privacy

Have you ever imagined that you could be seen on camera without your permission? Unfortunately, it is possible: there is a chance that cybercriminals could access your webcam to watch you.

With the release of iOS 8, Apple claims it can’t access the personal data on your iPhones and iPads and it can’t give it to authorities. But it seems there’s a catch.

A new poll shows Americans care overwhelmingly about digital privacy.

A number of popular Android applications are putting sensitive user data at risk of exposure because the app developers are not fully implementing encryption.

The final month of summer wasn’t full of cybercriminal stories, but law enforcement groups around the world still found and punished some evildoers.

Tor is an online browsing portal that keeps your web activity completely anonymous.

My Kaspersky is a multi-device security management tool that lets users control the security products on all of their devices remotely in one place.

The Apple iCloud nude celebrity photo fiasco underscores the uncomfortable reality that even the savvy among us aren’t totally sure about what goes on and into “the Cloud.”

Don’t want your private photos or credit card posted somewhere on the web? You should rethink your approach to cloud services then.

Brian Donohue and Chris Brook recap the month’s security headlines from its beginnings at Black Hat and DEFCON, to a bizarre PlayStation Network outage.

Beware of phishing, malware, spam and other online scams based on the extremely popular ALS Ice Bucket Challenge.

Sextortion is one way online predators can steal your sensitive data and use it to harm you.

Community Health Systems breach exposes the Social Security numbers of 4.5 million patients. Were you a victim? If so, how do you react?

We have bought our very own Blackphone to check its security firsthand.

A recap of last week’s security news and research from the Black Hat hacker conference in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Losing your work or personal data is a computing worst case scenario. While there is no shortage of ways you can lose your data, there are also a number of protections that can help.

Yahoo plans to implement end-to-end encryption for all of its mail users, giving normal, non-technical users the power to communicate securely and privately.

In the news this week: more APT campaigns, a look forward at the DEF CON and Black Hat Hacker conferences, and good and bad news for Facebook.

Your iPhone runs hidden monitoring services. Who uses them, and for what purpose?

If you think that threat isn’t real, ask Miss Teen USA 2013, whose webcam was hacked into and used to take nude photos of her.

The list of highly touted devices that have been launched in recent years with embarrassing flaws – security and otherwise – is long and distinguished.