Cybersecurity

As technology continuously evolves and becomes more impactful, keeping it secure is just as important.

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A close-up of a laptop’s side shows ventilation slits, a screw, and a Kensington lock slot marked with a small padlock icon.
That little hole on your laptop is a $25 theft deterrent you're probably ignoring

Your laptop has a built-in security slot, and it's more useful than you think

Computer running Windows 11.
Stop installing these 4 apps—Windows does it all now

It's all included in the box now.

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A Ryzen 5 5600X CPU inside a B550M motherboard with some DDR4 RAM and an NVMe SSD.
Stop ignoring BIOS updates: Your PC is leaving performance on the table

Your PC's BIOS is probably outdated—here's why that actually matters

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An illustration of a passkey, featuring a key, fingerprint, facial recognition, and password input fields.
Syncing passkeys to Google defeats the whole point of passkeys

A false sense of security.

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Google Chrome logo with AdBlock, VPN, crypto, and split-screen icons next to it.
These 4 Chrome extensions started clean, then turned into malware

The road to good intentions is paved by malware.

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A Raspberry Pi 4 configured to work as a travel router.
5 things my Raspberry Pi travel router can do that other travel routers can't

One $15 component can turn a Raspberry Pi into the most versatile travel router of all time.

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Pi-Hole logo artwork.
7 things I wish I knew before running a Pi-hole

Don't be like me, make sure to prepare for these things before deploying Pi-hole the first time.

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software update on a TCL TV
Stop trusting your TV's night mode: What happens when you're not watching

"Sleep mode" was a lie.

Google DNS open on Firefox.
Your DNS server knows every website you visit—here's why Google's 8.8.8.8 is different

8.8.8.8 offers more than just a simple alternative—there are potentially privacy benefits, too.

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Raspberry Pi Zero W on a table
This is the one Raspberry Pi project I leave running 24/7 in my homelab

Any Raspberry Pi will do to start, even a Pi Zero.

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A run box open on Windows 11.
Stop using Run as Administrator: Windows 11 now has sudo, and it's safer

Sudo encourages better security practices and it is more convenient—everyone should be using it.

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A laptop displays the Windows Defender logo.
I stopped paying for third-party antivirus 14 years ago—here's how I keep Windows secure without it

Paid antivirus? In this economy?

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A Raspberry Pi next to an arcade controller and the Pi-Hole logo.
Forget about Pi-hole, I switched to this more powerful self-hosted alternative

Pi-hole no longer feels quite enough

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An illustration of a field with a strong password filled in and a signpost next to it.
The password advice you've been following for years is actually dangerous

From predictable patterns to "security fatigue," forced password rotation creates the very vulnerabilities hackers rely on to succeed.

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Icons of popular open-source browser extensions displayed as puzzle pieces above the logos of Safari, Chrome, and Firefox.
4 hidden ways Windows logs your browsing (and how to erase them)

Your browsing history can reveal an extraordinary amount about you—don't let it fall into the wrong hands.

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A smartphone in the middle of the screen with Google Chrome Incognito window open.
Incognito mode doesn't do what you think it does

Private browsing isn't as private as most people think. Here’s what it actually hides and what it still exposes.

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A Mercusys BE3600 MR25BE Wi-Fi 7 router.
4 router features that'll make you wonder why your ISP keeps them hidden

Your router can do all this—and your ISP doesn't want you to know

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Your browser is leaking your real location even with a VPN
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VPNs seem like the only way to stay safe when using a browser, thanks to heavy marketing, but the reality is much worse than you think.

The DNSCrypt logo with a key and a lock icon beside it, over a stylized globe.
Why your DNS traffic is a privacy leak and how to fix it once and for all

One protocol betrays your entire browsing history. Once you fix it, you'll never feel safe without it again.

Secure Boot setting in UEFI BIOS of GIGABYTE motherboard.
The Secure Boot certificates on your PC expire in June, and Windows 10 machines will never get the fix

More like insecure boot!

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