Threats

The privacy and censorship conscious among us are certainly familiar with Tor. Short for “The Onion Router,” Tor is a free tool that keeps a user’s Web browsing private and

Unfortunately, data theft and credit card fraud have become common worries. We wanted to find out from our Facebook users if they have ever been targeted, so we asked if

A group of Internet activists and privacy advocates penned an open letter to Microsoft earlier this year urging the company to shed light on just how confidential the conversations are

Everyone loves the hands-free convenience that Bluetooth enables — some people love it a little too much and insist on wearing their Bluetooth ear pieces every waking hour like they’re

Today’s advanced malware tools often comprise several different components, each with a different job description. These programs are more like Swiss army knives rather than individual tools, giving the attacker

Facebook’s Like button practically begs to be clicked. It’s easy to “like” an innocuous post that pops in up in your News Feed, or send some Like Love to a

Rootkits have been around for nearly 20 years now, allowing attackers to get access to and steal data from users’ machines without being detected for long periods of time. The

While people remain really willing to share details of their lives via social media platforms such as Facebook, Twitter and Google Plus, the chief privacy officers at those companies say

RSA is the major event in security. Basically it’s like the Big 8 International Conference or, better yet – the Olympics of security – except nobody is throwing spears and

Say you’re in a public space and you want to use your laptop to go online but there’s no WiFi available. Well, if you have your mobile device, you may

Meet Max, the IT Security Manager. See how Max, with the help of Kaspersky Lab, tackles the IT security battle in this new animation. Find out how IT security takes

No one likes malware. In fact, pretty much everyone hates it. But it’s not the worst problem facing the world right now either. The problems in the online world pale

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Computers have advanced in the last 20 years from building-sized mainframes to smartphones that can fit in your pocket (and have become infinitely more capable, to boot), yet we use

Everyone knows you should have antivirus applications running on your work and personal computers, but far fewer people take seriously the threat of malware attacks to their mobile devices –