Paul Wagenseil is a senior editor at Tom's Guide focused on security and privacy. He has also been a dishwasher, fry cook, long-haul driver, code monkey and video editor. He's been rooting around in the information-security space for more than 15 years at FoxNews.com, SecurityNewsDaily, TechNewsDaily and Tom's Guide, has presented talks at the ShmooCon, DerbyCon and BSides Las Vegas hacker conferences, shown up in random TV news spots and even moderated a panel discussion at the CEDIA home-technology conference. You can follow his rants on Twitter at @snd_wagenseil.
Latest articles by Paul Wagenseil

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Taiwanese chipmaker MediaTek says it has demonstrated the first devices using the next wireless networking standard, Wi-Fi 7, to industry insiders.

By Kelly Woo, Paul Wagenseil, Tom Pritchard, Marc McLaren, Marshall Honorof, Henry T. Casey, Alex Wawro, Mike Prospero Published
Our list of the best British shows available for streaming in the U.S. ranges from dramatic cop shows to beloved sci-fi series.

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Google said it would be converting free G Suite accounts to paid Workspace ones in July, and non-payers would lose access to Docs, Drive, Gmail and other services.

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A flaw seems to exist in iOS 14 and iOS 15 that can endlessly crash iPhones that encounter HomeKit devices with very long names — and there's no fix available yet.

By Paul Wagenseil Published
Millions of home Wi-Fi routers, including models made by D-Link, Netgear and TP-Link, seem to be affected by a serious flaw that could let hackers remotely hijack the devices.

By Paul Wagenseil Published
The best routers we saw at CES 2022 include a mesh system, scary-looking gaming routers and one unique device that has moving antennas to better focus wireless signals.

By Paul Wagenseil Published
Linksys at CES 2022 launched the Hydra Pro 6 Wi-Fi router, which offers Wi-Fi 6 speed and reliability for a reasonable price.

By Paul Wagenseil Published
TP-Link's new Archer AXE200 Omni home Wi-Fi router has four rounded antennas that move as connected devices change position around the home.

By Paul Wagenseil Published
The new Netgear Nighthawk RAXE300 router makes Wi-Fi 6e speed a bit more affordable.

By Henry T. Casey, Kelly Woo, Paul Wagenseil, Rory Mellon Published
2021 had a lot of buzzy shows that had everyone talking, but you need to see these movies and shows you missed out on.

By Henry T. Casey, Kelly Woo, Paul Wagenseil Published
The best TV shows of the year that you probably didn't watch are waiting for you to hit play.

By Paul Wagenseil Published
Google plans to end all support for its OnHub routers by the end of 2022, after which users won't even be able to manage the devices.

By Paul Wagenseil Published
Microsoft is reportedly declining to fix three serious flaws in its Teams collaboration software, one of which could send users to a phishing or malware site.

By Paul Wagenseil Published
Yet another Amazon Web Services outage disrupted service on Slack, Epic Games and possibly Hulu on Wednesday.

By Paul Wagenseil Published
Signal Private Messenger now supports up to 40 participants in an end-to-end-encrypted group video call, five times as many as WhatsApp can handle.

By Paul Wagenseil Published
Microsoft patched a flaw that is being used to distribute very dangerous malware, along with 66 other vulnerabilities, in December's Patch Tuesday round of software updates.

By Paul Wagenseil Published
A second security flaw has been found in the logging utility that created the Log4Shell flaw currently threatening thousands of websites.

By Paul Wagenseil Published
The Log4Shell security flaw affects web servers, not personal computers, but the impact on the average person could still be massive.

By Paul Wagenseil Published
Apple has released an Android app that can detect the presence of rogue AirTags that might be used by stalkers or thieves.

By Paul Wagenseil Published
A small flaw in a Java software component could have huge consequences for web servers, and many Minecraft players need to update their software right away.

By Paul Wagenseil Published
The holiday shopping season means online crooks are out to scam you of your money and your personal information -- but there are ways to avoid them.

By Paul Wagenseil Published
Phishing scammers are spamming residents of the U.S. and U.K. with bogus emails offering 'required' Omicron-variant tests.

By Paul Wagenseil Published
Apple AirTags have been used in at least five car thefts in the Toronto suburbs since September, local police say.
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