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We tend to think that protecting ourselves against future threats is most important. But, perhaps we need to take a step back and solve some of the major problems that we already know about.

Catch up on our most popular posts from November.

Electronic devices becoming so smart that they take over mankind is a recurring theme in sci-fi. Chronophobia and futurophobia are widespread, too. But what’s the point of being afraid? Security in the coming age of Smarternet requires awareness and attention.

We have seen a number of cases where a user has deleted our product for Android and ended up with a locked device. Here we discuss why this happens and what can be done about it.

Disgruntled ex-employees don’t need to have special hacking skills to inflict severe damage on the company infrastructure. Cynthia James reviews a number of scenarios, and ways to prevent attacks of this kind.

In this Talk Security podcast, Threatpost’s Chris Brook and Brian Donohue discuss the move to encrypt the Web, the Regin APT campaign and more.

Online games these days are products of years of development with budgets approaching those in Hollywood, and with similar marketing support. And if we speak of massively multiuser online games

Android 5.0 is here, but what kind of security does it offer?

Recent news concerning “hacked webcams” or “breached baby monitors” appears to be all over the place. Let’s take a closer look at the situation.

This is how a seemingly simple SIM card in your smartphone can contribute to the loss of money and personal data.

Kaspersky Lab has just announced the discovery of an alarming APT campaign codenamed “Darkhotel,” targeted mainly at business executives staying at certain hotels in Asia. Luxury hotels offer not just places to stay, but also comfort and privacy. However, their cybersecurity occasionally fails.

Kaspersky Lab revealed a cyberspy campaign, Darkhotel, which had been active for seven years in a number of luxury Asian hotels.

Let’s take a look at the security features in the new version of Mac OS X – Yosemite. Apple certainly makes a decent effort.

It’s not always easy to give general advice to Android users because the OS is so very diverse. But we have ten security tips that are relevant for almost any Android version.

Read highlights from our top posts in October.

We’re taking a look at the security features in the new version of Mac OS X – Yosemite. Apple makes a decent effort.

Hotels offer not just free WiFi but occasionally even free use of devices such as iPads these days. While it is really nice, a misconfigured device like this may store just a bit too much personal data, easily retrievable by the next visitor…

Google’s mobile operating system joins Apple’s iOS in offering full disk encryption by default to all users in its newest version — Android 5.0 aka Lollipop.

One simple Android game can get as much information about the smartphone’s owner as a real spy can.

With the Parental Control component, you can not only limit the time that your child spends on the computer, but you can also establish restricted applications.

Interpol just released an alert regarding cyber-attacks targeting multiple ATMs around the world. During the course of a forensic investigation performed by Kaspersky Lab, researchers discovered a piece of malware infecting ATMs that allowed attackers to empty the cash machines via direct manipulation, stealing millions of dollars.