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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

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,

Online payments have remained one of the most vulnerable sections of the IT perimeter. Most banks and payment systems now have two-factor authentication. However, not all of them have instituted

If you have been following our blog for a while, you might already know how to block games by age rating, how to limit children’s access to specific applications, and

For as long as I’ve been working in the security industry, which – in the spirit of full disclosure – hasn’t been a very long time, I have been shocked

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

Bitcoin is a cryptocurrency that owes much of its popularity to its rather volatile — and occasionally very high — price. Its potential for investors has made it a tempting

Reports emerged earlier this week that the Starbucks’ iOS mobile application could be exposing the personal information of any customers that downloaded it. To their immense credit – especially considering

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

We have already talked about keyloggers – malware tools that intercept and record keyboard inputs. Every time you type your credentials to enter a social network, a payment system or

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

Sony Corp. underwent a large-scale fiasco in April 2011, when a security breach affected tens of millions of people. The intruders stole the personal data of many users along with

We all know that working on a computer for hours can affect our health. Our eyes and back need rest regularly. However, sometimes we are too busy and we forget

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

It is more important than ever during the holiday season that parents monitor and protect their childrens’ web activities. That’s because kids with toys on the brain – so basically