The best way to secure your personal computer against prying eyes is to use a hardware security key like a YubiKey. That's what I've done for my laptop, which doesn't have a biometric login. Without ...

Dave Lieber I was confused. Kept seeing mention of a security “key” offered on some of my favorite websites—Microsoft, Google, YouTube and Facebook, to name a few. I wasn’t sure if I should use it.

I have all but moved on from password to passkeys, where possible, as a safer alternative to typing a long string of characters. But there's a caveat: if someone gains physical access to your computer ...

Enhance your Windows 11 security by using a USB security key. You can either buy a physical key like YubiKey or convert a regular USB drive into a security key using software like USB Raptor. This ...

Most people assume that turning on two-factor authentication is enough to protect their accounts. It’s a big improvement. But it’s not enough. If someone can take control of your phone number, trick ...

Until now, YubiKey-as-a-Service -- Yubico's provisioning and delivery offering -- was available only in a handful of countries, due primarily to various local logistics and delivery challenges. Today, ...

Emily Long is a freelance writer based in Salt Lake City. After graduating from Duke University, she spent several years reporting on the federal workforce for Government Executive, a publication of ...

PCWorld outlines four essential security upgrades for new PCs: verifying Windows encryption settings, optimizing antivirus configurations, enabling biometric login, and setting up dedicated password ...