Marc is a technology journalist with over 15 years experience. He specializes in content related to emerging technologies, cybersecurity, big data, privacy, artificial intelligence, and the politics of technology.
He has worked for some of the largest tech companies (Deluxe Digital, Sony, Autodesk) and is passionate about online privacy and digital freedom.
Email is inherently insecure. Because of that many email providers today offer "secure" email services. We take a look at the best of these secure email providers and evaluate how private each platform actually is.
Trojan Horses are one of the most successful malware attacks. In this post we look at what Trojan Horse malware is, what it does and how you can avoid it.
pfSense is an open-source router/firewall, based on FreeBSD. In this post we'll show you how to create an OpenVPN client connection to a commercial VPN provider using pfSense.
The Venona files provide a rare glimpse into the world of high stakes spycraft. In this post, we discuss some key elements that enabled the Americans to break the Soviet code.
Rooting your Android phone enables you to do some cool things with your phone you couldn't otherwise do. But what is rooting? How does it work? And what are the risks associated with rooting your Android phone?
The latest attempt by the U.S. government to undermine encryption is a piece of legislation called the EARN IT act. In this post, we break it down and discuss how it could affect privacy, free speech and encryption.
Reusing the same password on multiple accounts may be easier than coming up with a unique password for each one. But it's definitely not recommended. In this post, we look at why and offer some tips on how to secure your online accounts.
Having an antivirus program running on your computer is a sound practice. But what happens if you install a fake antivirus program? And how would you know? We explain how to avoid fake antivirus and mitigate the threat to your computer.