Security

Software that writes more data to a memory buffer than it can hold creates vulnerabilities that attackers can exploit. Good software development practices can stop buffer overflows from happening.

Continued Russian interference, insecure paperless voting processes will sow doubt about the next election.

Boris Johnson's Withdrawal Agreement Bill (WAB) largely leaves existing data protection regulation in place, but changes are still possible.

This Windows app hasn't changed much in at least seven years. The protection is good, but we have concerns about overall value.

Information security is a set of practices intended to keep data secure from unauthorized access or alterations. Here's a broad look at the policies, principles, and people used to protect data.

The JP Morgan startup's blockchain braids together multiple interoperable chains via smart contracts over which users can transact business via cryptocurrency.

By DealPost Team PCWorld | It is estimated that there are over 100,000 known types of computer viruses, and new viruses are also being created all the time. These include resident viruses, multipartite viruses, browser hijackers, overwrite viruses, and many more that can cause great damage to your personal computer. …

Lock down your account without carrying around an extra device.

Let this be a lesson to keep your PC updated.

Seriously, go update your browser before you even read this.

Does your device have an easily guessed default password (bad)? Does it anonymize data (good)? UL will check for these security issues and more.

The release of Firefox 72.0.1 came just one day after the newest version of the browser rolled out and foxes a type confusion bug in the IonMonkey JavaScript JIT (Just-in-Time) compiler of SpiderMonkey.