infographicsA 30-year cybermaze, from the Cascade virus to recent days
A pixel-art infographic with 30 years of information security developments, from the Cascade virus to the most recent days.
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Kaspersky LabPrague, 1998: The story of a breakthrough technology
How one of the key technologies behind the Kaspersky Lab’s antivirus engine came to be.
Kaspersky Lab turns 20: Key events and milestones
Twenty years’ worth of the most important events in the cybersecurity industry and Kaspersky Lab’s history.
RansomwareThe Ransomware Plague of 2016
Ransomware: a brief history, current situation, future predictions and how to solve the problem.
AkrotiriAkrotiri: Unlocking the secrets of the past
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.
#adviceIs Google really eavesdropping on you?
A recent story suggests Google is secretly recording your conversations and discussions. Are they really doing that?
What’s going to protect you from invisible enemies? A tin foil hat, of course!
Today is the first annual Tin Foil Hat Day. What is it?
Attack of the clones
SIM cards can be cloned. How is it possible and what does it have to do with cybercriminals?
The evolution of the SIM card
Observing the evolution the good old SIM card went through and the results so far.
The secret life of punctuation marks in the era of Internet
Our vocabulary continues to evolve as we see slang enter our lexicon. From Googling to memes once-thought silly words have become accepted. This evolution is also impacting the way we write and punctuate statements online.
How a 17th century cipher became the basis of an unbreakable 20th century cipher
One of the most interesting ciphers designed to eliminate the vulnerability to symbol frequency analysis was the Vigenere cipher. Which later became the basis of unbreakable one-time pads.
The telegraph, Internet’s Grandpa: the beginning of the information era
The first technology to enable instant long-distance communication was telegraph. Back in its time, many things which were later to shape current IT infrastructures developed thanks to the telegraph.
Five books and films where ciphers are not ‘just solved’
We’ve collected the most interesting books and movies which give a lot of detail on how exactly ciphers are solved.
World War II information security: Richard Sorge and book cipher
A legendary Soviet spy, Richard Sorge, is famous for conveying the exact date of the German invasion into the Soviet Union, and for letting the command know Japan had no plans of attacking the USSR in the Far East.
World War 2 information security: hacking the Enigma
Five lessons from the story of the Enigma cryptographic machine which are still relevant.
World War II information security: Navajo VPN
During WW2 modern cryptography principles were often coupled with ‘amateur’ ciphering methods. Curiously, the latter ones often proved to be equally reliable
Careware: Top 5 Somewhat Useful Malicious Programs
In the days of cyberwars and cybermafia, it’s hard to recall times when computer viruses and worms were just research projects or pranks. Back then, there were no monetary incentive