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Last week, we talked about desktop ransomware, which is certainly nasty stuff. Ransomware is found not only on desktops, but also on mobile devices — and it is also on

At work or back home — and even on vacation — we are always at risk. Cybercriminals have various ways to reach us wherever we are. For example, they can

Airports offer a lot of time for reflection. When you travel for business, you are often alone, so you have lots of time to sit and reflect on the meetings

The Kaspersky Riga Masters professional snooker tournament is now over. The tournament, supported by Kaspersky Lab, took place in Riga, the capital of Latvia. The total purse increased from €150,000

The surest way to prevent your webcam from transmitting images or video is to cover its lens. Lots of security-minded folks do just that, having read scary stories about malware

Ransomware has hit the news in a big way lately. Is this malware just another hot-button topic that everybody will forget about as soon as a new big threat emerges?

Kaspersky Lab hopes you will join us in celebrating a fun and fit International Day of Yoga on June 21, 2016! What possible connection could there be between yoga and

Lately, millions of PCs all over the world have been regularly displaying a Microsoft notification reading, in essence: “Dear users, how about if you upgrade to Windows 10?” Sometimes, the

Almost every cyberattack has the same goal — stealing someone’s money. However, as a vast variety of equipment is getting connected, a buggy device can lead to more serious consequences

We truly hope that you keep in mind the risks of public charging spots. But what about users who are always on the road or spend a lot of time

Access to the account of any user is a matter of interest for hackers. Even if the owners have never shared their credit card numbers or PINs in direct messages,

Picture this irritating scenario: You are installing an update for Notepad++, Yahoo Messenger, or WinRAR and your antivirus pipes up to warn you the software is malware. You know that

You might remember our slogan — it’s all about saving the world, with words, deeds, and sometimes an inspired combination of both. But saving the world is a complicated task

Starting on June 10, many people will be tuning into Euro 2016 football championship and trying to consume as much info as they can. Much like many other large sporting

Introduction Of the consumers that travel, only a minority pauses to consider the implications of their online activity when they are away from home. Our survey questioned consumers – 97%

Everyone likes Twitter. Well, okay, maybe not everyone, but at least 310 million users visit the microblogging platform monthly. And now these 310 million have to consider changing their Twitter

Update: The product described in this post is discontinued. To protect your desktop or laptop use . Someone may call it paranoia; some think it’s just common sense: At Kaspersky

A recent story suggests Google is secretly recording your conversations and discussions. Although the story does have merit, it also has some problems. Google is recording voices; that’s entirely true.

Like the invention of the fire pit, the history of the first password is lost to the depths of time. We know that Romans used them. Shakespeare mentioned passwords in

Having a separate PC for each member of the family is no longer a luxury. Grandma wants to check on how her Facebook friends are doing, Mom needs to shop

Analysts and researchers agree that 2016 is the year when ransomware went really big. Cybercrooks didn’t need much time to see the potential value of cryptolockers, and they readily added