10 Easy Steps to Better iPhone and iPad Security
There’s a good chance you spend more time interacting with the online world on your smartphone than any other device. Let’s take a look at how you can up your iPhone and iPad security game....
How Can My ISP Tell I’m Using BitTorrent?
Many people have reported getting notices from their internet service providers after downloading files using torrents. How does your ISP know? It’s all in how BitTorrent works. BitTorrent is a lot less anonymous than i...
Why You Shouldn’t Use Your Web Browser’s Password Manager
We recommend using a password manager like 1Password, LastPass, or Bitwarden. But modern web browsers have built-in password managers, so why install a different one? There are many good reasons to avoid your web browser̵...
How to Import LinkedIn Contacts While Keeping Your Email Private
When you use LinkedIn, it’s all about who you know. However, to import contacts, you normally have to permit the service to access your email and give up some privacy. Here’s how to export your contacts as a CSV ...
Why You Can’t Block BitTorrent on Your Router
Can you block or slow BitTorrent traffic on your router? It’s a question we’ve gotten many times. Someone else using BitTorrent on your network can slow down your connection and even open you to lawsuits. Unfortun...
How to Disable Face Unlock on the Google Pixel 4 and Pixel 4 XL
Face Unlock is one of the Google Pixel 4 and Pixel 4 XL’s flagship features. But if the facial recognition is a form of biometric security you’re uncomfortable with, you can delete your face data right off the pho...
The Best Way to Tackle the LastPass Security Challenge
If you use LastPass, you should take the Security Challenge. It will scan your vault for compromised, weak, reused, and old passwords and recommend passwords you should change. LastPass will give you a numerical security scor...
How to Install a Video Doorbell
A video doorbell is the best smarthome gadgets you can own. But, if you’ve never installed any doorbell before, the actual installation can feel a little daunting. It’s a pretty easy installation process—we&...
How to Prevent Face Unlock from Bypassing the Lock Screen on the Google Pixel 4
Google’s Face Unlock feature on the Pixel 4 and Pixel 4 XL automatically bypasses the lock screen once it authenticates your identity. Unfortunately, this means you can’t check notifications prior to entering the ...
How to Set Up Face Unlock on the Google Pixel 4 and Pixel 4 XL
Google ditched the fingerprint sensor and instead went with facial recognition on the Pixel 4 and Pixel 4 XL. If you didn’t enable Face Unlock during the phone’s setup process, here’s how to configure it fro...
How to Disable and Delete Your Siri History on iPhone & iPad
Apple’s new iOS 13.2 upgrade for iPhones and iPads offers improved privacy controls for Siri. You can now choose whether you want humans listening to snippets of your Siri interactions. You can delete any existing recor...
How Safe Are Public Charging Stations?
These days, airports, fast-food restaurants, and even buses have USB charging stations. But are these public ports safe? If you use one, could your phone or tablet be hacked? We checked it out!
How to Remove Your PIN and Other Sign-In Options from Windows 10
Windows 10 boasts a suite of security features to keep your PC safe. But what if you need to remove a password or security key? This guide shows how to remove your PIN and other sign-in options from Windows 10....
How Safe Are Password Managers?
A password manager stores all your passwords and automatically fills them in your web browser and mobile apps. But is trusting an app with your passwords and storing them all in one place a smart idea?...
What Is “Military-Grade Encryption”?
Many companies tout “military-grade encryption” to protect your data. If it’s good enough for the military, it must be the best—right? Well, kind of. “Military-grade encryption” is more of ...
How macOS Catalina’s New Security Features Work
macOS Catalina introduces new security controls. For example, apps are now required to ask your permission before accessing parts of the drive where documents and personal files are kept. Let’s take a look at what’...
How to Enable or Disable Secure Sign-In for Windows 10
Windows is the most targeted operating system on the planet. That means you should fortify your PC’s defenses to stay safe both online and offline. This guide shows you how to enable or disable Secure Sign-In for Window...
The Best Ways to Secure Your SSH Server
Secure your Linux system’s SSH connection to protect your system and data. System administrators and home users alike need to harden and secure internet-facing computers, but SSH can be complicated. Here are ten easy qu...
Is Your Old Router Still Getting Security Updates?
Security researchers from Fortinet recently discovered security holes in some D-Link routers. Many of these routers are still sold online, but D-Link no longer manufactures them and won’t patch them. So how do you tell ...
How to Block Senders in Mail App on iPhone and iPad
Keep getting added to annoying email threads that spam filters just won’t catch? Use the new Block Sender feature in iOS 13 and iPadOS 13 to automatically archive new email from a particular sender in the Apple Mail app...
Does Your Computer Have a Virus? Here’s How to Check
Windows computers sometimes do get viruses and other malware, but not every slow or misbehaving PC is infected by malware. Here’s how to check if you actually have a virus—and whether that suspicious process is da...
How to Turn on Two-Factor Authentication for Twitter
Two-Factor Authentication (2FA) is a great security tool as it makes it harder for attackers to break into your account. Most apps make it pretty easy to turn on 2FA, and Twitter is no exception. Here’s how to enable it....
How to Automatically Delete Your YouTube History
Google now offers a tool that automatically deletes your search and activity history from YouTube. By default, your data is stored forever, but it can be wiped from Google’s servers every 3 or 18 months....
What Is “Mixed Content,” and Why Is Chrome Blocking It?
Google Chrome already blocks some types of “mixed content” on the web. Now, Google announced it’s getting even more serious: Starting in early 2020, Chrome will block all mixed content by default, breaking s...
Just Updated to iOS 13? Change These Eight Settings Now
Did you know you can now reject all unknown calls on your iPhone to block telemarketing and scam phone calls? This is just one of the useful new settings Apple included in September’s iOS 13 update for iPhones and iPads...
