Safe Mode
Your personal data is under attack, but you don’t have to face the threats alone. In this weekly blog, PCWorld security and privacy expert Alaina Yee shares friendly, practical advice to help you spot scams, harden your defenses, and live a safer digital life.
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Your PC knows your age. Your TV knows what you watch. Privacy is disappearing
Privacy is becoming a setting you have to turn back on.
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Windows 11 wants your trust. Microsoft keeps testing it
Windows 11 has a habit of crying wolf. Users could get devoured by real threats as a result.
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Meta's $18 billion payout isn't enough to save our kids
Meta’s settlement sounds huge. The actual teen protections are more complicated.
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Your Xfinity Wi-Fi can see you now
Arguably, Xfinity customers will be those most tracked if they turn on this “home protection” feature.
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Public Wi-Fi just got riskier. Follow these 4 security tips
Hackers are targeting Wi-Fi networks at hotels and other locales in ever sneakier ways.
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You’re being lazy with passwords the wrong way
Reusing passwords is the risky kind of shortcut. A password manager lets you do less work while keeping every account better protected.
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OpenAI’s AI broke out. It’s time for digital disaster planning
The scariest part of OpenAI’s rogue AI hack wasn’t the AI.
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Google wants your face to be your backup password. I’d wait
Before you give this level of biometric data to Google, read the fine print first.
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Think you can spot fake AI photos? They're now a security risk
You should know how to identify deepfake images and video. Your money’s at stake.
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Stop looking for ironclad cybersecurity answers. They often don't exist
Hard and fast rules can’t protect you in complex situations.
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Planned obsolescence is now a Windows PC security nightmare
Secure Boot updates for consumers could have been handled better—and this experience is likely the tip of the iceberg.
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'Free' World Cup streams are spreading scams, not soccer
Scammers are looking to make a quick buck during the world's biggest sports event—but not all online freebies are scams. Here’s how to tell the difference.
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Your smart home may be whispering your secrets to strangers
Smart devices keep tabs on what you do—and even what your home looks like. That data isn’t always kept private.
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