It’s no secret that the sophistication and frequency of cyberattacks have been growing steadily for the last few years, in part due to AI opening the doors to even low-skilled threat actors to launch ...

All modern Windows PCs come with Microsoft Defender built in. For the unaware, this tool is Windows’ native antivirus. Over time, it has matured into a reliable security tool capable of blocking a ...

Don’t think Apple’s done enough, after two Java-related security patches, to address a much-reported Mac malware vulnerability? The company says it has new safeguarding measures in the offing. In a ...

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 ...

Malwarebytes announced the acquisition of Junkware Removal Tool, a security program that searches for and removes potentially unwanted programs (PUPs) such as adware, spyware, and toolbars. The ...

Malware can blend in with legitimate AI traffic, using popular AI tools as C2 infrastructure.

I think I will start with a little back story for this one. Back in the late 2000s I got my hands on an old Amiga computer and got involved with a community of so called "Amigans" which was a jocular ...

If you’ve ever wondered if the government has you under surveillance via your PC, then you need to run the new and free malware detection tool Detekt. It has already found traces of the Hacking Team's ...