With so called "social engineering" attacks rife, one tactic scammers will use to part you with your money and / or login details is to create websites that look like the site you thought you were visting, but aren't. This month's HowTo outlines a few things you can check if you're unsure whether the site you're on is genuine.
Microsoft's Edge brower has had its "Copilot" AI tool integrated into it for a while now. In unsurprising news, Google has now announced that its will be bringing its own version of the same idea to those of us that use their Chrome web browser (which is most people). They're hoping this will transform how users interact with the web, shifting from passive browsing to active assistance.
Microsoft has moved a step closer to a password-free future by making passkeys the default authentication method for all new Microsoft accounts. This change aims to enhance security and streamline the user experience across its services like Outlook, Xbox, and Microsoft 365.
The endless stream of AI stories continues. This month, Microsoft have released an updated version of their Copilot tool which can now effectively look at what's open in your web browser and provide advice and feedback without you having to explain what you're seeing on-screen.
Mirroring a situation familiar to anyone with a sweet tooth, Google has found the plan to decouple itself from cookies was fine in theory, but impossible in practice. In a big climbdown, Google's Chrome will continue accepting 3rd party cookies in a move that will no doubt please advertisers.
Microsoft has recently added the ability to have "Focus" sessions to their Windows 11 operating system. When enabled, these effectively shut out the noise of emails and other notifications for a set amount of time to allow you to fully focus on a specific task. This month's HowTo explores this feature.
In a world where digital scams are becoming increasingly sophisticated, Google is stepping up its game with a new AI-powered scam detection tool for its Messages app. This feature is intended to make communications more secure by identifying and flagging potentially harmful messages in real time.
Google is introducing AI Overviews to its search engine, promising to reshape how users interact with information. While this may save time for some queries, there’s concern that it could lead to partial or plain incorrect answers in some cases..
Any users of Microsoft's spreadsheet app that deal with datasets that include phone numbers will at some point have run into a problem in which Excel treats a phone number as a "real" number and therefore removes the first zero. Here's our guide on how to prevent this.
A new defence tool against scammers is being added to Microsoft's Edge web browser. While their "Defender" security suite does already have the ability to warn about website scams, that assumes it's something they already know about. What if you're the first to see it?
