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Mobile ransomware is on the rise. We discuss the most popular ransomware families, speculate on some statistics, and suggest the best means of protection. 


While we rest, cybercriminals work. Kaspersky Lab discusses the main risks for tourists and travelers on business trips.

Our survey questioned consumers – 97% of whom had travelled to another country during the past 12 months – about their digital habits abroad. It found that in the world of work and leisure, we are a well-travelled lot, but we tend to leave our digital security at home.

An overview of the 10-year anniversary of Kaspersky Lab’s fan club.

The Kaspersky Riga Masters professional snooker tournament is over. Let’s talk about snooker — what does it have to do with us?

Security should be multilayered, and use of allowlists is appropriate as one of the security levels.

Kaspersky Internet Security and Kaspersky Total Security can help protect your privacy in a variety of ways including not allowing your webcam to serve as a spying device.

Where ransomware originates, how blockers evolve into cryptors, and why this type of malware is cybercriminals’ favorite tool.

Information security experts have long been sounding the alarm about the poor defense of industrial systems, and of critical infrastructure systems in particular. Time to start

It now appears the number of servers bought and sold via xDedic might have been underestimated; it’s likely many more IPs have been compromised by xDedic players.

See some of our best yogis — and be seen yourself — in the #ITYogaChallenge!

Let’s talk about new security technologies in Windows 10: Are they enough to make the new operating system totally secure?

Hacked medical equipment can cost patients a lot — their health or even their lives.

This tiny device will help you protect your smartphone from malware and data leakage when charging in public places.

Kaspersky Lab has lately researched an active cybercriminal trading platform xDedic. The main purpose of the xDedic marketplace is to facilitate buying and selling credentials of more than 70,000 hacked servers from all around the world.

As a part of the Protect a Friend campaign, users can share an extended trial with their friends and get Kaspersky Internet Security free!

Every day, the Internet is topped up with new, legitimate apps that no security solution should flag as dangerous. In a 14-month independent trial testing false positives, Kaspersky Internet Security performed error-free!

Kaspersky Lab sponsors and supports an archaeological excavation near the Akrotiri settlement in Greece, which can shed light on the history of the Minoan civilization.

Theoretically, every business should have already learned how to protect itself against ransomware. Actually it’s not the case.

Stay safe while watching Euro 2016