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The growth of cyber threats targeting mobile devices has grown hand-in-hand with the increasing ubiquity of mobile devices in everyday lives. The range of threats grows just as rapidly as

Even though February is the shortest month of the year, we still have plenty of top stories to share with you, keeping you in the know when it comes to

Despite recent scandals, RSA is still considered the biggest event in the security industry. It attracts the best brains, the best managers and the best influencers (although Security Analysts Summit is

PUNTA CANA – Security professionals, law enforcement officials, and journalists converged on the Dominican Republic’s Punta Cana resort town for Kaspersky Lab’s extravagant Security Analysts Summit, which came on the

Valentine’s Day is a holiday that triggers a massive spree of spam.  As the holiday approaches, mailboxes are packed with romantic ads of all sorts. “Anti-Spam will protect me from

We are starting a series of articles “Small business security stories” in which executives of formally small business companies talk about the role of IT and particularly data protection in

The name Dropbox has become synonymous with intrapersonal large file sharing, as has Google+ Drive (formerly Google Docs) and, to a lesser degree, Microsoft’s SkyDrive. But these options aren’t for

I understand your initial interest in this article, but a disclaimer: porn is not the main topic of discussion in this post. Rather, I will focus on a position at

Information security sites are brimming with discussions surroudning a new program, which is classified as 150% malicious since it causes great harm and spreads malice like all blockers do. It

The Problem One of the most effective and dangerous ways to run malicious software on a victim’s computer is by exploiting vulnerabilities in popular applications or within the operating system.

The problem Any company regardless of the level of maturity possesses some valuable information which having got into the hands unscrupulous individuals can put an end not just to the

Information security issues are of greater importance today than ever, and they should be a concern for everyone.  The people who can address their concerns to a real expert are

2013 will be remembered by both security professionals and everyday people for the number of events that took place in information security. Various incidences, from Edward Snowden’s revelations to the

Being a careful and consistent user, you might have read the License Agreement for the product that is installed on your computer. Today we would like to draw your attention

It was a very typical situation of “yesterday it worked!” In the morning, the accountant’s laptop would not turn on. More precisely, it did turn on but the operating system

We’re officially into the month of December, which means another month of posts has passed. If you missed anything from November, not to worry, we’ve rounded up some highlights to

The worldwide spread of corporate initiatives like IT Consumerization and Bring Your Own Device makes it necessary to build a return on investment (ROI) model in these promising areas. The

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

Strongly encrypted communications are secure and private communications (as long as there is no monkey-business going on in the way the encryption is implemented into communications software or protocols). Therefore,

It’s no wonder that every major figure in show business is not simply an artist, but is an entire business infrastructure. This type of infrastructure is comprised of marketing, sales

Ransomware in general is not exactly the nastiest malware out there, but a new variant – called CryptoLocker – is particularly worrisome because it actually does what most ransomware merely