It’s a great mesh network if you can afford it and you have the right gear to make the best of it. Steven Vaughan-Nichols/ZDNET ZDNET’s key takeaways Netgear Orbi 970<!–> is as good a mesh network as you can buy, but oh, that price! It’s faster than essentially anything you can buy today, and it […] More
<!–> sakkmesterke/Getty Images It might be nice to have sophisticated cybersecurity tools to help detect vulnerabilities, but code safety still needs to start with developers getting the basics right. This focus on the foundations means adhering to fundamentals, such as turning on two-factor authentication (2FA) and adopting industry standards and best practices, said Mike Hanley, […] More
<!–> Westend61/Getty Images Like many others, I have been a long-time user of Twilio’s Authy Desktop app, a part of the company’s range of Authy two-factor authenticator (2FA) apps for various platforms. I started using it because it allowed me access to my authentication keys on virtually any device. Also: Multi-factor authentication: How to enable […] More
Maria Diaz/ZDNET Privacy-conscious users have yet another reason to ditch Chrome. DuckDuckGo users now can sync their browser bookmarks and passwords securely across multiple devices – all without an account. In the new Sync & Backup feature, data is encrypted locally on the user’s device, with end-to-end encryption applied to the sync process. If you’re wondering […] More
Maria Diaz/ZDNET The Gemini app, formerly known as Bard, is poised to become the next-generation digital assistant on Android devices. This new AI-centric landscape promises to make interacting with your smartphones and other devices considerably smarter and easier. But those AI apps come with a risk, which Google’s new privacy warning illustrates perfectly. Also: The […] More
<!–> Anadolu/Contributor/Getty Images I’ve been using Firefox for a very long time. Although it’s not currently set as my default web browser, whenever I need to do something that requires heightened security (such as sending banking or viewing sensitive information), I always turn to the open-source web browser. This is not to say that other […] More
<!–> Save 65% on these cyber security courses. StackSocial Cyber security is something that is needed by virtually everybody in today’s society. Whether you’re a business leader who is looking for ways to improve protection while keeping costs manageable, an aspiring IT professional or specialist, or an everyday person, brushing up on cyber security can […] More
<!–> Jaap Arriens/NurPhoto via Getty Images While we’ve been patiently waiting for Apple to release iOS 17.4, the company surprised us by launching an unexpected update for the iPhone: iOS 17.3.1, alongside iPadOS 17.3.1. So, what does this update include? Is it necessary? And importantly, could it potentially cause issues for your iPhone? Also: 7 hacking […] More
