🌐🔒Cybersecurity Awareness Week 2023 - Sharing Passkeys - And More

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Happy Monday! Today we’re kicking off Cybersecurity Week with a guide to Android security updates, explaining encryption, and a reminder to stop avoiding updates. Also, Firefox Translate is coming to Thunderbird and a new version of the Matter smart home standard is out.

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Incogni: The Best Way to Remove Yourself From the Internet

Data brokers are constantly harvesting your personal information. Your name, address, phone number, and more are all being bought and sold behind your back by marketers, scam artists, and brokers. Deleting this information from the web isn’t easy. It’s a constant battle. But using a data removal service like Incogni is a great option to reclaim your privacy!

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Welcome to Cybersecurity Awareness Week 2023

October is Cybersecurity Awareness Month: a time for acknowledging the grave monumental threat that cyber threats like online scams, ransomware, orchestrated cyber attacks, and the like not only our personal lives, but in the institutions and systems we rely on to function as a society. Though highlighting the importance of protecting your digital wellbeing is one of our top priorities here at How-To Geek, setting aside special time to spread awareness about the best practices and recommendations for securing your digital life (and those you care about) is necessary, especially in a time where data breaches seem to be happening left and right.

So we welcome you to Cybersecurity Awareness Week 2023: a week where we'll be focusing on practical tips and tricks to keep your devices and online accounts secured, while navigating the wild and crazy world of data breaches, malware infections, and more!

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Can You Share Passkeys with Friends and Family?

Passkeys are not only more convenient than remembering passwords, they're also much more secure. But are they similar to passwords, in that you can share them with people you trust, like friends or family? The answer isn't exactly straightforward. Check in to see if sharing passkeys is possible, and if it's a security concern.

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How to Wipe a Drive on Windows 10 or Windows 11

It doesn't matter if you're selling a PC, a storage device like an external SSD, or just tossing an old HDD, you're going to want to securely erase the contents of the drive. See why erasing a drive securely is so important, along with the best practices for wiping the drive before it leaves your hands.

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How to Run Raspberry OS in VirtualBox

Whether you're developing software for the Raspberry Pi and want as much RAM and drive space as needed to work at a productive speed, or you want to test drive Raspberry OS (formerly Raspbian) before you buy a Raspberry Pi, it's a good idea to run it in a virtual machine. Here's how to do that in Virtualbox.

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Bluetooth Speaker Won't Connect? Follow These Steps

Connecting a device to a bluetooth speaker seems like it should be one of the easiest tasks in the world. Except when the bluetooth speaker just won't connect. What then? Before you chunk it through your nearest window, check out our guide and go through each possible solution. Something is bound to work if it's not broken!

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Is the Wi-Fi Option Missing on Your Windows PC? Try These 7 Fixes

Wait, where's the Wi-Fi icon? Before assuming you're losing your mind, know that a missing Wi-Fi icon is actually a thing on Windows PC. So stop assuming you're going crazy, and follow along with our guide to get the Wi-Fi option back on your computer.

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Does Your Computer Have a Virus? Here's How to Check

There are many reasons why your PC could be slow: it needs more memory, it has been a while since you factory reset your PC, or it's just old. OR it could have a virus. We show you the signs that your PC has a virus, and how to check.

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How to Turn Safari Websites Into Mac Apps

Is a certain app not available for macOS? If the app has a website counterpart, no problem - just use it as an app thanks to Safari. Here's a quick look at how to turn any website - including those missing apps not officially available on your macOS - in your Safari browser.

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Skip the Auto Shop, You Can Decode a Check Engine Light at Home

The "Check Engine" light says so little about what's wrong with your vehicle, that it has become a running joke that many people ignore. But you shouldn't, as your vehicle is trying to tell you that something is wrong. That doesn't mean you need to drop it off at your mechanic shop or dealership, though. You can use a device that decodes what is making the check engine light appear. We show you what the device is, and how to use it.

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