Apple has released a new security protection for its devices to work in the background between major software updates. Apple users may have already noticed the first Background Security Improvements ...

Apple has started providing small security updates to iOS, iPadOS and macOS devices. These are dubbed Background Security Improvements that will offer minor system updates between the larger software ...

Sen. Markwayne Mullin speaks to reporters outside of the U.S. Capitol Building on March 05, 2026 in Washington, DC. Markwayne Mullin, an Oklahoma senator and former mixed martial arts fighter, is ...

Americans’ personal data — including names, Social Security numbers and addresses — are in the middle of a national-security disaster and should be investigated by Congress, says one Social Security ...

I found all the security tech at CES 2026: Here's what I think's going to make a big splash this year for home safety. Tyler has worked on, lived with and tested all types of smart home and security ...

Privacy is personal, so you shouldn’t treat the settings I listed here as a checklist. Treat them as suggestions. Your tolerance for data collection and the ...

The Social Security Administration, like a slew of other federal agencies, will continue to operate in a reduced capacity until the government shutdown is over. Since the shutdown began on Oct. 1, ...

Evolving technology and advanced attackers have created new data security concerns for enterprises. There's more data available than ever, particularly thanks to artificial intelligence (AI) and more ...

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The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) put important Social Security data in a “vulnerable cloud environment,” a whistleblower with the Social Security Administration (SSA) said in a report ...

DOGE team members uploaded a database with the personal information of hundreds of millions of Americans to a vulnerable cloud server, according to the agency’s chief data officer. By Nicholas Nehamas ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — When President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed the Social Security Act into law 90 years ago this week, he said it would provide economic stability to older people while giving the U.S.