Motherboard's Security Tuneup
If You Use Word, You Need to Turn Off This One Feature
Our final day of the security challenge has a task for all the Office users out there.
Put an Extra Passcode On Your Cellphone Account
Your cellphone number is the key to your entire online identity. Criminals are increasingly targeting people's phone numbers as a way to steal their identities and break into their most sensitive accounts.
Seriously, Stop Using Flash
It's day five of our digital security tuneup and it's time to banish this internet relic.
Ad Blockers Are Good for Security, Too
On day four of our security tuneup, we recommend installing and ad-blocker...but consider white listing trusted sites!
You Should Be Using Two-Factor Authentication on Everything
Day three of our personal security tuneup: turn on that 2FA!
It's Time to Actually Use Your Password Manager
Day two of our Personal Security Tuneup has you start swapping out your lazy passwords for secure ones, stored in a manager.
You Should Take Five Minutes to Update Your OS and Apps
For day one of our digital security tuneup, take a minute to update all your operating systems.
Introducing Motherboard’s Digital Security Tuneup
Join us every day for one week to get your data on lock.