black hatFacebook’s CSO: Security specialists have to start solving real security problems and avoid the fancy ones
Facebook’s Alex Stamos explains why the information security industry has the wrong priorities and what should be done about it.
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Breaking electronic locks — just like in those hacker movies
A hacker connects a mysterious device to a lock, picks its code within a few seconds, and unlocks the door. That’s how it always happens in the movies, but is it the same in real life?
Don’t Skype and type
At the Black Hat conference, researchers demonstrated that typing on the keyboard while talking on Skype is not safe.
Tesla Hacks
In an earlier post from Black Hat, I discussed how car washes could be hacked. Today, we can remove the “wash” part and simply focus on the car. More specifically,
Kaspersky Security CloudThink the ExPetr epidemic doesn’t concern you? Think again.
Global IT security problems like the recent Petya attack are of clear concern to large corpora-tions — but they affect common people as well.
threatsNew Petya / NotPetya / ExPetr ransomware outbreak
A new ransomware outbreak is happening right now. Here’s what we know so far and what you can do to protect yourself from the threat.
No, you have not won two free airline tickets
Facebook has been crawling with reposts that claim to be giving away thousands of free airline tickets. We uncover the truth.
AndroidRooting your Android: Advantages, disadvantages, and snags
Many users of devices running Android are tempted to root them. Here we explain the good and bad sides of having superuser rights.
malwareFireball: Adware with potential nuclear consequences
Adware found on 250 million computers spies on users and can install other software.
Cloak and Dagger: A hole in Android
How a couple of simple permissions let an application steal passwords, log user actions, and do many other nasty things.
Securing your ride
Car hacking is a hot topic these days. Good news, everybody: Kaspersky now protects connected cars.
What is your antivirus talking about?
Learn what antivirus warning messages mean now so you can respond properly if something dangerous happens.
Why two-factor authentication is not enough
How messages with confirmation codes from banks are intercepted and what can you do to protect yourself.
Ztorg Trojan: Infect yourself for 5 cents
Applications that offer to pay you for installing other applications tend to shove malware at you.
ransomwareWannaCry: Are you safe?
What makes the self-replicating encryptor WannaCry so dangerous and how to prevent infection.
Recapping #TheSAS2017 in 10 tweets
Recapping the 2017 iteration of Kaspersky Lab’s annual conference, the Security Analyst Summit, with 10 Tweets.
productsSafe online shopping and banking on your Mac
Even Mac users take risks when shopping online. Fortunately, we can help.
Booby trapped app: The amazing world of Tinder bots
It turns out there are bots in Tinder and OkCupid. Who wants that?