student conference in

Social networks have become major targets for attackers, who value the implied trust that users have in their friends’ accounts. Compromising a large number of accounts on one of the

Young researchers, original security projects, making contacts among your peers, and a stepping-stone into the professional community – these are the key ingredients of Kaspersky Academy’s ‘CyberSecurity for the Next

Meet Max, the IT Security Manager. See how Max, with the help of Kaspersky Lab, tackles the IT security battle in this new animation. Find out how IT security takes

Does Kaspersky write malware or create cyberweapons? Let’s find out! Our undercover reporter tries to trick the Kaspersky team into saying they support cyberwar; but they hate cyberweapons so much

Last week, Kaspersky Lab’s student conference “Cybersecurity for the Next Generation” in Ecuador came to its conclusion. The program committee chose the three best papers from six presentations, with a

We were able to sit down with the students and graduates who present their researches at Kaspersky Lab`s “Cybersecurity for the Next Generation” students conference that took place last week

Each year, Kaspersky Lab holds the student conference, “Cybersecurity for the Next Generation.” We decided to talk to Dmitry Bestuzhev, Head of Global Research and Analysis Team, Latin America, Kaspersky

All industries, including IT, need emerging talent and ambitious specialists joining their ranks, bringing with them fresh ideas that help create a foundation for future innovations. Every year millions of

Stefan Tanase, Kaspersky Lab’s Senior Security Researcher, Global Research & Analysis Team, answers users’ questions about social networks, malware and everything in between. There is a saying: “information is power”

It may not seem like it when you look at the various threats facing consumers online right now, but experts say that we may have reached a point where we’ve seen

Up until recently it was completely fine to unlock your cell phone for use on a third-party carrier’s network. But that changed on Jan. 26 when a new law went

The password has become the black sheep of the security world, ostracized for its inability to actually protect users’ accounts and the laughable ease with which attackers can crack or

Heads up, you secretive Facebook users who have made yourself unsearchable on the world’s most popular social networking platform: You can hide no more. Facebook announced updated privacy features —

On Christmas Eve we counted the results of our light-hearted survey on Facebook. Users were asked to say which piece of malware, if any, they most associated with Santa.  It

Although some people dismiss it as a minor concern that’s exaggerated by over-protective parents, cyberbullying can have devastating effects on children and families. While traditional bullying can involve physical and

If you’re on Twitter, you know the Fail Whale: When Twitter’s servers get overloaded (it happens surprisingly often) an image appears of a sleepy whale being hoisted out of the

The last year has seen a lot of changes in the threat landscape, with the emergence of a number of new cyber espionage tools such as Gauss and Flame, as

The latest in Threatpost‘s ongoing How-To video series, we give tips and tricks on better securing the privacy of your Facebook account.

Android devices are the most prevalent smartphones on the market, and the most maligned. Hackers had a banner year in 2012 targeting the mobile platform with a variety of malware