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Modern men and women can hardly imagine themselves without their mobile devices, similarly experienced Internet users won’t surf web without an ad blocker. Their popularity has risen fast: as early

In the past few years there have been a lot of discussions surrounding big data. These talks generally centered on the amazing opportunities that the technology provides. The byproduct of

We all know that our opinions on what to expose and what to conceive has changed over time. Consequently, people used specific methods to convey something private so it is

Doctors and patients across the world, beware: cyberciminals have a new member of the family! Despite its young age, a one-month-old ransomware has already encrypted files in two American hospitals

As you might have noticed, a security browser extension called Kaspersky Protection is installed simultaneously with our security solutions. In this post we will explain what it does and how

In one of the previous installments of our GSM saga we mentioned an urban legend of hijacking encryption keys on the fly. It presupposes someone can clone your SIM card

We’ve all seen age-based rating labels displayed prominently before the TV shows or featured on website headings, print media title pages, or theater posters. Did you know that these labels

When I was in middle school a friend of mine got a computer, soon after that he got this cool program called AOL and it instantly made his house the

A few months ago, we were approached by the Dutch TV show Opgelicht?!, which discusses various types of fraud. One of the subjects discussed was the “We-Cycle” phishing campaign where

If your device slows down or hangs up, you are not alone. Sometimes apps refuse to open or a browser will fail to respond at a crucial time. When irritated

Similar to other successful business sharks, cybercriminals are in constant search of new markets. They carry out experiments, change target audiences and provide feedback to the victims — all to

When a product is built, the manufacturer typically has a lifecycle in mind in regards to how long a consumer will ideally use the device. For example smartphones are something

Recently engineers who have been working to improve legacy cellular technologies, were stricken with a thought: “Why would one need a SIM card, if it’s nothing more than a protected data

Hackers are attracted by any web-resource where large amounts of money changes hands, like moths to light. This is what happened with Steam and, according to Valve’s own calculations, 77,000

Since last year, there is no doubt that it’s possible to take control over a connected car remotely. Despite this, we can see zero uncontrolled cars on the streets that

This report serves as an industry benchmark to help businesses
understand the type and level of IT security threats they face.

Two-factor authentication with SMS is widely used by banking institutions. Of course, this measure works better than a mere password but it’s not unbreakable. Security specialists found out how it

In a previous post, we discussed the definition of VPN (Virtual Private Network), its purpose and various use cases. Today we will review its most prevalent implementations, and their advantages

During the 2016 RSA Conference in San Francisco, Kurt Baumgartner, Principal Security Researcher, Global Research & Analysis Team, discussed the need for the transportation industry to put some focus onto

Cybercriminals are starting to shift their focus from stealing personal data to other actions which bring immediate profit, experts at SANS institute say. At the recent ‘The Seven Most Dangerous

Please stop me if you have heard this before: ‘I don’t need a security solution for my Mac. They are super-secure and are completely immune to viruses.’ Do you believe