Lenovo's Service Engine marks yet another bloatware blunder for the company
Lenovo isn't doing its reputation any favors with the discovery of another security issue around its pre-loaded PC software.
Jared Newman | 13 Aug | Read more
Lenovo isn't doing its reputation any favors with the discovery of another security issue around its pre-loaded PC software.
Jared Newman | 13 Aug | Read more
The Electronic Frontier Foundation is trying to make "Do Not Track" more meaningful with some clear rules for the web to follow.
Jared Newman | 05 Aug | Read more
A pair of well-known hackers have proven that they can take over a car's vital functions--including brakes and acceleration -- from anywhere with an Internet connection.
Jared Newman | 22 Jul | Read more
It's no secret that torrent sites can be sketchy, but now MalwareBytes is trying to do something about it by adding several sites to its block list.
Jared Newman | 21 Jul | Read more
Amid calls to accelerate the death of Adobe Flash Player, at least once PC vendor is taking matters into its own hands.
Jared Newman | 17 Jul | Read more
Now more than ever, leaving Adobe Flash Player on your system is looking like a dubious proposition.
Jared Newman | 14 Jul | Read more
Amid an industry-wide push to eliminate passwords, Synaptics is promising a more secure way to store fingerprint data.
Jared Newman | 11 Jul | Read more
Medium is doing its best to stay password-free by letting users log in with a secure email link.
Jared Newman | 01 Jul | Read more
Malwarebytes is extending an olive branch to software pirates as it tries to banish bogus licenses from its system.
Jared Newman | 30 Jun | Read more
Samsung has allegedly been disabling Windows Update on some computers, so as not to interfere with its own update tool.
Jared Newman | 25 Jun | Read more
Nest is holding a press conference next week, and it seems that a new security camera will be on the agenda.
Jared Newman | 12 Jun | Read more
App stores from Google and Samsung reportedly became targets for government hijacking a few years ago, as the National Security Agency and its allies ramped up their data collection efforts.
Jared Newman | 22 May | Read more
After nearly a year of drama, the widely-used encryption software TrueCrypt has come out from its security audit with a mostly clean bill of health.
Jared Newman | 04 Apr | Read more
The latest chapter in RadioShack's bankruptcy drama brings a bit of good news for past customers and current employees.
Jared Newman | 02 Apr | Read more
For years, RadioShack made a habit of collecting customers' contact information at checkout. Now, the bankrupt retailer is putting that data on the auction block.
Jared Newman | 26 Mar | Read more