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Almost everyone knows computers need virus protection. Knowledge about safety and privacy-friendly online behavior is much less widespread, though, and extensive media coverage of Edward Snowden’s leaks regarding U.S. government

Online shopping, online money transfers and online banking save us a lot of time and make our lives easier. However, these same technologies also make life easier for cybercriminals by

That wireless router in your living room is essentially the hub for your entire home network. Nearly all of your devices are going to route through it and into you

You have probably already heard about the security of iOS and how Apple controls its App Store. In fact, they are doing an exceptional job since the release of iOS,

You might think that, much like a pirate going into battle, the more weapons you have at your disposal for your protection the better: cutlass in one hand, pistol and

Protecting your home network is as daunting a task as you make it. If your home network consists of a wireless router and a laptop, then it’s pretty easy to

For most of us, our digital devices are incredibly important possessions. They hold our most important personal information like photos, passwords and account info, and travel with us on a

As the end of summer approaches, we begin gearing up to get our kids ready to head back to school. Soon pools will be closing, sandals will be packed away

Even if you follow all the Cardinal Rules of system security — you regularly update your operating system and programs, avoid spam like the plague and never click through on suspicious

Go ahead and add insulin pumps and pacemakers to the ever-expanding list of computer-like-devices that contain bugs and are therefore vulnerable to exploit. That’s right, that little metal thing inside

On the night of June 5, 2013 a coalition led by the FBI and Microsoft broke up a botnet of two million connected PCs that was being used by cybercriminals

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Protecting our identities and finances online is hard enough as is, but it’s even harder when you’re trying to relax on vacation in an unfamiliar place – particularly if that

The popular microblogging website, Tumblr, announced a breach in its security for iOS customers last week. The company asked all users of its iPhone and iPad app to change their

For a very long time, Apple and its pseudo-religious user-base prided itself on being a platform free of malware; those days are inarguably and unequivocally over. Its emergence as the

Google provides some pretty strong security controls like two-factor authentication in order to prevent hackers from hijacking your account and other controls that allow you to recover your account in

Whether or not it is possible to hack a car depends almost entirely on the kind of car you drive. I, for example, drive a 1998 Honda Accord, and I’m

Summer is a great time for vacation for everyone but criminals, for whom it’s among the busiest times of year. That’s because travelers make for easy marks, and their high

It used to be that high school kids spread the news about a party at the house of someone whose parents were out of town  by word of mouth. Cell

Unfortunately, it seems like everyone has a cybersecurity scare story that they can tell. Dave Johnson, editor of eHow’s Tech channel wanted to see what kind of stories were out