ZDNET's key takeaways Your desktop firewall may not offer enough protection.There are various options available to increase your security.Two of these options are free, while the other has an ...

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fast tips to secure home broadband following research that half of internet users are leaving their networks open to hackers.

Most people assume their home Wi-Fi is secure. If it has a password, it must be safe. Right? Unfortunately, that confidence is often misplaced. As remote work becomes more common and smart devices ...

RSAC 2025: Have a Smart Home? These Pro Tips Will Help You Lock It Down At the RSAC 2025 security conference, we gleaned some useful, easy-to-follow tips to keep your network and data safe, no matter ...

If you need to scan your network, nmap is the tool to use. Nmap can be installed on any Linux distribution. Nmap has several very handy commands. The nmap command (short for network mapper) is a ...

We all know the frustration of slow or unreliable Wi-Fi. Whether it's buffering during a favorite show or lagging video calls, it feels like you spend more time trying to fix the problem than actually ...