If you find the computer security guidelines you get at work confusing and not very useful, you're not alone. A new study highlights a key problem with how these guidelines are created, and outlines ...

We are in the peak of vacation season and while you’re away, cybercriminals and burglars may be watching. Virginia Tech computer science professor Christine Julien has some ideas on how you can enjoy ...

It's time once again for Keyboard Korner, the computer-advice column that uses simple, ``jargon-free'' terminology that even an idiot like you can grasp; the column that shows you how to ``take ...

Hello to the ARS collective mind: my sister wants to get her son a PC to replace his laptop. He is in the 7th grade, and is in a STEM "technology and programming". and needs to be useful for "light ...