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The Wi-Fi alliance, an almost absurdly large consortium of communications, technology, and manufacturing companies, has launched an initiative aiming to strengthen the security and reliability public wireless hotspots. Known as

Cybercriminals are constantly looking for new ways to manipulate victims online.  One of your strongest lines of defence against having your personal data and your money fall into the hands

When we enter the adult world, we tend to put a lot of care into building and cultivating our reputations. The way we present ourselves and the way others perceive

It is well established that the rapid proliferation of mobile devices has presented a number of unique security concerns – especially given the increasingly blurry line separating personal devices and

Go ahead and add toilets to the increasingly long list of hackable consumer devices we’ve been compiling here on the Kaspersky Daily. In fact, one of the researchers at this

Almost everyone knows computers need virus protection. Knowledge about safety and privacy-friendly online behaviour is much less widespread, though, and extensive media coverage of Edward Snowden’s leaks regarding U.S. government

Online shopping, online money transfers and online banking save us a lot of time and make our lives easier. However, these same technologies also make life easier for cybercriminals by

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That wireless router in your living room is essentially the hub for your entire home network. Nearly all of your devices are going to route through it and into you

You have probably already heard about the security of iOS and how Apple controls its App Store. In fact, they are doing an exceptional job since the release of iOS,

You might think that, much like a pirate going into battle, the more weapons you have at your disposal for your protection the better: cutlass in one hand, pistol and

Protecting your home network is as daunting a task as you make it. If your home network consists of a wireless router and a laptop, then it’s pretty easy to

For most of us, our digital devices are incredibly important possessions. They hold our most important personal information like photos, passwords and account info, and travel with us on a

Even if you follow all the Cardinal Rules of system security — you regularly update your operating system and programs, avoid spam like the plague and never click through on suspicious

Go ahead and add insulin pumps and pacemakers to the ever-expanding list of computer-like-devices that contain bugs and are therefore vulnerable to exploit. That’s right, that little metal thing inside

On the night of 5 June 2013, a coalition led by the FBI and Microsoft broke up a botnet of two million connected PCs that was being used by cybercriminals

The popular microblogging website, Tumblr, announced a breach in its security for iOS customers last week. The company asked all users of its iPhone and iPad app to change their

Have you ever wondered what a hacked computer, email address, or other online account is even worth? Sure, it seems pretty obvious that there’d be some serious value in a

There is an entire market of plugins out there designed to keep you safe while surfing the web on your browser of choice. Each one has lots of options; for

A newly discovered vulnerability in a popular browser exposes how photos can be taken of unsuspecting users. Further proof of hackers’ inventiveness appeared last week in the form of a