Security

Instagram nudity protection teens DMs

Instagram to Automatically Blur Nudes Received by Teens in DMs

Instagram will be testing new nudity protections to protect teens from unsolicited nudes and sextortion…

DuckDuckGo Privacy Pro

DuckDuckGo Announces Privacy Pro Subscription

DuckDuckGo is bundling three new privacy services into a single subscription called Privacy Pro that…

Proton Acquires Standard Notes

Proton Acquires Standard Notes

Proton announced this morning that it has acquired Standard Notes, an end-to-end encrypted note-taking app…

Linux attack thwarted

Microsoft Engineer Thwarts Backdoor Attack … in Linux

A Microsoft engineer discovered a backdoor attack on Linux, narrowly averting what security researchers say…

New ChromeOS security features

Google Bulks Up ChromeOS Security for Businesses

Google today announced new security features for ChromeOS that make it better suited for enterprises…

Proton Pass

Proton Pass Now Supports Passkeys

Proton announced today that its Proton Pass password manager now supports passkeys on all devices…

Chrome Safe Browsing

Google is Adding Real-Time Threat Protection to Chrome

Google announced today that it is improving Safe Browsing in Chrome to include real-time threat…

Microsoft Copilot for Security

Microsoft Copilot for Security To Become Generally Available on April 1

Microsoft Copilot for Security, the company’s new AI-powered security solution that uses a natural language…

Hackers

Microsoft Says Russian State-Sponsored Hackers Accessed its Source Code

Midnight Blizzard, the Russian state-sponsored hacking group that has been Microsoft since November accessed its…

Disable audio and video calls on Twitter

Tip: Twitter User? Disable Audio and Video Calling

Twitter has opened up its audio and video calling functionality to all users. But this…

Dashlane browser extension
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What I Use: Dashlane (Premium)

I've been looking for a password manager with a passwordless sign-in experience that is both…

DuckDuckGo Sync & Backup experience

DuckDuckGo Browser Adds Private Bookmark and Password Sync

DuckDuckGo is taking a major step forward with its web browser by adding private bookmarks,…

How to properly use your Microsoft account

Tip: Use Your Microsoft Account Properly

Fans of the Microsoft ecosystem will typically stick to the software giant's platforms, apps, and…

Google Eases Passkey Adoption for Pixel Users

Google announced an unexpected out-of-band Pixel Feature Drop last week, but it glossed over one…

The Security Rabbit Hole Has No Bottom
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The Security Rabbit Hole Has No Bottom (Premium)

I go down a lot of rabbit holes, but my recent focus on account security…

Russian hacker

Microsoft Explains Recent Hack in More Detail, Offers Advice to Customers

One week after it disclosed that a state-sponsored Russian hacking group infiltrated its corporate systems,…

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