Fact or FictionCacti eat radiation: fact or fiction?
More than a third of people polled believe that cacti absorb harmful radiation. Strong electric fields are indeed harmful, but cactus protection works very differently to how you imagined.
MythsThree common myths about Kaspersky Lab
Kaspersky hogs the CPU, collaborates with the KGB, and writes viruses? We bust these myths and explain their origins.
Fact-check: “BFF” security check in Facebook
Rumor has it that typing “BFF” as a Facebook comment checks your profile security. We investigate the claim.
Who doesn’t need antivirus?
An ex-Firefox developer recently said antiviruses are no longer needed. Let’s analyze that claim.
Fact or Fiction? Reversing your PIN can call the police in an emergency
Do ATMs employ a secret trick to call the police, and should you trust anything written in CAPS?
Fact or Fiction: Do hotel card keys store guests’ personal data?
The Internet is full of thoughts and perceptions, both true and false. Let’s investigate whether the Internet legend about hotel key cards storing guests’ personal information is fact or fiction.
Fact or Fiction: can a virus actually damage PC hardware?
A virus damaging hardware is one of the most widely believed myths in the infosec domain. And, at the same time, it’s the most non-standard one. And it’s not totally a myth, after all.