The US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) recently issued supplemental examination guidance for design patent applications directed to computer-generated interfaces and icons, expanding flexibility ...

Shopping for antivirus software can feel harder than it should. Many product pages lead with buzzwords, lab scores and long feature lists. Most of us just want a simple answer: Will this help keep my ...

On 1 January 2026, the Office of the Commissioner of Critical Infrastructure (Computer-system Security) issued a Code of Practice (the “CoP”) under the Protection of Critical Infrastructures (Computer ...

Learn how BitLocker, passkeys, Microsoft Defender, and other Windows 11 security features protect your data, accounts, apps, and devices.

Security firm XM Cyber found a macOS technique that can let standard user accounts disable some enterprise security tools without administrator credentials. Researchers disclosed the findings ahead of ...

Computer chipmakers have spent years strengthening processors against attacks that exploit the way modern CPUs predict what they will need to do next. But MIT researchers have discovered a new ...

For decades, he criticized the industry’s lax attitudes toward computer security and individual digital privacy. He also developed solutions. By John Markoff In November 1952, a Harvard sophomore, ...