Search Results for “smart home” | Page 3

The Dangers of a Smart Future

Let’s take a moment to discuss the numerous troubles that our bright, technology-packed future could bring about.

Bitcoins, Home Hacking, Apple Malware and More at Virus Bulletin

Virus Bulletin is a traditionally enterprise-focused event, but each year topics of consumer interest, like Apple malware, hackable devices and Bitcoin are presented.

Things to know before you run malware on your smartphone

This post is comprised of two topics: a Trojan Opfake.a, which made a lot of buzz earlier this months and analyzing mobile malware at home. The latter is quite possible, but requires protective measures.

How I hacked my home

The story of a researcher who wanted to see how vulnerable he actually was.

Millions of Smartphones Vulnerable to Rogue Hotspots by Default

As ISPs push to make Wi-Fi more widely available outside the home, users are increasingly vulnerable to attacks that rely on rogue and malicious hotspots

Are New Smartphone Operating Systems Safe?

How iOS 8 and Tizen releases affect smartphone market and security landscape.

User’s habits: what employees bring and take back home

In a recent post we wrote about how the line between “work” and “personal” devices today is increasingly blurred. Users will not buy a separate smartphone or a tablet for

Mobile devices at work and home: the blurring borderline

88% of tablet users and 96% of smartphone owners use personal devices to store important personal information. These figures are from the survey B2B International and Kaspersky Lab cooperatively conducted

Protecting the Whole Home Network and Everything Connected to It

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

Vacation Emergency: Smartphone Missing!

Summer is a great time for vacation for everyone but criminals, for whom it’s among the busiest times of year. That’s because travelers make for easy marks, and their high

Qualcomm and Kaspersky partner to protect smartphones and tablets

Kaspersky Lab has signed an agreement with Qualcomm Technologies to protect smartphones and tablets.

Charging Your Smartphone… What Can Possibly Go Wrong?

Modern smartphones consume so much energy that charging them once a day is not always enough. When they are used intensively, the user sometimes has to look for a power

Home PC Security Made Easy With PURE 3.0

Just a few years ago, it was rare to find someone who had more than one or maybe two Internet-connected devices in their home. Now, you’d have to look high