Family Guide to Parental Controls

Family Guide to Parental Controls

What are parental controls and what do they do? Should I tell my kids? ...
Smart Glasses are Yet Another Privacy Challenge

Smart Glasses are Yet Another Privacy Challenge

Smart glasses are here to stay. What you should know about the implications for your privacy ...
Benefits of Apple's Image Abuse Scanning Outweigh Risks

Benefits of Apple’s Image Abuse Scanning Outweigh Risks

There has been quite a bit of controversy around Apple’s recent announcement that it will scan images stored in iCloud from iPhone, iPad and Mac users for Child Sexual Abuse ...
Why It Is Essential to Keep your Operating Systems Up to Date

Why It Is Essential to Keep your Operating Systems Up to Date

Regardless of what device you're using -- an iPhone or iPad, an Android phone or tablet, a Mac, a Windows PC or even a smart home appliance -- it's important ...
online security

Quick-Guide to Secure Passwords

The FBI along with other security experts are now recommending a “pass phrase” rather than simply a password. Such a phrase should be relatively long – at least 15 characters ...
Risk of Ransomware to National Infrastructure

Risk of Ransomware to National Infrastructure

The shutdown of Colonial Pipeline, which delivers gasoline, diesel, and aviation fuel to much of the East Coast, is a reminder that essential institutions and the people they serve are ...
Apple's new anti-tracking feature is a boon to privacy

Apple’s new anti-tracking feature is a boon to privacy

by Larry Magid This post first appeared in the Mercury News The new version of Apple's iOS operating system for iPhones and iPad has a feature that requires users to ...
Tips for Preventing 'Ransomware' Attacks

Tips for Preventing ‘Ransomware’ Attacks

A ransomware attack can encrypt data or lock you completely out of your device. It can also be used as a form of blackmail or extortion if the hacker finds ...
Protect Against Identify Theft

Protect Against Identify Theft

There are things you can do to reduce the chances of being a victim of identity theft, and if you are a victim, there are things you can do to ...
Guide to Facebook Privacy and Security Settings

Guide to Facebook Privacy and Security Settings

It's pretty common for users of Facebook and other social media companies to keep their default settings. But, it's worth exploring what you can do to change those settings, especially ...