Privacy

vpn Using a VPN is super simple nowadays, but there are still a few things that many users get wrong. Here are our top mistakes to avoid.

vpn International VPN Day might not be the celebration many of us asked for, but it's certainly one we need. Here's what it means to you.

Apple has quietly released a password manager for Windows, but it's not for anyone who doesn't often use a Mac or an iPhone.

NortonLifeLock plans to merge with Avast, and the combined company would have 25% of the market. Could it use its dominance to kill free antivirus software?

vpn Netflix has recently changed up its VPN blocking technique with devastating effect. Here, I test out our top services to see if they still work.

A hacker says they've stolen account data on 100 million T-Mobile customers, including Social Security numbers, driver's-license numbers and dates of birth.

vpn OpenVPN has been around for two decades, and while almost every VPN supports it, is it still fit for purpose? Here, we run down OpenVPN pros and cons.

Facebook said end-to-end encryption was now an option for Messenger voice and video calls, and being tested for Messenger group chats and calls, Instagram DMs and calls.

Deepfake technology is getting so good that it will become commonplace in phishing scams, an expert said at the Black Hat security conference.

VPN ExpressVPN's in-house protocol Lightway promises security and blazing speeds, and becoming open-source is a key milestone.

Apple's new child safety tools include an on-device check to ensure photos don't contain abusive material. Here's how it works, and why it's already been criticized.

Home gateway routers often reveal their users' addresses on the internet, thanks to an unwise formatting decision made more than 20 years ago.

Each website you create an account with ends up wasting about 90 minutes of your time every year with emails, texts and phone calls, researchers have found.

Apple has confirmed that it will begin scanning user's photos against a child abuse database before uploading them to iCloud.

Zoom reached a tentative settlement in a class-action suit, agreeing to pay out $85 million over claims it skimped on user security and privacy.

A 'security update' is being applied to Google Drive files in September. Here's what's really happening, and what you need to do.

Letting browsers and password managers automatically fill in usernames and passwords on websites is a huge security risk, a Czech security researcher says.

It's not older women, but young men who think they know everything about computers are most likely to lose money in tech-support scams, reports Microsoft.

A widely used repository of open-source software has been infected with password-stealing malware, and there's no telling how many applications and projects have been poisoned.

Low-cost U.S. cellular carrier Mint Mobile appears to have suffered a data breach, which may have exposed an unknown number of user passwords.