The average household now has 22 connected devices. Smart TVs, voice assistants, security cameras, thermostats, baby monitors, smart doorbells, light bulbs, plugs, robot vacuums, game consoles, and appliances — all of them connected to the internet, all of them running software, and many of them running software that has never been updated since the day … Read more
Most people know they should be doing more about their digital security. What they lack is a concrete, structured way to assess where they actually stand — not in theory, but in the specific accounts, devices, and habits that make up their actual digital life. The result is a vague awareness of risk without a … Read more
Your email account is the most important account you own online — not because of the emails themselves, but because of what access to your inbox enables. Your email address is the recovery mechanism for virtually every other account you have. A bank account, a streaming service, a social media platform, a work system — … Read more
Your home router is the single device through which every other device in your house connects to the internet. Your laptop, your phone, your smart TV, your security cameras, your children’s tablets, your smart thermostat — all of them pass their traffic through your router. If that router is compromised, an attacker sitting somewhere on … Read more
Most cybersecurity threats are invisible in their consequences — a password stolen here, a profile sold there. Ransomware is different. When ransomware hits, you know immediately. Every file on your device becomes inaccessible. Documents, photos, tax records, work projects — all locked behind encryption you cannot break. A message appears on your screen demanding payment, … Read more
Your smartphone is the most sensitive device you own. It knows your precise location history going back years. It stores your email, through which an attacker can reset every other account you own. It contains your banking app, your health records, your personal photos, your messages, your contacts, and in many cases the authentication codes … Read more
Coffee shops, airports, hotels, hospitals, shopping centers — free Wi-Fi has become as expected in public spaces as running water. Over a billion people connect to public Wi-Fi networks every day. Most connect without a second thought, often for good reason: modern encryption has made casual browsing on public networks substantially safer than it was … Read more
In May 2017, ransomware called WannaCry infected over 200,000 computers across 150 countries in a matter of days. The UK’s National Health Service was forced to cancel over 19,000 appointments and turn away ambulances from affected hospitals. The Spanish telecommunications giant Telefónica was hit. FedEx lost over $300 million in the aftermath. The estimated total … Read more