Privacy is a hot subject. Nobody likes being snooped on, even if they’re not a secret agent. Fortunately, high-quality encryption software doesn’t have to cost an ...

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 ...

One of the oldest still-working protocols on the Internet is FTP (File Transfer Protocol). Designed in the net’s earliest days, FTP never concerned itself with security. Later standards addressed this ...

I am sure you clearly understand when I say Anonymous. All you want is a link at the end that you can share with someone. The person downloads the file, and then you are not bothered about it. These ...

There's a lot to know about encryption, and the ins and outs can get confusing. Here's a rundown of what professionals need to know about this fundamental of modern computing. Data: It’s everywhere, ...