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Devices that have functions of special importance, or that contain top-secret information, are not usually connected to the Internet. However, going offline is not the ultimate protection.

The first technology to enable instant long-distance communication was the telegraph. Back in its time, the telegraph helped to shape many of the current IT infrastructures.

What do a billionaire inventor Elon Musk, the Google Now on Tap service, and the recent “Ex Machina” movie have in common? They all are about artificial intelligence.

The primary issue here is the real cost of free offers. Hola’s stance is almost honest: You want free services? You have something that is of use to us – your idle or not-so-idle resources. If you don’t want them to be used by us, there is a paid tier for you.

Just ten days after the remarkable Google I/O event, Apple is holding its own developers conference. Let’s take a look at the new security features.

We’ve collected the most interesting books and movies which give a lot of detail on how exactly ciphers are solved.

Kaspersky Lab researchers examined one city’s network of surveillance cameras and determined that the systems were not very secure.

Recently, Apple’s CEO Tim Cook delivered a speech on privacy and security during EPIC’s Champions of Freedom event. Here are the 10 best quotes from his speech.

Kaspersky Lab experts detected a sly scheme that allows fraudsters to steal personal data without your login and password.

Tech journalists Chris Brook and Brian Donohue discuss Google I/O, the IRS and Carefirst BlueCross BlueShield Data Breach in this Talk Security podcast.

At Google I/O 2015, the software giant presented a slew of new features and services. We take a first look at customizable app permissions, Android Pay, Now on Tap, and others.

Technology dependence cannot be beaten, but the technologies can be laid out properly. With good system architecture and a proper security policy, the number of bottlenecks is brought to an absolute minimum.

Since the holiday season is upon us, we prepared a list of simple tips to help you minimize risks when renting a car abroad.

While LTE networks are seemingly just now starting to take off, networking vendors and carriers are already fully engaged in a vivid discussion on 5G’s perspectives. What are those next-gen networks going to be and why do we need them at all?

To hackers’ delight, merchant vessels that transfer about ninety percent of the world’s cargo heavily depend on automation and remote monitoring systems with poor IT security.

Much has been said about the VENOM vulnerability, which is part of the new-age phenomena of Virtualization.

How many research centers do you need to fight for a safer cyber world? We used to have three labs based in Moscow, Beijing, and Seattle. Now, we’re excited to announce the opening of a fourth lab — our new European Research Center based in London.

It was recently discovered that certain Hospira drug infusion pumps contain dangerous and easily exploitable security vulnerabilities.

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.

Five lessons from the story of the Enigma cryptographic machine which are still relevant.

This post isn’t about smearing the good, evolving system that is Apple’s Mac OS X. The goal was to bring perception and reality together: just like the other operating systems, Mac OS X has its fair share of bugs, and while the historically smaller Mac user base has resulted in less cyber criminal targeting, it doesn’t make Mac OS X impervious. Macs’ user base has been growing steadily over the last few years, and criminal interest is following the same pattern.