Humans are terrible with passwords. Most don’t bother with the unique, complex phrases or character strings that make a good password, as informal research shows. Worse, they’ll carelessly ...

I review privacy tools like hardware security keys, password managers, private messaging apps and ad-blocking software. I also report on online scams and offer advice to families and individuals ...

Password managers store your username, email address and password and protect them from unauthorized access. Beyond helping to generate strong passwords and sync them across all your devices, they ...

Microsoft has fixed a known issue that caused problems with Remote Desktop and RDS connections after installing Windows updates released since January 2025. As the company explained when it ...

Imagine walking into your kitchen and instantly knowing if the fish you bought yesterday is still fresh—or entering an industrial site with sensors that immediately alert you to hazardous gas leaks.