How to Avoid Phishing Emails and Scams
You know not to click on links in sketchy emails. Everybody does by now. And yet, people fall for phishing attacks all the time. And that's the whole point. If phishing didn't work, attackers would…
Category: Security / Security Advice
The Best VPNs: Surfshark, ExpressVPN, TunnelBear, Mullvad
Mullvad VPNMullvad is based in Sweden and first came to my attention because of its early support for WireGuard, a faster protocol for tunneling VPN traffic.Another thing I like is Mullvad's system for accepting cash…
WhatsApp Using Up Your Phone Storage? Here’s How to Fix It
WhatsApp is the most popular end-to-end encrypted messaging app in the world. But while other people can’t snoop on what you’re saying, that doesn’t mean other WhatsApp data isn’t being processed.WIRED UKThis story originally appeared…
Zoom Finally Has End-to-End Encryption. Here’s How to Use It
Zoom has gone from startup to verb in record time, by now the de facto video call service for work-from-home meetings and cross-country happy hours alike. But while there was already plenty you could do…
Beware a New Google Drive Scam Landing in Inboxes
Scammers just found a new phishing lure to play with: Google Drive. A flaw in the Drive is being exploited to send out seemingly legitimate emails and push notifications from Google that, if opened, could…
The Best Privacy-Friendly Alternatives to Google Maps
Google Maps is used by more than a billion people every month. And those people send in more than 20 million suggested updates each day. Better directions for you, more data for Google.WIRED UKThis story…
How to Protect the Data on Your Laptop
It's likely that your whole life is on your laptop: your financial records, your plans for the future, your entire photo and video library, your company's sales reports, and so on and so on. What…
How to Vote by Mail and Make Sure It Counts
The FBI confirmed as much on Wednesday. "We have not seen, to date, a coordinated national voter fraud effort during a major election," a senior Federal Bureau of Investigation official said in a call with…