Security

The 2026 Security Checkup
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The 2026 Security Checkup ⭐

Let's kick off 2026 with a focus on ensuring that our online accounts, especially those…

Google dark web report

Google is Discontinuing its Dark Web Monitoring Tool

Google is discontinuing its free dark web monitoring tool that warns users when their personal…

Android Developer Verification Sideloading

Google is Tweaking its Android Developer Verification Requirements to Add New Sideloading Process

Google will soon require Android apps distributed outside of the Play Store to be registered…

Microsoft Touts Recent Windows 11 and Surface Security Wins

Microsoft Touts Recent Windows 11 and Surface Security Wins

Microsoft says it’s made meaningful progress meeting the goals of its Secure Future Initiative (SFI)…

WhatsApp Now Supports Passkeys for Chat Backup Encryption

WhatsApp is improving its end-to-end encrypted backups for chats by adding support for passkeys.

Microsoft Explains How It Will Secure AI Agents in Windows 11

Microsoft Explains How It Will Secure AI Agents in Windows 11

How can Microsoft protect our security and privacy when there are potentially dozens of AI…

Google Announces New Scam Protection Tools

Google Announces New Scam Protection Tools

Google announced new scam protection tools across its digital ecosystem, from Android to its online…

Dashlane Partners with Yubico

Dashlane Partners with Yubico in a First for Security Keys

Dashlane is letting customers use YubiKey hardware security devices as the primary authentication for their…

In Defense of Requiring an Online Account in Windows 11
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In Defense of Requiring a Windows 11 Online Account Sign-In ⭐

Microsoft has been pushing customers to sign into Windows with an online account for years.…

Proton Brings Emergency Access to its Accounts

Proton Brings Emergency Access to its Accounts

Proton recently announced that customers with paid plans can give up to five contacts emergency…

25H2 Feature Focus: Administrator Protection
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25H2 Feature Focus: Administrator Protection (Premium)

Windows 11 version 25H2 will ship with a major security advance called Administrator Protection. It…

What Norton Neo Says About the AI-Powered Future of Web Browsing
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What Norton Neo Says About the AI-Powered Future of Web Browsing (Premium)

Back in May, Norton announced Neo, which it describes as the world’s first safe AI-native…

Proton Lumo 1.1 Amps Up the Performance, Reliability, and Accuracy

Proton Lumo 1.1 Amps Up the Performance, Reliability, and Accuracy

Proton has issued a major upgrade for its Lumo privacy-first AI assistant that provides significant…

Brave Discovers Security Vulnerability in Perplexity Comet

Brave Discovers Security Vulnerability in Perplexity Comet

Brave announced that it has discovered a security vulnerability in Perplexity’s AI web browser, Comet.…

UK Drops Demand for iCloud Backdoor for American Users’ Data 

The UK will no longer force Apple to provide a backdoor to encrypted data from…

DuckDuckGo Privacy Pro

DuckDuckGo Offers a 7-Day Trial of Privacy Pro

DuckDuckGo has offered its Privacy Pro subscription for $9.99 per month/$99.99 per year since April…

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