Tails secure operating system running in a virtual machine on Windows 11. Screenshot by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes/ZDNET Over the weekend, I was getting a couple of people I was chatting with up to speed on Tails, which is an operating system that’s built from the ground up with a focus on security and anonymity. Tails is […] More
<!–> Google If you have a Google Nest security camera, you’ll soon be paying a little more to keep your home safe. Since it debuted in 2019, the Google Nest Aware subscription has cost a flat $6 per month. Those days are over, however, as the service is raising prices to $8 a month. Paying […] More
HackRF One/PortaPack H2 combo scanning the Wi-Fi radio spectrum Adrian Kingsley-Hughes/ZDNET I love my Flipper Zero<!–>. This is a $169 multifunctional device that can interact with digital interfaces in the physical world. With it you can emulate RFID and NFC cards, analyze radio protocols, imitate remote controls, and much more. It’s like a “digital Swiss […] More
<!–> Andriy Onufriyenko/Getty Images I regularly have to send sensitive information to clients – a signed contract, embargoed information, or just about any other type of data that should be for the clients’ eyes only. There are times when I need to be able to transmit that information with the assurance that only the intended […] More
Three-in-one anti-spy camera finder and bug detector. Adrian Kingsley-Hughes/ZDNET As cameras and listening devices have become smaller and more affordable, there’s a growing fear that this technology could be used to spy on us and our families. This fear, stoked by high-profile news stories, has generated a market for anti-spy devices. More recently, I’ve noticed […] More
<!–> The Good Brigade/Getty Images Thanks to Covid-19, we all began spending more time in video conferences for work, school, social events, and more than ever before. For Zoom, this was a gold mine. Today, the company’s eponymous video service has a market share of over 55%. But, then Zoom puts its foot into a […] More
<!–> CreativeDesignArt/Getty Images Opera does a great job of blocking ads on websites. In fact, it does such a good job that I regularly run into sites that call out the browser to block ads. For the sites I want to view that do make money from ad revenue, I’ll add an exception to Opera, […] More
<!–> Olemedia/Getty Images Security should be a top concern for you. To that end, you’ve probably secured all of your accounts with multi-factor authentication and started enabling end-to-end encryption (E2E) on every service that offers the feature. What does E2E mean? In simplest terms, it means any message you send from Google Messages is encrypted […] More
