androidWhat’s the best way to lock your smartphone?
Which screen-locking method best protects your Android smartphone: PIN code, password, pattern lock, fingerprint, or face recognition?
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VPNNetwork-wide protection: how to set up VPN on a router
Get all the benefits of a VPN — not just on your phone, but on your home computer, game console and smart TV too. The easiest way is to enable the VPN feature on your home router.
What is multi-factor authentication?
What multi-factor authentication is, why you should use it, and what “factors” there are.
tipsKnow your personal threat landscape
You can apply the concept of a threat landscape as used in corporate security to yourself to make it easier to stay protected.
privacyA digital last-will-and-testament: who gets your accounts?
What happens to your digital assets after you die, and how to make sure they fall into the right hands before you do.
Five types of attacks on hardware crypto wallets
Hardware crypto wallets are effective at protecting your cryptocurrency, but they can still be stolen from. Let’s address the risks their owners need to be protected from.
Keeping kids safe: a new variation on an old theme
What enhancements to Kaspersky Safe Kids will help parents better manage their kids’ gadgets and screen time and encourage healthy digital habits?
Protecting crypto investments: four key steps to safety
How to reliably protect your cryptocurrency given the numerous fraud schemes and lack of protection through government regulation.
Turbocharge your VPN
How to set up modern VPN services to significantly speed up the connection and access new content securely.
The secret’s out: cropped and edited pictures can be restored
Do you edit images in Windows 11 or on Google Pixel? Due to a developer error, hidden information in cropped or edited pictures can be recovered.
SamsungRemote hacking of Samsung, Google and Vivo smartphones: the problem and the solution
Vulnerabilities found in the Exynos chipset allow Samsung, Vivo and Google smartphones to be remotely hacked if the owner’s phone number is known. How is this possible, and how to protect yourself?
smart homeHow to secure your smart home
If you want your smart home to do more good than harm, you should configure it correctly and secure it adequately. We review smart-home security in detail.
safe moneyHow cybercriminals steal funds from bank cards — and how to protect yourself from such theft
We investigate why chip cards are no panacea, and what precautions should be taken when making a payment.
Five reasons not to use desktop messengers
We explain why it’s best not to use desktop versions of messengers such as WhatsApp, Telegram, Signal and the like.
Authentication with one-time codes: pros and cons
We explain how two-factor authentication with one-time codes works, what the benefits and risks are, and what else you can do to better protect your accounts.
The Phantom Menace: how gamers of different ages are being attacked
Why scammers are more likely to target kids than hardcore gamers, how they do it, and what they want to steal
Home smart home
Chances are your home already contains a few smart components. But can you make them even smarter so as to reap yet more benefits from them?
Why you should set up secure DNS – and how
Have you ever come across the words Secure DNS or Private DNS in your smartphone settings and security apps? It’s best to keep this feature enabled – it has many advantages.
Cacti eat radiation: fact or fiction?
More than a third of people polled believe that cacti absorb harmful radiation. Strong electric fields are indeed harmful, but cactus protection works very differently to how you imagined.
How secure is your password manager?
We look at how secure password managers are against hacks, and how to protect your passwords as much as possible.