If you’re like me, your home Wi-Fi is at the center of almost everything you do online, whether it’s online banking, paying bills, booking trips, chatting with friends or streaming movies. These days, ...

Your home Wi‑Fi router sits quietly in a corner, but it is one of the most powerful surveillance tools in your life. Every website you visit, every smart TV stream, every connected camera and baby ...

Smart homes offer many benefits, but they also raise concerns about the harm a hacker could do if they gained control of your ...

Do you own an Asus router? If so, your device may have been one of thousands compromised in a large campaign waged by cybercriminals looking to exploit it. In a blog post published May 28, security ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. It’s usually possible to take back control of a hacked wifi router, and there are several simple measures you can take that should ...

Netgear has resolved a couple of critical security vulnerabilities affecting several of its products. With the fixes in place, the company is advising affected customers to update their devices ASAP.

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Davey Winder is a veteran cybersecurity writer, hacker and analyst. Netgear, one of the most popular of router vendors, has issued ...

In recent years, virtual private networks (VPNs) have gone from technically advanced programs that only IT pros use to consumer-friendly tools that the mainstream masses are familiar with. Many people ...

Your smart home doesn't have to be a hacker magnet, you can make some changes to secure it. More homes are becoming smarter with connected devices that make almost every aspect of monitoring and ...

Staying safe and secure online can feel like a major challenge. It can get expensive, too, when you're paying out of pocket for your Internet package, alongside any extras like a reliable VPN service.

A VPN-enabled router can provide online privacy for any device connected to it. But not all router models allow it. Joe Supan is a senior writer for CNET covering home technology, broadband, and ...