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4 Ways to Password-Protect a PDF File on Windows 11

If you have a confidential PDF you want to password protect, you have a few ways to do that on your Windows 11 PC. You can ...

Microsoft sounds alarm as hackers turn Teams platform into 'real-world dangers' for users

Cybercriminals exploit Microsoft Teams through impersonation, malicious links and fake profiles to gather intel and deliver ...

10 Of The Most Useful USB Gadgets You Can Find On Amazon

Discover the 10 most useful USB gadgets on Amazon for work, travel, and home, including a USB-C hub, a speedy SSD, an ...

How to Protect Yourself Against Getting Locked Out of Your Cloud Accounts

Most cloud storage services will give you the option of seeing which devices are connected to your account, usually through ...
CNET

My Top 11 Tricks to Protect Your Home From Trespassers and Burglars

As you prep for winter vacations and weekends away, it's important to make sure your home is safe from trespassers, porch pirates and other forms of theft. That's where home security steps in, and why ...
Forbes

An Easy Way To Create—And Remember—Strong Passwords For All Your Accounts

Rover8734* would take six years to crack — adding a symbol made a big difference. Rover!87*34## would take 34 million years. Once I got to 18 characters, the site reported that my password would take ...

Windows 11's BitLocker encryption permanently locks 3TB of a user's backups — "Filled my PC with more spyware and viruses than I can count"

A Reddit user ended up losing 3TB of games and backups after reinstalling Windows 11 because the operating system was lagging ...