What's most important to know about keeping your computer secure?

Marking spam as spam is an important tool in the war against it. Exactly what happens when you do so is clouded in mystery.

Secure delete is one approach to making sure your files can't be recovered.

Backing up is important, and that includes your password vault.

It is safe to stay signed in to your online account as long as you're protected from a few specific scenarios.

Free email services and accounts are convenient and ubiquitous. They can be used safely if and only if you take responsibility for that safety.

People often complain that the latest update to their favorite software is just "change for the sake of change". I don't think so.

I'm often asked if backup images are more susceptible to failure than storing the contents as individual files. My take: not really.

You want a phone number to call. Scammers known this and try to insert themselves in the process.

The end of support date for Windows 10 is getting closer. What does that mean to you, and do you need to upgrade to Windows 11?