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 ...

Our guide explains all you need to know about identity theft, including what it is, how to prevent it, and what to do if ...

For the first time security researchers have spotted a type of malicious software that overwrites update functions for other applications, which could pose additional long-term risks for users. The ...

A malware threat is not something you’d like to encounter in your computer system. Its menace can be very damaging to your company’s network and infrastructure. The best malware removal software ...

Measures the software's use of memory, boot-up time impact and tendency to slow computer operation during a scan. Firewall shows how well the software and its firewall stopped rogue connections to and ...

Open source malware surged 73% in 2025, with npm as a key target with rising risks in software supply chains and developer environments.

The ever-evolving nature of cybersecurity threats necessitates constant vigilance against emerging threats. One such threat gaining traction is crypto malware. Recent statistics reveal a disturbing ...

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 ...

New approaches to recognizing signature-evading, polymorphic viruses, worms, and bots Server-side polymorphism is a challenging problem for anti-malware software vendors. Much of today's malware, such ...

A cryptojacking and stealing malware has infected tens of thousands of devices over the past few months, but the attackers have stolen only $6,000. A malware that infected tens of thousands of devices ...