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Your iPhone’s Face ID Can Be More Secure

Since 2017, Apple's go-to security measure for the iPhone has been Face ID. By scanning your face with thousands of invisible beams, your iPhone can detect whether or not the person trying to unlock the device is really you. But...

February 13, 2023

Google Announces ChatGPT Rival ‘Bard’

ChatGPT is everywhere in the news, and for good reason. The conversational chatbot is very impressive, and is an example of the power of modern AI for those with and without tech experience. Now, other companies want in. Google appears...

February 7, 2023

Is ChatGPT a Security Risk?

ChatGPT is taking the world by storm. After amassing over 100 million users, the chatbot is entertaining new users and terrifying the tech world alike. But while the AI technology behind ChatGPT is both concerning and impressive, does it pose a...

February 7, 2023

‘We Hacked the Hackers’

Quite often, cybsecurity news is negative or bleak. We hear story after story about hacking groups successfully attacking schools, hospitals, and companies, and holding their data for ransom. For once, we have a story with a positive twist: We hacked...

January 31, 2023

Ransomware Doesn’t Pay Like It Used To

Good news in the battle against ransomware attacks (but bad news for hackers). While some bad actors might be tempted to jump into the dark world of ransomware for the profits, as it turns out, there seems to be a...

January 24, 2023

The Security Benefits of a Security Key

If you spend any time around cybersecurity aficionados, you’ll never hear the end of the importance of two security tools: a strong and unique password, and two-factor authentication. However, there is a third tool in your arsenal to keep bad...

January 24, 2023

What’s a Zero-Day Vulnerability?

The cybersecurity news is full of horror stories these days of companies patching terrible security vulnerabilities left and right. But one term keeps popping up throughout these reports, so much so it might have you wondering: What is a zero-day...

January 17, 2023

You Need to Be Careful With Public Wi-Fi Networks

When you’re out and about, Wi-Fi can be hard to come by. That’s why it’s so useful to connect to public networks at coffee shops, airports, hotels, wherever you happen to be. But these networks aren’t exactly secure, and could...

January 17, 2023

What the LastPass Breach Means for You

In December, password manager LastPass issued a report detailing a massive data breach. The breach saw customer data leaked, including company names, user names, addresses, email addresses, phone numbers, and IP addresses. Most concerningly, though, hackers were able to obtain...

January 10, 2023

Microsoft Officially Ending Support for Windows 7

While the majority of PC users are running Windows 10 and Windows 11, millions of people around the world still run Windows 7. In fact, according to Statcounter GlobalStats, 11% of the world's Windows systems are running version 7. That's...

January 10, 2023