Protection

At a glanceExpert's Rating ProsClean, uncluttered interfaceExcellent antivirus protectionWell-priced for its feature setConsFull scans affect PC performance when using Microsoft Office appsNo included password managerOur VerdictAvast One expands upon the company’s free security suite, with upgraded defenses against online threats and additional features. You don’t get just excellent antivirus protection, but tools to safeguard your identity and privacy (including a VPN with unlimited bandwidth), as well as tune up…

Ransomware is nasty stuff. This type of malware encrypts files on your PC so that you can’t access them—unless you must pay the attacker to unlock the data. In other words, your files are held hostage until you cough up the demanded ransom. The best defense against ransomware is avoiding sites and downloads riddled with it, but you can take other protective measures, too. Modern antivirus software often restrict which apps can change files in folders commonly targeted by ransomware. Microsoft Defender, which is…

Last Updated: March 01, 2024, 08:50 ISTRoyal Enfield's Explorer V4 Riding Jacket Redefines Safety and Swagger for Riders. The Explorer V4 Riding Jacket is designed with riders in mind, whether you're cruising in the city or going on an adventure tour. Royal Enfield, a top player in mid-size motorcycle (250-750cc) segment, unveiled the Explorer V4 Riding Jacket today, just in time for the riding season.This jacket is all about innovation, safety, and style, meeting the high demands of riders.The Explorer V4 is a big step…

Motorola smartphones are renowned for their sturdiness, and now, they're about to get even tougher. The company has announced a partnership with Corning Gorilla Glass to enhance the durability of its smartphones. This announcement was made at the Mobile World Congress (MWC), signalling a significant shift as Motorola commits to using Gorilla Glass across its entire smartphone lineup starting from the second half of 2024.A Strategic Move Towards DurabilityWhile Gorilla Glass has been a common feature in many Android…

The European Commission has opened an investigation into TikTok over claims it has failed to comply with the EU’s Digital Services Act with regards to transparency and protecting children. “Today we open an investigation into #TikTok over suspected breach of transparency & obligations to protect minors,” EU Commissioner Thierry Breton said in a post on X Monday. Breton highlighted four specific issues with the platform: TikTok’s “Addictive design and screen time limits”, the “rabbit hole effect,” age verification,…

What’s next for 23andMe? Most people know the biotech company as a genetic testing service. Stories of people sending their cheek swabs off in the mail only to discover that a parent who raised them wasn’t their biological one have become a kind of millennial horror genre. Of course, most 23andMe experiences aren’t that dramatic: the company says more than 14 million people have used the service in hopes of learning more about their ancestry.But this month, 23andMe revealed it is facing major financial troubles, and more…

During its nesting season, the marbled murrelet, known affectionately among bird watchers as a "strange, mysterious little seabird," lays a single egg in the thick mosses that grow on the branches of British Columbia's old-growth forest canopy.With some of those forests under threat from logging, the small black-and-brown mottled seabird is considered threatened, too.The marbled murrelet is among a growing number of migratory species animals facing a perilous future, a new UN report found.  "The solution for the marbled …

Our planet is changing. So is our journalism. This weekly newsletter is part of a CBC News initiative entitled "Our Changing Planet" to show and explain the effects of climate change. Keep up with the latest news on our Climate and Environment page.Sign up here to get this newsletter in your inbox every Thursday.This week: From fashion to burials: How fungi can help fight climate change 2024 has barely started and is already threatening to set temperature records World's globetrotting animals at risk due to habitat…

Maria Diaz/ZDNETCopilot has proven to be a worthy ChatGPT competitor, boasting the same features as OpenAI's chatbot with extra perks, including GPT-4, internet access, and footnotes. As a result, working professionals and students can greatly benefit from using the chatbot, and this update makes it possible for them to do it safely. On Tuesday, Microsoft announced its "next wave of commercial data protection availability," allowing more users with eligible work or student Entra ID accounts to access commercial data…

Credit: https://lawatlas.org/datasets/debt-collection-litigation-laws While most states have laws that specifically govern debt collection lawsuits, the laws vary widely and few offer protections for consumers, according to new data released today by the Center for Public Health Law Research at Temple University Beasley School of Law. In addition to…