Hardware - ~this week in security~

12

Dec

'25

Last-minute cybersecurity and privacy gifts your friends and family won't hate

Running out of gift ideas for the security or privacy buff in your life? Here are some thoughtful suggestions, including what tech you might want to avoid.

10 min read

Photo of a programmer's laptop with a red-backlit keyboard, with many energy drinks and holiday twinkly lights, in a darkened room.

26

Nov

'25

Banning TP-Link won't save America from its own terrible cybersecurity

TP-Link routers face a ban in the U.S. over the company's alleged links to China, but shoddy cybersecurity is the real insider threat to the United States.

6 min read

a photo of the back of a TP-Link wireless router

13

Sep

'25

Oura ring deal raises valid concerns about users' health data security

The government partnership sparked customer concerns about the security of data collected by Oura's wearable, even if the spark was a red herring.

8 min read