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Despite the fact that we have cheap unlimited Internet connection almost everywhere, there are situations when each megabyte is literally worth its weight in gold.

Igor Soumenkov, a Kaspersky Lab contributor to the Ubisoft’s Watch Dogs script assessment, explains how close to real life the game world is.

Wireless networks are often insecure, and are notorious havens for attackers, who hang out in coffee shops, hotel swimming pools and anywhere else people congregate to the closest Internet connection, as they are easy targets to breach systems anonymously and steal personal data.

As ISPs push to make Wi-Fi more widely available outside the home, users are increasingly vulnerable to attacks that rely on rogue and malicious hotspots

We hear a lot about so-called MITM attacks, but what is it in a nutshell? Let’s look at the “layman” explanation.

Criminals invented Cryptolocker, spying malware and Zeus banking Trojan. We have new protection against them.

The Ferrari plant in Maranello, Italy, is a smart blend of the latest technology and centuries-old skills of craftsmanship. Ferrari is the producer of the best cars in the world, and to stay ahead they often employ newer technologies that later become a major trend elsewhere.

Our study during World Cup indicates one in four networks are dangerous and you must take care to avoid substantial loss.

Yesterday marked the 10 year anniversary of the first smartphone malware being discovered. Today, Cabir worm looks harmless: it doesn’t steal money or passwords, nor does it delete users’ data. But it drains the battery within

OpenSSL reported six new vulnerabilities just eight weeks after Heartbleed. Does it mean that OpenSSL is heading for a disaster, or is it on its way to healing?

Banks require new tools to prevent fraudsters from getting to others’ money and Kaspersky Lab’s new Fraud Prevention platform is just the tool to use.

Last week, we had a look at private messengers; today, we decided to compile a list of good apps to protect you, your iPhone and its content.

We begin our synopsis of this week by looking forward to next week when Microsoft will – at long last – discontinue its support of the once ubiquitous, forever vulnerable,

Mr. Vitaly Kamluk, Kaspersky Lab’s security researcher, enters the stage, goes over a certain number of slides, and then proceeds to do a live demo. He warns the audience about

The Internet of Things is the latest term used to define all kinds of consumer electronics connected to the Internet – from refrigerators and washing machines to irons. Just like

Readers who follow our information security digests may have already noticed several exotic incidents and malware campaigns, which took place over the past three months. Some of them deserve special

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

In December 2013 information security incidents proliferated, unfortunately. Even if the number of incidents remained within the average values, their significance, alas, was not moderate. The interests of millions of

For many Americans, November invokes images of turkey, pie and time spent with family, but for a great deal of others this time of year also brings up something very

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

Protecting our identities and finances online is hard enough as is, but it’s even harder when you’re trying to relax on vacation in an unfamiliar place – particularly if that