Internet and Networking

These are the home office accessories that will optimize your home workspace and kids' school space and make you all more productive.

No matter your browser’s privacy settings, it can still share identifying personal info that could then be exploited by hackers for financial gain.

The newly updated Edge browser delivers the convenience of the Chrome browser with enhanced security, organization tools and readability. It's time to give Edge a try.

A new free service by Fakespot warns you if you're about to buy a product from a poorly-rated third-party Amazon seller and suggests a more reputable alternative.

By using a few simple tricks, you can quickly and easily whittle down your results to get exactly the information you're looking for.

Google search is packed with hidden games and jokes. Here are 15 of our favorite Google Easter Eggs you just have to try out for yourself.

There are many reasons why your Wi-Fi may be sluggish or intermittent. So check out our 15 simple recommendations to troubleshoot your connection problems.

From detecting the strongest WiFi signal to managing your WiFi network traffic, here’s how you can improve your WiFi for high-quality video calls.

Facebook finally lets you control how much third-party data shows up on your profile with new Off-Facebook Activity privacy tools.

Whether you're looking for a new computer or just want to upgrade your home office with a new printer, Cyber Monday has you covered with great savings.

Nothing's gone forever. Even if your favorite website goes offline for good or a site takes pages down, it's easy to look up an archived copy.

Digitally manipulated video can depict celebrities, politicians and other people saying and doing things they never did. Here’s how to spot the signs of a deepfake.

Increase your Wi-Fi coverage throughout your entire house with one of our recommended extenders.

Facebook wants to help you make friends, find dates, and have completely private conversations with end-to-end encryption. But after a year of privacy missteps, is it enough?

It's time to change your passwords, because the Collection #1 data breach compromised 773 million email accounts.

The best ways to hide your searches from employers and family members, and keep Google and other advertisers from targeting ads based on your search history.

Security experts agree that using a password manager is far safer than reusing passwords and there are steps you can take to use one safely.

Whether your kids are using your home WiFi or your carrier's cellular network, there are tools that let you monitor and restrict screen time. 

Browsing a website can be enough for a malicious script to slow your computer to a crawl and put pricy cryptocurrency into hackers' pockets.

If you've been hearing about the blockchain, it's likely to have been in conjunction with bitcoin, but there's much more to know. Here's your primer.

Ubiquiti adds the Teleport to its AmpliFi mesh Wi-Fi router to allow you to access your connected devices and services back home from anywhere.

Wi-Fi mesh router systems use multiple routers to cast a net that serves to improve signal strength throughout the home. Here are the best.

You read your email on your phone, but when you check again on your computer, your messages are gone. Here's how to stop your email from disappearing.

Using Facebook and Google log-ins on third-party sites is convenient, but are you giving up your privacy?

With the CEB IT Talent Assessment, you can evaluate your own natural core competencies required to grow your IT Career.

The Linksys EA7500 router offers the best combination of performance, features and price, and has future-proof technology built-in  that will make it get even better.

Grave worries about online privacy and safety have been deterring Americans from engaging online.

Nutrition labels help you pick the right food. Now, broadband labels from the FCC let you do the same with your internet service.

If your pockets are deep, the Eero Home Wi-Fi System is well worth the money.

Your lifetime subscription comes with easy setup and unlimited traffic bandwidth, so you can get started right away and browse without lags.

The USPS' newly launched Informed Delivery service captures and emails images of letter-size mail that's on its way to your mailbox.

Connect and browse with peace of mind when you’re using public Wi-Fi. Get a lifetime subscription to PureVPN for $69.

When the police ask you to say nothing about an ongoing hunt for terrorists in your city, what do you do? Why, post cat pics on Twitter, of course.

Google's new About Me tool offers a convenient way to see and control what personal information Google services shares about you.

Verizon is sharing data about your online habits with AOL to create more personalized ads. Should you opt out and keep your supercookie to yourself?

Don't just throw away your old boarding passes. Find how they can be used to access your personal data and account information.

Advertisers are handing over your email address to Google so it can serve you targeted ads in Google Search, YouTube and Gmail. Here's what you can do.

The CVE-2015-2502 Internet Explorer vulnerability, if not patched, lets hackers install malware on your Windows PC via dummy advertisements.

Undecided voters are heavily swayed when one candidate's favorable stories appear higher on Google search results pages than another candidate, by as much as 20 percent.

You can now research average ER wait times, patient room loudness, dialysis clinic outcomes, nursing home fines via Yelp.

A new quiz in The New York Times reveals how many times hackers have compromised your personally identifiable data (SSN, DOB, etc.)

A new Pew Research Center poll shows that 63% of social media users (Twitter, Facebook) now get their news there.

Be wary of anyone who requests an account verification code over email or text — chances are it is a hacker trying to steal your account.

A NYT report reveals that the privacy policies of 85 of the top 99 websites allow the sale of your data to third parties in case of bankruptcy.

ISPs are responding to Net Neutrality unfair billing practices complaints filed by customers with offers of service discounts.

Can you tell which of these quotes defending the Patriot Act are from the Bush administration and which are from the Obama administration?

Crime syndicates have created over 100,000 fraudulent IRS.gov accounts in taxpayers names, all in an effort to request fraudulent tax refunds.

The use of IMSI-catchers fake cell phone towers is no longer a massive police secret and the US government does not have a monopoly over their use:

Facebook is giving a small number of users the ability to promote chosen friends' content to the top of their News Feeds.