Windows XP still popular with users

More than 16% of all PC users who agreed to provide data to the distributed global Kaspersky Security Network were still working on computers running Windows XP in June 2014. This fact carries potential implications for information security. This number was part of...

Kaspersky launches free scanner app

In order to safeguard users against a number of Android vulnerabilities discovered in recent months, Kaspersky Lab has released a free mobile application for the platform. Kaspersky Fake ID Scanner scans smartphones and tablets for vulnerabilities that put users’...

Virtualisation poses new security questions

Businesses worldwide are focusing on virtualisation security concerns. This is according to a global Kaspersky Lab survey of IT professionals. However, some lingering doubts around the need for specialised virtualisation security software still remain. The survey...

That booking confirmation could be malware

In June, Kaspersky Lab registered an increase in fraudulent messages sent out on behalf of booking services. These fake notifications imitate hotel or air ticket booking confirmations and usually contain Trojan spyware masked as bills for reservations.US video game...

Kaspersky helps tackle Shylock

Kaspersky Lab has contributed to an alliance of law enforcement and industry to undertake measures against the Internet domains and servers that form the core of an advanced cybercriminal infrastructure attacking online banking systems around the globe using the...