Security

Credit to Author: Robin Washington| Date: Mon, 27 Mar 2017 11:00:25 +0000

Even amid controversy over effectiveness and dangers, the spring-loaded electrified Taser remains pretty much the only option.

Credit to Author: Lily Hay Newman| Date: Sun, 26 Mar 2017 11:00:55 +0000

Hackers claim that they’ll wipe out hundreds of millions of iCloud accounts on April 7. Apple says there’s no breach. Here’s what to do in the meantime.

Credit to Author: Brian Barrett| Date: Sat, 25 Mar 2017 11:00:36 +0000

Each weekend we round up the news stories that we didn’t break or cover in depth but that still deserve your attention.

Credit to Author: Brian Barrett| Date: Thu, 23 Mar 2017 19:30:14 +0000

It takes just a few minutes to secure your Instagram account. Here’s how to do it.

Credit to Author: Andy Greenberg| Date: Thu, 23 Mar 2017 18:09:19 +0000

The leak shows how physical access hacks can plant undetectable spying code deep in a Macbook’s firmware.

Credit to Author: Lily Hay Newman| Date: Thu, 23 Mar 2017 15:33:05 +0000

The bug potentially puts every Windows antivirus program at risk, but also hints at more fundamental problems with relying on AV.

Credit to Author: Brian Barrett| Date: Wed, 22 Mar 2017 22:18:43 +0000

Rep. Devin Nunes made some unprecedented statements today. But even if they’re true, they don’t prove what the White House wishes they did.

Credit to Author: Andy Greenberg| Date: Wed, 22 Mar 2017 14:00:39 +0000

According to Google’s own stats, only half of Android devices received a security update any time in 2016.