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We talk about hackable consumer devices a lot here on the Kaspersky Daily. Generally though, the hacks are hypothetical, performed in controlled environments by computer scientists and professional hackers, some
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We talk about hackable consumer devices a lot here on the Kaspersky Daily. Generally though, the hacks are hypothetical, performed in controlled environments by computer scientists and professional hackers, some
Social engineering, sometimes called the science and art of human hacking, has become quite popular in recent years given the exponential growth of social networks, email and other forms of
It seems Santa’s reindeer could be deprived of their usual Christmas duty by 2016, as Amazon would arrange for your Christmas presents to be delivered via air drones. Moreover, the
From takeoff to landing, the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration and its counterpart in the European Union have cleared the use of computers and mobile devices, though flyers will still be
Online behavior tracking by Web advertisement agencies attempting to better target consumers with products and other ads is a pervasive, persistent, and contentious practice on the Internet. The ad firms
With 125,000 new malicious programs appearing every single day — antivirus protection is a necessity, not a luxury. Your PC needs effective antivirus defense and you deserve an antivirus solution
Apple strengthens user protection in their new flagship smartphone meaning biometric identification might finally go mainstream. Is it good or bad, and what are the potential consequences? First, we’ll try
Everyday millions of computers solve the same problem; these machines try to check if you are actually you and not some other person. The most popular tool to do that
Go ahead and add insulin pumps and pacemakers to the ever-expanding list of computer-like-devices that contain bugs and are therefore vulnerable to exploit. That’s right, that little metal thing inside
Excerpt: “Eugene Kaspersky talks about Ferrari, technological leadership and Russian F1 pilots” There is no F1 racetrack in Moscow, nevertheless, it was easy to hear the engines roar behind the
In late 2011, it emerged that Chinese hackers had thoroughly compromised the United States Chamber of Commerce, perforating the lobbying-group’s networks with a devastating chain of backdoors. Chamber officials admitted
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Olga Rumyantseva began her 7 Volcanoes expedition in Antarctica as the first Russian woman to climb Mount Sidley. Mount Sidley (4,285 m) is the highest and most imposing of the five volcanic
As many of you may know, Kaspersky Lab has been the sponsor of Ferrari both in the Challenge series and in Formula 1 since 2010. We are proud to announce
Everyone should know by now that there are, sadly, no members of deposed African royal families who want to share millions of dollars with you, no strings attached. What everyone
Despite cries and outrage from the security industry that passwords are an inadequate form of authentication for access to computers and online services, so many mechanisms depend on these secret
RSA is the major event in security. Basically it’s like the Big 8 International Conference or, better yet – the Olympics of security – except nobody is throwing spears and
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
Jailbreaking your mobile device – that is, freeing it from its locked-down status in order to run unauthorized software – used to be for hardcore techies. Not anymore. These days
The latest in Threatposts‘s how-to series is a short video to help consumers stay safe online not just on Cyber Monday and Black Friday but throughout the holiday shopping season.
In a study of just how much people value their privacy, Carnegie Mellon University professor Alessandro Acquisti and other researchers went to a mall outside of Pittsburgh, Pa. They had