Privacy & Security Articles

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 ...

Justin Duino Nov 1st, 2019

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...

Justin Duino Oct 31st, 2019

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...

Chris Hoffman Oct 30th, 2019

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....

Kevin Parrish Oct 23rd, 2019

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&#8217...

Tim Brookes Oct 21st, 2019

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...

Kevin Parrish Oct 15th, 2019

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...

Khamosh Pathak Oct 8th, 2019

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....

Rob Woodgate Oct 4th, 2019

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....

Justin Duino Oct 4th, 2019