Tag: Kaspersky Labs
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Finding hidden cameras with your smartphone’s ToF sensor
Kaspersky Blog – 1.18.22 (1.17.22) Spy cameras in rented apartments or hotel rooms: fact or fiction? Fact, unfortunately. In a quite recent case, a family from New Zealand, having rented an apartment in Ireland, discovered a hidden camera livestreaming from the living room. Source: Finding hidden cameras with your smartphone’s ToF sensor
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Why are elections so hard to secure?
Kaspersky Blog – 3.6.20 (3.3.20) Assuming you have not been living under a rock — not looking at Twitter, Facebook, or Netflix and avoiding any news — you are probably aware that 2020 is an election year in the United States. If your disconnection goes beyond the past few years, you may also be unfamiliar…
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The tracking symphony: Listening to cookies with a browser plugin
Kaspersky Labs Blog – 3.2.20 Listening to Web cookies can be very interesting, even though they are not particularly musical. Yes, cookies can actually be audible now, thanks to a Web-browser plugin created by Jasmine Guffond. Guffond showcased the plugin at 36c3. Full Post: The tracking symphony: Listening to cookies with a browser plugin
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Scammers try to cash in on Burning Man
Kaspersky Labs Blog – 2.20.20 Every year, in late August or early September, tens of thousands of people gather in the Black Rock Desert in Nevada for the Burning Man arts event. For eight days, the festival becomes an epicenter for creatives from around the world. The monumental installations, spellbinding performances, and inimitable atmosphere of…
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Should you buy your kid a smartphone, and if so, what kind?
Kaspersky Labs Blog – 2.12.20 (2.11.20) Many kids today get their first smartphones when they are 11–12 or even younger. A majority carries a gadget around by the time they are in high school. Peer pressure does play a role, and phone-free kids see everyone around them fidgeting with their phones. The decision is yours, however, and…
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Where is my child? A solution for worried parents
Kaspersky Labs Blog – 2.5.20 (1.30.20) Kids can go from the playpen to the schoolyard in the blink of an eye, and with every inch of freedom they earn, keeping tabs on their movements becomes harder. For example, you might not even know for sure whether your bundle of joy is attending class. Source: Where…
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What to do about Windows 7’s end of life
Kaspersky Blog – 2.3.20 As you know, January 14 saw the end of extended support for Windows 7. Just three days later, Microsoft published information about a vulnerability in the Internet Explorer browser that an attacker can use to gain the same rights as an active user. The majority of companies still using Windows 7 will likely…
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11 Years of Making a Difference
Kaspersky Blog – 1.15.20 (1.10.20) What a year it has been for Kaspersky North America. We are proud to share that 2019 was a record-breaking year of volunteerism for us. We began participating in organized charitable activities in 2008, and in 2011 the company formally implemented paid Volunteer Time Off, which employees can use with…
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6 accounts you should never abandon
Kaspersky Blog – 10.25.19 (10.23.19) Can you recall every online service account you have? Maybe you signed up to access some content or because a friend asked you to, then lost interest. Many users simply stop logging in and don’t bother to delete their accounts. The accounts sit there, dormant, waiting to be hacked —…
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What happened to Kaspersky Free antivirus ?
Kaspersky Blog – 10.10.19 (10.7.19) Back in 2017, we introduced Kaspersky Free antivirus globally, a solution that offered basic protection for PC users at absolutely no cost, so that no person would be left unprotected from cyberthreats. Under its hood thrummed the same engine as in our premium security products, which collect the majority of awards from independent…