How to protect yourself online for free: Stay safe without spending
You don’t have to spend a lot of money for online security tools. In fact, you don’t have to spend a single cent to stay secure. There are a lot of great security tools that…
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1Password review – Keep your passwords safe and secure
At a glance Expert’s Rating Pros Powerful security Supports Passkeys Can store other secure information Cons Appearance is clean but a little tame Our Verdict An easy to use and reliable password manager with strong…
Devious ‘man in the middle’ hacks on the rise: How to stay safe
In the old days, anyone could easily snoop on internet traffic. The data was unprotected, so everything getting passed between a computer and a server was out in the open, whether that was website text…
Carbonite Safe review: All-you-can-eat online backup
At a Glance Expert’s Rating Pros Unlimited storage for data Automatic or manual selection of source data Integrates with Windows Explorer for manual source selection Saves older versions of files Local virtual drive speeds access…
Chrome’s Safe Browsing protections just got a lot stronger
A modern browser does more than just serve up webpages. Good ones protect you from malicious sites, too. Chrome calls its take on this feature Safe Browsing — and the default version of it just…
Google’s Safe Browsing protection in Chrome goes real-time
Google announced a major change to its Safe Browsing feature in Chrome today that will make the service work in real time by checking against a server-side list — all without sharing your browsing habits…
Be safe! I set up a ‘Paranoid PC’ to surf the risky Web
In the 1990s, a colleague took me to “Snake Alley,” Taipei’s red-light district, for a night of drinking with “entertainers” and some of their very muscled, serious friends. A good time was had by all,…
Is a VPN safe for iPhone/iPad?
VPNs are designed to keep your identity, location and data secure when you’re using the web, but are they something you should be using on your iPhone or iPad? We take a look at what…
Is a VPN safe for Mac?
If you spend any time online, there’s a good chance that at some point you’ll encounter adverts for VPN services that offer to keep your data and activities while on the web safe and secure.…
Unsure if a link is safe? Use these anti-phishing tools to check
A friend emails you a strange-looking link. Your mom sends you a text with an unknown website. A social media post promotes a new page. You might wonder about how safe it is to click…