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Today, regular instant messengers are hard to trust when it comes to privacy. There are, of course, safer alternatives, but are they able to substitute Skype and WhatsApp?

The Heartbleed bug was huge news last week and still is. As a hobbyist programmer, I am saddened that attention to the art of software-making was brought on as a

Be it Candy Crush Saga, EVE Online, QuizUp or World of Tanks, there are risks associated with your gaming online. Know and avert them.

There is a serious flaw called Heartbleed in OpenSSL encryption library that could expose user login credentials, communications content, an more

Android devices store data on the SD card and the internal space where apps are kept.

In the news this month: more transparency reports, Microsoft zero days, data breaches, and NSA revelations. WhatsApp – the popular global messaging service – is acquired by Facebook, much to

You have a particularly high chance of encountering fake news on April Fool’s Day. In addition to joking headlines of mainstream media outlets, you can encounter a link to dedicated

Apple in Disgrace In late February, researchers detected a couple of major problems with the operating systems Apple iOS and Mac OS X. The iOS version 7.06 update restored some

Last week brought us a host of news stories, including a handful of highlights. As usual, we have collected the most interesting security news and are bringing it to you

Even though February is the shortest month of the year, we still have plenty of top stories to share with you, keeping you in the know when it comes to

The biggest annual event in the mobile industry, Mobile World Congress, started yesterday in sunny Barcelona. From the beginning, it has brought some amazing and unexpected news that will likely

On Friday, Apple released an urgent update to iOS 6 and 7. The only fix in the update is well worth bothering yourself with the update process, and doing it

The story of Naoki Hiroshima and his single letter twitter handle underscores the importance of taking a holistic approach to Internet security and reiterates the reality that the security of

Kaspersky Lab’s third annual Industry Analyst Summit is an exclusive invite only event held on February 5-7, 2014 in the Dominican Republic.  The event has grown steadily each year and

For as long as I’ve been working in the security industry, which – in the spirit of full disclosure – hasn’t been a very long time, I have been shocked

The Christmas and New Year holidays, alas, were not a pretext for any real decrease in the number of information security incidents, as experts and users continue to face malware

It may be the New Year, traditionally a time for new resolutions and goals, but we at Kaspersky Lab are continuing our dedication to standing by our promise to bring

Social engineering, sometimes called the science and art of human hacking, has become quite popular in recent years given the exponential growth of social networks, email and other forms of

Information security issues are of greater importance today than ever, and they should be a concern for everyone.  The people who can address their concerns to a real expert are

Any of your passwords, be it for email, social networks or online banking hold value for cybercriminals, because almost any stolen account can be used in fraud schemes. It’s no