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Monitoring your childrens' internet usage to keep them away from harmful people can be a daunting but crucial task. Unfortunately there are people on the internet intent on exploiting children, so it's our duty to protect them from danger. So how can we be sure nothing is going on beyond what we can observe in plain sight?

The thought of having one’s email hacked is devastating. I personally know that if I lost access to my email, I’d immediately lose a lifeline to some of my closest friends and business associates. What’s more, my email address serves as the hub that connects me to my bank, my social media accounts, my e-commerce accounts, and more. Anyone who gains access to my email address would very easily be able to access these connected accounts as well. In short, if my email address gets hacked, I’m going to have a very bad day. What precautions should you take?

ExpressVPN is one of the only VPNs that consistently works in China. It uses obfuscated servers and other sophisticated server technology that lets you connect to servers outside of China that access the free and open internet...

The best parental controls for Snapchat can monitor your kid’s Snaps and disappearing messages they send and receive in-app. They also let you limit how much time your child spends on Snapchat and block access to the app and s...

The Facebook virus is a broad term for a group of malware and scams found in the Facebook or Messenger apps. However, the Facebook virus most commonly comes in the form of a Facebook Messenger virus known as the FormBook Troja...

MSASCuiL.exe is the name of a legitimate Windows process used to display the Windows Defender (Windows’s built-in antivirus) icon in the taskbar. However, hackers like to hijack the names of legitimate files and processes, lik...

A quality antivirus can help remove any threat, including viruses, from your Chromebook. While Chromebooks rarely get viruses thanks to their unique configuration, there are still threats that can slip past the defenses built...

You're probably used to getting plenty of junk mail delivered to your physical mailbox. Fliers you don't want, coupons you don't need, and endless catalogs show up on a daily basis. In the last thirty years or so, as the Internet and email have become more prominent, spammers have realized that it's often cheaper and more effective to peddle their wares online.

Even though antivirus programs work tirelessly to detect and remove malicious software, malware threats are on the rise, infecting more computers than ever before. How bad is it? By analyzing past behavior and the steps taken to eradicate problems, we can make several predictions about the future of this industry. Let’s take a look at the latest malware trends, major statistics, and the effects that malware can have on Windows, Android, and Mac devices. This article will help you stay up to date on:

• Major developments in the malware industry.
• New malware creation trends.
• Malware infection rates by type.
• Infection rates by region and sector.
• The ways different operating systems handle malware threats.

If you’re wondering whether your computer has been hacked, we have some bad news and some good news. First the bad news: if you suspect you’re infected, then you’re probably right (check with this free vulnerability scanning tool). The amount of new malware on the internet – particularly the kind intended to infect home computers and small businesses – is growing rapidly. Over 350,000 new malware samples are created every day, with a total of 856.62 unique viruses discovered in 2018 alone.