If a recent uptick in cybersecurity threats inspired you to tighten your defenses, power to you. Granted, an intention is only half the battle. The trickiest part of the process is settling on which ...

Microsoft Defender isn't bad, but it's not enough to fully protect your PC. You don't have to pay extra, though—just use one of the top free antivirus apps we've tested.

CNET’s expert staff reviews and rates dozens of new products and services each month, building on more than a quarter century of expertise. Avira is a cybersecurity company known for its freemium ...

CNET’s expert staff reviews and rates dozens of new products and services each month, building on more than a quarter century of expertise. AVG offers a variety of cybersecurity tools to keep your ...

Cybersecurity incidents are generating some pretty scary headlines these days with the seemingly never-ending stream of ransomware, phishing, malware, zero-day exploit and denial of service attacks.

When the IBM PC was new, I served as the president of the San Francisco PC User Group for three years. That’s how I met PCMag’s editorial team, who brought me on board in 1986. In the years since that ...