Malware

Should you try Google Advanced Protection?

Device safety•Newsletter

It’s the digital security training team at Freedom of the Press Foundation (FPF), with security news that keeps you, your sources, and your devices safe. If someone shared this newsletter with you, please subscribe here.Android 16 drops — and with it, Advanced Protection modeJournalists and other at-risk …

NSO Group fined in WhatsApp suit

Malware•Newsletter

The lawsuit also reveals more about how NSO Group executed its attacks on WhatsApp users, including journalists.

Advice column: Which antivirus should I use?

Malware•Article

Advice column: Which antivirus should I use?

That USB drive might not be safe. What now?

Device safety•Guide

To be curious is to be human — including about what’s on that USB drive. But first, let’s think through how to access it safely.

What about antivirus?

Malware•Article

Antivirus software is one of the oldest offerings available from the now-billion-dollar cybersecurity industry. But what does antivirus software do to help protect our devices, what does it not do, and do we really need it?

The story inside your software updates

Malware•Article

If your web browser is asking you to install software updates, it may also be asking you to protect itself from getting hacked.