High-profile data breaches at companies like British Airways and Marriott get a lot of media coverage, but cybercriminals are increasingly going after community groups, schools, small businesses, and municipal governments. Just in the Midwest, hospitals, libraries, voter registration systems, and police departments have fallen victim to one type of digital...
The Tech Industry Wants to Kill the Password. Or Does It?
Some people can’t stop talking about the death of the password. Passwords are old, insecure, and easily leaked. Soon, we’ll all be using biometrics, hardware security keys, and other futuristic solutions—right? Well, not so fast. We spoke to 1Password’s chief of security, Jeffery Goldberg, who said he’s, “cautiously optimistic that...
Google’s New Emergency Feature Can Call For Help When You Can’t Talk
A new feature that will soon be available in Pixel phones and some Android devices may just prove to be a life-saving one. It will allow users to contact emergency services using the automated voice feature when they are unable to talk for one reason or another. Emergency Situations Emergency...
How to Fix a Frozen Windows PC
There are several ways you can recover your frozen PC, depending on what caused the problem. Sometimes, all you have to do is wait a few seconds—the PC might get hung up while doing some work and unfreeze itself a few seconds later. If a full-screen application, like a game,...
4 Ways Your Browser Leaks Personal Information
There’s a lot you can do to browse the web anonymously and avoid being tracked by every website you visit. But no matter what you may have set, the browser can easily become be a leaky faucet when it comes to identifying personal details that could then be exploited by...