5 steps to safer social media in 2026: The settings you should enable right now

For X (Twitter), just go to Settings and Support > Settings and Privacy. Then select Security and account access > Security.

Your laptop speakers aren’t working? Try these 7 go-to fixes

To make sure your laptop speakers aren’t muted left click the speaker icon in the system tray. If the icon has an X next to ...
Security Boulevard

SSH vs SSL/TLS: Definitions & Differences of Communication Protocols

What is SSL/TLS? SSL and TLS are protocols used on the transport layer, which is used to provide a secure connection between two nodes in a computer network. The first widely used protocol that was ...

Should you ever turn off Windows Security? It's tricky, but here's my rule of thumb

ZDNET's key takeaways There are times when you may want to turn off Windows Security. I'll show you how to (temporarily or permanently) disable it on Windows 11 Home and Pro. I recommend creating a ...

Microsoft will finally kill obsolete cipher that has wreaked decades of havoc

Microsoft is killing off an obsolete and vulnerable encryption cipher that Windows has supported by default for 26 years ...
The News Journal

What temperature should my thermostats be? Winter energy saving tips

December's cold temperatures have crept in as the start of winter approaches and so has the time to look at your thermostat and turn on the heat in your home in Delaware. You may be wondering what's ...
theregister

TLS 1.3 includes welcome improvements, but still allows long-lived secrets

Systems Approach As we neared the finish line for our network security book, I received a piece of feedback from Brad Karp that my explanation of forward secrecy in the chapter on TLS (Transport Layer ...