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As you take a sip of water from your glass or bottle, you may not be thinking about how it got there — and the chemicals that went into treating...
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You ask, we answer. This week is the deadline for U.S. government contractors to get Kaspersky software off their computers. Some people outside of government work are following suit and...
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Yachts are floating targets for criminal hackers. In one of the most popular ports in Russia, a security researcher shows us how yachts are highly vulnerable to hacking and attacks. ...
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For most of us, this may be as close as you get to “operating the power grid” — hitting your light switch on the wall at home. After all, you...
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Your whole world depends on electricity. So, you may want to know — can the electric grid be hacked? This question came in during our live Ask Archer Facebook show...
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You are getting bombarded with bad ads.  Google says it removed more than 3 billion of them last year — bad ads that tried to trick you, infect you or...
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You may think you’re not a target.  But you are. The bad guys want your computer so they can mine for crypto coin. And they’re stepping up their game — even cracking...
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You may do a lot of on your computer. You may do a little. If you’re a minimalist, you may be wondering how much protection you need online. “If I...
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You ask a security question, we answer! In our live Ask Archer show on Facebook, Phil asked, “How can you determine which sites are safe to allow cookies from and...
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Don’t trust every message you get on WhatsApp. People can hack you with fake messages — and in some cases, it’s deadly. This, plus shady phone company employees on the job,...
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