Threats

Facebook regularly changes its security settings. Take a look: A useful new setting may have appeared since the last time you checked.

An unwitting army of connected devices caused an insane disruption of major Internet sites. IoT users need to wise up.

Key facts about ransomware and how to avoid it.

Why it’s important to update software — and why you can stop worrying about it.

Careless behavior online can have devastating personal and financial consequences. Here are seven common shortcuts to avoid.

ATMs will soon use fingerprint readers and iris sensors to identify customers. But is biometric authentication as secure as advertised?

Three months in, we report on the development of No More Ransom and the goals we’ve already achieved.

Everything you need to know about mobile banking Trojans and how to fight them.

We explain three important concepts underlying antivirus action: signatures, the nature of viruses, and how antivirus solutions remove malware.

We illustrate for the layman what a virtual private network is and why you need one.

The DressCode Trojan was found in more than 400 apps on Google Play.

That free Spotify gave some users malware.

Encrypted messaging comes to Facebook Messenger for Android and iOS.

Kaspersky Lab’s David Emm shares some security concerns he has about Facebook Marketplace.

Social networking sites know a lot more about you than what you post. These two tools can help you figure out how much more.

Polyglot, aka MarsJoke, had aspirations. It was trying to be the next CTB-Locker — but we developed a cure.

What are older people doing online, and are they aware of the threats out there?

How are criminals able to hack ATMs and get away with money? Here are four videos that show how ATMs can be vulnerable.

i-Dressup, a community for teenage girls, is actively leaking passwords in plain text.

We have more bad news from the Yahoo hack: Even without a yahoo.com account, you may be at risk.

How criminals use fake Wi-Fi hotspots to steal data, and how you can use our solutions to protect yourself.