In the first quarter of 2023, global cyber-attacks surged by 7%, marking a significant uptick compared to the previous year’s figures. In this age of interconnected devices and data highways, the ...

One of America's top defence research institutes, Sandia National Laboratories, has unveiled a combination lock with a difference -- it's the size of a shirt button. Using microelectromechanical ...

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These days one has to worry about the security of the files kept on their computer. Flash drives are so small and cheap that everyone has half a dozen of them just lying around. If someone has access ...

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Taking action to personally ensure computer security helps protect everyone from data and identity theft, viruses, hackers, and other abuses. Everyone who uses a computer makes Purdue’s computing ...

About two years ago, security researchers James Rowley and Mark Omo got curious about a scandal in the world of electronic safes: Liberty Safe, which markets itself as “America’s #1 heavy-duty home ...

Windows 10 has a fantastic set of built-in security tools. In recent years, Windows Defender, the built-in antivirus for Windows 10, has performed as well as (and sometimes even better than) the major ...

While just about any type of security device has potential weaknesses, home security cameras are particularly attractive targets for hackers, criminals, and other cretins intent on disrupting your ...