The more levels of security you have on your Mac, the safer your files will be. This is particularly true if you allow multiple people to use your computer. For your most sensitive files, it's a good ...

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Computer viruses can invade your system without you noticing, disrupting its operation and even stealing your data. To protect your device, it's important to know how to recognize signs of infection, ...

You can–and should–protect your Windows computer with a strong and secure login password or other means of authentication. Perhaps there are specific folders and ...

Move over viruses, step aside worms: Ransomware has the spotlight and isn't about to give it up. From taking down entire fuel pipelines to hijacking hospital networks, it's the cyberattack du jour.

Most businesses use some form of computer system to store data, and inevitably something goes wrong with that system at one time or another. Hardware failure, human error, viruses and malware, and ...

Ransomware attacks are on the rise. Most recently, there was a ransomware attack on the Colonial Pipeline, which left the East coast with a fuel shortage — and which forced the company to pay hackers ...

Microsoft has invested heavily in increasing the security of Windows. The firewall, the automatically activated antivirus program, various security functions for protection against boot viruses and ...

Learn how to back up your computer data safely using cloud backup and external hard drives with this beginner-friendly, ...

If you have a file on your computer that may have been downloaded from the internet or copied from some other computer, then when you try to open it, you may receive a warning. Windows has blocked ...