Over 300,000 new types of ransomware and other malicious software are discovered daily, according to the IT security research institute AV-TEST. Computer viruses can slow your devices, create a slew ...

We're on the heels of 2026, and I can confidently say that you don't really need a third-party antivirus program on your PC.

The company is indicating the free 'dark web report' system wasn't that helpful. But Google is also hinting it's working on better security tools for users.

"Out of the box" doesn’t mean "out of the woods." These essential first steps will tidy up Windows, lock it down, and get ...

Bitdefender Antivirus Free is a free antivirus software especially designed to protect your Windows PC. Quick to install and light on computer resources, it is good for gaming, image and video editing ...

The so-called GhostPairing scam takes advantage of legitimate features in order to trick WhatsApp users into linking their ...

Mike De Socio is a CNET contributor who writes about energy, personal finance, electric vehicles and climate change. He's also the author of the nonfiction book, "Morally Straight: How the Fight for ...

If you don’t require this much protection, all of Webroot's individual and family plans are discounted by at least 30% or ...

There are some situations where you might want to temporarily disable Windows' built-in security tool. I'll show you how to do it safely.

With DroidLock, crooks take over a phone and threaten to delete its data if the owner doesn't pay up. Follow these steps to ...

When the IBM PC was new, I served as the president of the San Francisco PC User Group for three years. That’s how I met PCMag’s editorial team, who brought me on board in 1986. In the years since that ...

Social Security is a key income source for millions of retired Americans, and these benefits are taxed at the federal level. The thresholds at which taxes on benefits apply are very low: Benefits are ...