Microsoft's response to the recent Windows Defender zero-day vulnerability was an example of how the system is supposed to work.

SMS two-factor authentication may be flawed, but it's still worth using if it's the only practical alternative.

Four basic approaches to storing a laptop that isn't being used.

While it is frustrating, Microsoft doesn't give us as much control over Windows 10 updates as we might like.

BitLocker is a fine approach to encrypting hard drives--especially the system drive. It's also easy to turn off if you decide you no longer need it.

There's a lot of misinformation, and even paranoia, relating to keystroke logging and privacy. Much of it, however, is based on small kernels of truth.

There's deleted, and there's deleted. Secure delete is one approach to making sure your files can't be recovered.

Advertising on the internet is broken. The result is that it might be time to think about adblockers, and supporting your favorite websites in other ways.

We spend a lot of time on software-related issues, but malicious activities and privacy violations can happen via hardware as well.

Many households have computers used for sensitive things sharing a network with less trustworthy users. Here's one method for in-home protection.