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While communication technology providers are seeking consensus over the future of 5G networks, carriers are wasting no time in rolling out new technologies available for the current 4G networks. Voice

At the Cyber Security Summit 2015 in Boston Joseph Bonavolonta, Assistant Special Agent in Charge of the FBI’s CYBER and Counterintelligence Program in its Boston office, revealed how the bureau treats ransomware. “To

British scientists proved that Android devices are highly dangerous when it comes to you and your data. It’s no joke — researchers at the University of Cambridge did serious research

I wonder what will happen when there are no more infosec problems. Will our Threatpost.com news blog convert to a digest of kitty cats? Is this bright future feasible at

I would like to start this week’s new edition of Security Week with news that has nothing to do with information security. Volkswagen diesel vehicles happened to be emitting far

In fact, it’s the one of the most widely believed myths in the infosec world. At the same time, it’s the most non-standard one. That double-sided nature is likely the

In the new installment of our explosive hit series “Infosec news”: The breach of Bugzilla serves a harsh reminder of the necessity to make passwords BOTH strong and unique. The

Turla APT group, also known as Snake and Uroboros, is one the most advanced threat actors in the world. This cyber espionage group has been active for more than 8 years,

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

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,

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

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

Recently Kaspersky Lab experts have found a sly method that allows fraudsters to steal personal information without access to the user’s login and password. The cyber criminals do not try

he Chinese-language Naikon advanced persistent threat group is targeting military, government and civil organizations located in and around the South China Sea, which is an increasingly contentious hot-bed of territorial

Yesterday my favorite part of Kaspersky Lab — which is certainly the lab itself – grew, as we have opened our first European Research Center. It will be home to

In 2014 Kaspersky Lab products took part in many tests held by independent research labs. Our solutions achieved more first places than any competitor!

Gaming is enormously popular. Thus, it’s an easy target for cybercriminals looking for a never-ending source of money.

We tend to think that protecting ourselves against future threats is most important. But, perhaps we need to take a step back and solve some of the major problems that we already know about.

Apple malware targets iOS by infecting OS X machines and then swapping legitimate apps for malicious ones as soon as an iOS device connects via USB.

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.

The concept of mobile malware working in bond with computer Trojans to steal money via online banking is not new, however Kaspersky Lab Q1 report indicates that it quickly gaining “market share”.