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We get them so often, it’s easy to mistake them for junk mail: Those “notice of data security incident” letters, ominously informing us that our personal information has been stolen from a company ...

But there’s a smarter way to protect your online accounts — using a trusted password manager like NordPass. Remembering complex, unique passwords for every single account is practically impossible. If ...

It’s official: Microsoft has officially ended support for Windows 10. Thankfully, there’s a free and easy way to get another year’s worth of Extended Security Updates (which will take you to ...