Security

We've prepared a step-by-step guide on how to set up an Apple ID recovery key on your Apple devices.

Freezing your credit files is the most effective and cheapest way to minimize your chances of identity theft. Here's how to do it.

A credit freeze is the simplest and cheapest way to protect yourself from identity theft. Here's how to set one up with Experian.

Freezing your credit file may be the single most effective way to prevent identity theft, and it's free. Here's how to get a credit freeze with TransUnion.

A credit freeze may be the single best way to protect your identity. Here's how to set one up with Equifax.

Discover how to create a 'kill switch' in Windows, so you can cut your internet connection instantly when something goes wrong.

Here's how to delete a Wi-Fi network on Android, iPhone or iPad, or stop your phone or tablet connecting automatically.

Google lets you prevent other people from copying, downloading or printing your Google Drive files. Here's how to do so.

Worried that someone is using your Wi-Fi network without your permission? Here's how to detect intruders, so you can disconnect them.

Want to change your Wi-Fi password, or set up a guest Wi-Fi network? You need to access your router's settings — here's how.

vpn If you can't access Docs, Gmail, Search and more, you need to unblock Google and keep up to speed with the rest of the world.

If you're happy to trust a third-party app, you can use the new Android 12 Privacy Dashboard on any Android phone today.

Want to stop Windows 10 installing updates automatically? Here's how to turn off automatic updates until a more convenient time.

Windows Defender (aka Microsoft Defender) is an excellent free antivirus program, but sometimes you need to turn it off in Windows 10. Here's how.

Google Chrome's Safety Check feature lets you quickly see how secure and up-to-date your browser is — here's how to use it.

Help people easily connect their Android and iOS devices to your home network by learning how to share a Wi-Fi password.

By tweaking a few Facebook settings, you can keep your identity and posts private so that strangers can't bother you. Here's what to change in Facebook to make yourself anonymous.

Facebook offers two-factor authentication to all its users. Here's a step-by-step guide on how to activate it and secure your account.

vpn Spoofing your Pokémon GO location can be tricky, but there are some workarounds that get the job done. Here's how to do it.

Most home Internet routers have serious security flaws, with some so vulnerable to attack they should be thrown out, an expert warns.

Passwords are your front line of defense, so you'd better have some good ones. Here's how to make and remember them.

Microsoft's Windows operating system and Office suite have some built-in file-encryption features. Here's how to use them.

Having a Social Security number stolen is the most severe form of identity theft. Here's what to do if it happens to you.

A new iOS 14.5 feature lets you control which apps can track what you're doing. Here's how to use it.

vpn A VPN could help you fix your high ping problems in online games.

vpn Using a fake GPS location for Mobile Legends is the easiest way to get top rank badges. Here's our quick simple guide.

Here's how to move yourself — and your friends and group chats — from WhatsApp to Signal.

Here's how to install and use Telegram to get encrypted, self-destructing, non-intrusive messaging.

Here's how to change the password on Windows 10 (and reset it too) — in mere minutes.