Threats

This weekend we had a memorable date. It marked 25 years since the publication of the first computer malware that was widespread enough to be featured in the news. The

The only thing scarier than a computer virus with the power to destroy your system or steal  all of your precious data stored on it  are viruses that do so

Recent revelations about government surveillance have once more brought two-decade old PGP software into the spotlight, as it remains a robust and secure mechanism for communications.  However, progress in the computing

At Kaspersky, we take our responsibility to keep you guarded against attacks very seriously, which is why we’re continuously familiarising you with the latest methods that are out there and

If you have been following the latest in the news, you’ve probably heard a lot of stories talking about privacy, information leakage, espionage and such. Given that most of our

Kaspersky Lab’s Brian Donohue interviews Sergey Golovanov (Malware Expert, EEMEA, Kaspersky Lab Global Research and Analysis Team) about the potential threats you face when banking online and how to protect yourself.

Everybody knows that nothing on the internet really goes away forever – except for maybe our privacy and dignity. So when we heard about SnapChat: a service that allegedly lets

In most cases, the “free” Android applications you download from Google’s Play store aren’t free at all. These developers aren’t just developing apps for you out of the kindness of

Imagine if in the early days of the Internet boom someone other than Bruce Springsteen himself had purchased the domain brucespringsteen.com. Now imagine that that person used the website to

Most of us can no longer imagine a world in which we aren’t digitally connected at all times, and cybercriminals are well aware of this. With the growing importance of

Banking trojans are like rats, you kick a rubbish bin and six of them go scurrying off in every direction. Most of them you’ll read about once and never again.

The Wi-Fi alliance, an almost absurdly large consortium of communications, technology, and manufacturing companies, has launched an initiative aiming to strengthen the security and reliability public wireless hotspots. Known as

Cybercriminals are constantly looking for new ways to manipulate victims online.  One of your strongest lines of defence against having your personal data and your money fall into the hands

When we enter the adult world, we tend to put a lot of care into building and cultivating our reputations. The way we present ourselves and the way others perceive

It is well established that the rapid proliferation of mobile devices has presented a number of unique security concerns – especially given the increasingly blurry line separating personal devices and

Go ahead and add toilets to the increasingly long list of hackable consumer devices we’ve been compiling here on the Kaspersky Daily. In fact, one of the researchers at this

Almost everyone knows computers need virus protection. Knowledge about safety and privacy-friendly online behaviour is much less widespread, though, and extensive media coverage of Edward Snowden’s leaks regarding U.S. government

Online shopping, online money transfers and online banking save us a lot of time and make our lives easier. However, these same technologies also make life easier for cybercriminals by

Congratulations to our fourth stage winner in Kaspersky Lab’s 7 Volcanoes contest – Laura from Ireland! Laura entered the contest on behalf of her parents as a surprise gift to thank them

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That wireless router in your living room is essentially the hub for your entire home network. Nearly all of your devices are going to route through it and into you