Technology

As is, a QR code can quickly take you to a site or another resource but not necessarily to the one you really want to visit. Thus Kaspersky Lab offers a free and safe QR scanner!

We have seen a number of cases where a user has deleted our product for Android and ended up with a locked device. Here we discuss why this happens and what can be done about it.

A number of popular Android applications are putting sensitive user data at risk of exposure because the app developers are not fully implementing encryption.

The list of highly touted devices that have been launched in recent years with embarrassing flaws – security and otherwise – is long and distinguished.

According to research by Kaspersky Lab, 22 percent of phishing scams on the web target Facebook.

Learn how to protect your money online with Safe Money from Kaspersky PURE.

Discussing security and the privacy strengths and weaknesses in the Apple’s soon-to-be-released iOS 8.

Adults can choose to face the financial consequences of their own actions, but they may want to know how to prevent their kids from running up exorbitant credit card bills tied to the parents’ iTunes or Google Play accounts.

App stores offer all the promise of a virtually unlimited range of games and tools, but are rife with pitfalls too. These include bad apps, ballooning costs, and malicious apps, particularly on Android devices.

Windows Phones continue to grow in popularity, which means users should take precautions to make their devices as secure as possible.

But while Android’s market figures continue to pile up, so do the knocks against the company’s security protocols.

A new piece of ransomware is targeting Android users and may be related to the infamous CryptoLocker malware.

Kaspersky Internet Security for Android identified and neutralized 100 percent of the malware programs; the average score of the other solutions tested was a 95-percent success rate.

Malware targeting Android devices is increasing, and for the first time, an active Android SMS Trojan targeting users in the United States has emerged.

Android devices store data on the SD card and the internal space where apps are kept.