While the general consensus regarding whether a Mac is more secure than Windows leans toward Apple’s system, it doesn’t mean a Mac is still unable to be affected by hackers and malware; it's still ...

Do note that you have to launch Windows PowerShell as an administrator, otherwise, the commands will not execute and you will receive an error in PowerShell. Let’s ...

Your desktop firewall may not offer enough protection. There are various options available to increase your security. Two of these options are free, while the other has an associated cost. The ...

You can select a default zone from the list and even set the default zone. Out of the box, the default zone is FedoraWorkstation, which rejects unsolicited incoming packets from ports 1 to 1024 ...

When using the internet at home, it can be easy to forget how vulnerable your data can be. Credit card information, logins, sensitive personal details — all things that you've likely put out into the ...

To allow VPN through Firewall in Windows 11 or Windows 10, you need to add the VPN app to the exception list. In other words, you need to allow the VPN app through firewall on your computer. As there ...

A few weeks back, after the Working Mac column about scanning your Mac for viruses I received an email message from Yolanda: Hope you can help your readers with something that I haven’t found. I’ve ...

Mac OS X has long included a basic firewall, but with the release of Mac OS X 10.5—also known as Leopard—this fundamental security technology is moving in a new and innovative direction. As with any ...

Like many Linux distributions, Windows, and macOS, Ubuntu has a firewall. This security feature can prevent connections from unwanted sources on your system. Sometimes, though, you might want to ...