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Cyber-physical security researchers Marina Krotofil and Jason Larsen presented their research on hacking chemical plants at Black Hat and DEF CON – this was a very fascinating talk. It’s not

Welcome to this week’s edition of Security Week. In the maiden installment, we learned of self-unlocking cars, the Android’s chronic Stage Fright and that we won’t be watched in the

When you hear adults saying, “kids are helpless,” it makes you angry, right? You bet it does even if you are the most self-sustained teen in the history of your

Over the past few weeks, you have more than likely seen our research on Digital Amnesia. It is also quite possibly that you may have forgotten it, given your affliction

Merely 23 years ago Microsoft released Windows 3.1 operating system, Apple showed its first iPhone PDA, and Linus Torvalds released Linux under GNU license. Eugene Kaspersky published the book with

The predictability of human beings can barely be overestimated. This predictability can be easily exploited when it comes to things like passwords, secret words, PIN codes and more. Many of

If hacking were high fashion, this season’s hot trend would be car hacking. Shortly after researchers Charlie Miller and Chris Valasek revealed details on Jeep Cherokee’s breach, another team managed

Security researcher Chris Rock discovered, that it’s very easy to kill a human. We are talking in a legal sense not the one that carries moral and legal consequences. All

Recently we wrote about the now-famous hack of a Jeep Cherokee. At Black Hat USA 2015, a large security conference, researchers Charlie Miller and Chris Valasek finally explained in detail,

The Internet can be used as a terrifyingly efficient medium for cyberbullying. It is also very easy to get stuck in an endless circle of hurt from these kinds of

Security experts often mention exploits as one of the most serious problems with data and systems safety; although it’s not always clear what the difference is between exploits and the

Please join us in welcoming updated security solutions for consumers — the best what Kaspersky Lab has to offer — Kaspersky Internet Security – Multi-Device and Kaspersky Total Security –

29 July is Windows 10’s official launch. Many users of Windows are probably looking to upgrade their operating system to Microsoft’s latest and greatest. If you are one of those

We all know that cybercriminals would love to infect your PC or Laptop with a virus or trick you to install a malware. What you might not know is that

Recently Ericsson and Qualcomm have begun promoting their state-of-art technology, LTE-U. Is it any better that LTE-A, which is increasingly available all over the world, including US, Europe, Russia, China

Oops, they’ve done it again: after two successful breaches into the systems of Toyota Prius and Ford Escape, security researchers Charlie Miller and Chris Valasek have recently hacked a Jeep

I am not a gambler, and it is not too easy to lure me into a dare. Yet, I could not resist it this time. A friend posed this bet

The ‘It wasn’t me’ phrase is not going to fly for users of the Ashley Madison dating site as the personal records of 37 million users have been stolen. Hackers

How much time do you spend scrolling through your friends pages on Facebook? You can obviously tell a lot about their lifestyle and pastime thanks to all those check-ins, selfies

Recently I had the opportunity to attend the Changellenge Cup Russia 2015 student project competition. I was on the panel of judges for one of the sections. But today we

The problem of ransomware isn’t getting better. Recent examples of wide-spread ransomware attacks, including CoinVault, CryptoLocker, and others indicate that cybercriminals are increasing their use of these types of attacks.