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Finally, we have arrived at a solution that may be convenient for all users: Maintenance Release 1 adds advanced scan settings to Kaspersky Internet Security 2015.

The recent developments with “big bugs” such as Heartbleed and Shellshock created a global security strain, with many questions emerging. Both bugs were open-source software-related, but indirectly they would constitute a threat to Windows-based infrastructure. In this post we review a few scenarios of an attack on mostly Windows-based network with Linux servers at certain points.

One simple Android game can get as much information about the smartphone’s owner as a real spy can.

Almost three dozen computers are required by Ferrari engineers to analyze everything happening with a racecar and decide on the maintenance. However, there are other computers in the paddock, very unusual ones.

What changed in Sochi since Olympic games? Does infrastructure suit Grand Prix? Let’s find out together.

A massive provider of insurance for bond investments misconfigured one of its servers and accidentally made a variety of sensitive payment information indexable.

APT is a term often mentioned in cybersecurity bulletins. Here’s what you need to know to understand it.

IT workers routinely set up limited privileges for all users for security sake. However, the users are extremely suspicious about these sorts of limitations, assuming (sometimes reasonably) that it will affect the workflow. Is there a way to mitigate these contradictions?

Hacking and espionage are hardly crimes for the secret service, but rather are a part of their everyday work. But imagine what could happen if their tools end up in wrong hands.

With the Parental Control component, you can not only limit the time that your child spends on the computer, but you can also establish restricted applications.

Interesting facts and figures on Sochi Formula One Race

Using a trojan malware with the Russian name, Tyupkin, hackers made cash withdrawals without so much as accessing bank accounts.

Interpol just released an alert regarding cyber-attacks targeting multiple ATMs around the world. During the course of a forensic investigation performed by Kaspersky Lab, researchers discovered a piece of malware infecting ATMs that allowed attackers to empty the cash machines via direct manipulation, stealing millions of dollars.

2014 is making its way into Cybersecurity history books with two global-scale software bugs discovered over 6 months. They are obviously not the last ones, and it is actually a good thing.

Your primary email account is often the master key that can provide backup access to all other accounts, which is why you must be particularly careful with it.

Kaspersky Lab launches its solution Kaspersky DDoS Protection in Europe. A distributed network of data cleaning centers vs. distributed attacks.

Kaspersky Lab has signed a cooperation agreement with INTERPOL and a memorandum of understanding with Europol to extend the scope of collaboration between the company and the law enforcement agencies in their joint fight against cybercrime.

”Dear Chairman, dear Vice Chairman, dear members of the board, let me present to you the annual report… Oops… Just a moment, we are having some technical issues…”

September’s security news was dominated by three stories: the Home Depot data breach, the Apple celebrity nude photo leak scandal and the Shellshock vulnerability in Bash.

Elena Kharchenko, Head of Consumer Product Management, answers the important security questions that you submitted.

Phishing is the most developed form of Internet scamming. Let’s explore the topic in order to better understand why it became so prominent and what measures one can take to avoid a phishing attack.