With hundreds of millions of people home for the holidays, now is a better time than…
Author: Zack Whittaker
Why you need to use a password manager
If you thought passwords will soon be dead, think again. They’re here to stay — for…
Two-factor authentication can save you from hackers
If you find passwords annoying, you might not like two-factor authentication much. But security experts say…
How to protect your cell phone number and why you should care
Assuming you have your strong passwords in place and your two-factor authentication set up, you think…
How to browse the web securely and privately
So you want to browse the web securely and privately? Here’s a hard truth: it’s almost…
How to choose and use an encrypted messaging app
Text messaging has been around since the dawn of cellular technology, and sparked its own unique…
At Blind, a security lapse revealed private complaints from Silicon Valley employees
Thousands of people trusted Blind, an app-based “anonymous social network,” as a safe way to reveal…
In revamped transparency report, Apple reveals uptick in demands for user data
Apple’s transparency report just got a lot more — well, transparent. For years, the technology giant…
FBI kicks some of the worst ‘DDoS for hire’ sites off the internet
The FBI has seized the domains of 15 several high-profile distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) websites, after a…