Phone Unlocking is Now Locked Down in the U.S.
Up until recently it was completely fine to unlock your cell phone for use on a third-party carrier’s network. But that changed on Jan. 26 when a new law went
7 Volcanoes: Sidley Conquered!
Olga Rumyantseva has succeeded in her solo-climb of the highest volcano in Antarctica – Mount Sidley! Olga was lucky with the weather (though you could be forgiven for thinking otherwise
3 Ways to Defend Privacy From Facebook’s Graph Search
Hardly a month seems to pass that Facebook doesn’t scare the wits out of privacy advocates, and Mark Zuckerberg’s social networking behemoth may have just created its biggest flap yet
How to Protect Your Privacy on Pinterest
Every couple of months, seemingly, the world gets up in arms about the latest changes to Facebook’s privacy policy. But Facebook isn’t the only social media site that collects and
Google Plan Could Help Make Passwords Obsolete
The password has become the black sheep of the security world, ostracized for its inability to actually protect users’ accounts and the laughable ease with which attackers can crack or
7 Volcanoes: On The Way To Sidley
Renowned mountaineer Olga Rumyantseva has started her first ascent of the Kaspersky 7 Volcanoes expedition. Olga is set to solo-climb the highest volcano on each continent and a week ago
iPhone Security Through The Years
From its then-revolutionary touchscreen interface to the somewhat ill-fated Siri voice control, Apple’s iPhone has always set the standard for mobile devices since its first version hit the stores in
Java: Handle With Care
Software vulnerabilities are published every day, by the hundreds, and most users don’t think much about them, aside from them time it takes them to update their software. But when
Protect Your Twitter Account
Twitter is an essential part of anyone’s brand these days, whether you’re a small company, a media mogul or someone who simply likes to share her views with anyone willing
Dos and Don’ts for Creating Secure Passwords
These days we conduct so much of our lives online that invariably – whether it is with our online bank accounts, our shopping sites, our credit cards, our emails –
How Attackers Actually Steal Data
Most people are aware that there is a seemingly infinite sea of hackers out there whose goal in life is to steal sensitive data from corporate networks. And while tomes
The Kaspersky 7 Volcanoes Expedition
Climbing the highest volcanoes on every continent alone, without any backup is definitely not for the faint-hearted! You’d have to be bold, spirited…and just a little bit crazy. But Olga
10 Ways to Manage Privacy in Google+
Google’s social networking site, Google+, continues to grow in popularity. But as with all social media sites, over-sharing your personal information is easy to do on Google+. Use these 10
Breaking Down the Latest Round Facebook Privacy Changes
Heads up, you secretive Facebook users who have made yourself unsearchable on the world’s most popular social networking platform: You can hide no more. Facebook announced updated privacy features —
5 Ways to Secure your New Mobile Device
It’s that time of year when, in the afterglow of the holiday season we start to play with all of our new toys. For a lot of people that will
5 Ways to Protect Your New Computer
You probably hadn’t even thrown away the wrapping paper and upgraded from pajamas to pants before you were knee-deep in your new computer (probably a laptop of one brand or
Browser Security Features: Mozilla Firefox
When a browser asks you if you want it to store, save, or remember your password and you allow it to do so, it actually does store your password in
Browser Security: Google Chrome
The first thing you want to be aware of when discussing security features on Google’s Chrome browser is that many of the best options aren’t built into the browser, but
Don’t be ‘Facebook friends’ with strangers
It may seem like a great idea to become Facebook friends with people overseas that you’ve never met – and never will meet – but Facebook has a suggestion: don’t
What to do if Your Business is Hacked
It’s a sad reality that, sooner or later, most businesses will be hacked. If this happens to your business, there are two types of response to avoid. First, there’s the
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