Kaspersky Lab, a leading developer of secure content and threat management solutions, announces the recent release of Kaspersky Safe Browser for iOS, a new free app to ensure users are safe while surfing the web on their iPhone and iPad devices.
The new Kaspersky Safe Browser for iOS is now available from the Apple App Store.
Like any Internet user, iPhone and iPad owners can fall victim to cyber attacks which use social engineering techniques.
The most widespread example of this is phishing, which tricks users into providing their personal information through the use of fake websites or mass mailings that use the names and logos of well-known companies.[more…]
The user could be tricked into sharing their passwords to a social networking site, email address, Apple ID account, and more.
The risks are even bigger for anyone who uses a mobile device for banking and financial transactions.
According to a recent B2B International survey, 38% of mobile device owners use their gadgets to perform financial transactions, while one in three users encountered phishing attacks that posed as e-banking services.
Kaspersky Safe Browser for iOS blocks links to phishing sites and other web-based resources that can be dangerous for users. The new application can also filter content according to selected user criteria.
This way, users can automatically block pornographic sites, material containing violence or profanity, gaming sites, social networks, chats, forums and more. There are 17 pre-defined content filtering categories in total.
Kaspersky Safe Browser for iOS provides real-time protection from known and emerging threats thanks to data it receives from Kaspersky Security Network, which processes threat intelligence delivered by users of Kaspersky Lab security products from around the world.
The new application is compatible with Apple devices running iOS 5 and higher.
“Quite a few users of Apple products believe their devices are immune to cyber attacks. This false sense of security makes it easier for cybercriminals to execute their plans. The Kaspersky Safe Browser for iOS app protects users from dangerous content whenever they go online,” said Alexey Chikov, Product Manager at Kaspersky Lab.
“We are glad to have developed this app specifically for the iOS platform. In Singapore, there is a loyal customer base for Apple mobile devices. The Kaspersky Safe Browser for iOS app will definitely be very useful for iPad and iPhone users so that they can surf the web safer, ” said Jimmy Fong, Channel Sales Director for Kaspersky Lab Southeast Asia.
Description of Kaspersky Safe Browser
Kaspersky Safe Browser helps to ensure you can enjoy the Internet in safety. In addition to filtering out malicious links and inappropriate content, this free app also helps you to avoid falling victim to phishing websites that may try to steal your money or your identity.
Kaspersky Lab’s advanced anti-phishing technologies also benefit from cloud-assisted updates – to help ensure you’re not tricked into revealing confidential information to new phishing sites.
Kaspersky Safe Browser:
•Proactively detects fraudulent URLs
•Blocks phishing websites and fraudulent websites
•Protects against malicious links and inappropriate content
•Receives real-time information from the cloud – for enhanced protection
•Supports popular search engines – including Google, Bing, Yandex & Yahoo
•Is designed specifically for iPhone and iPad users… and, best of all, you get all of this protection free of charge.
You can even manually select categories of content that you wish to block, including:
•Online shops
•Illegal software
•Credit card payment sites
•Web mail
•Games sites
•Malware
•Recruitment sites
•Social networks
•Forum and chat sites
•Gambling sites
•Pornography
•Drug content
•Violence
•Weapons
•Phishing
•Anonymous proxies
