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A series of security tips and guidelines to follow if you are planning to conduct money transfers online.

The OpenSSL Heartbleed bug that could expose passwords, communications, and encryption keys continues to dominate news headlines across the security industry

The concept of mobile malware working in bond with computer Trojans to steal money via online banking is not new, however Kaspersky Lab Q1 report indicates that it quickly gaining “market share”.

With each passing year, the mobile malware landscape continues to evolve. It’s now driven by groups of criminals working  to carry out large scale attacks and earn substantial profits. There

PUNTA CANA – The second day of Kaspersky Lab’s Security Analysts Summit was organized into three tracks, which were great for the conference attendees, but also means this article will

The story of Naoki Hiroshima and his single letter twitter handle underscores the importance of taking a holistic approach to Internet security and reiterates the reality that the security of

A new version of Facebook for Android drew some media attention because of the SMS reading permissions it requires, raising users’ concerns regarding privacy. Developers do have a reasonable explanation,

Gartner has just released their 2014 Magic Quadrant for Endpoint Protection Platforms.  I’m very pleased to announce that, for the third year in a row, Gartner has included Kaspersky Lab

A number of widely used iOS banking applications from some of the world’s most prominent banks contain bugs that expose users to data theft and account takeovers. Specifically, a knowledgeable

It may be the New Year, traditionally a time for new resolutions and goals, but we at Kaspersky Lab are continuing our dedication to standing by our promise to bring

The global Kaspersky Daily blog (blog.kaspersky.com) will be on recess from December 24 through January 8. Between those two dates, you’ll find no new content on the global blog (except

This week we talked with Costin Raiu, Director of Kaspersky Lab’s Global Research and Analysis Team, on the topic of Advanced Persistent Threats and how they may impact businesses. The

Firefox mandates in its latest update that all Java plug-ins will operate on a click-to-play basis. Google removes a key privacy feature and fixes a serious vulnerability in its Android

A Hull, UK-based developer operating under the pseudonym DoctorBeet came to realize in early November that his LG Smart TV was actually gathering a quite a bit of information about

It’s a weird time for mobile payments. Years ago it was thought that by now some parts of the world would be well on their way to if not fully

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

Kurt Baumgartner, targeted attack expert and the principle security researcher at Kaspersky Lab, sat on a panel discussing how the global market for trafficking financial information has changed, how it

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