Security

Don't let your sensitive data fall into the wrong hands.

Here are the significant issues that can distinguish one password manager product from another. You'll probably make a similar list of requirements as you do your own research for password managers.

Nimble 3.0 brings a nice package of new features, helping you stay on top of your networks.

The encryption behind Twitter's new in-app security scheme sounds wonderful! Now, if only it worked...

Flexible PKard Reader and elegant Tactivo bring smart card authentication to your favorite mobile device.

Check Point comes out on top; Kerio, WatchGuard, Elitecore and Sophos score high in review of unified threat management (UTM) devices.

We all know that relying on a simple user ID and password combination is fraught with peril. One alternative is to use one of the single sign-on solutions we reviewed last year, but there are less expensive options that could also be easier to install.

We tested five products that deliver remote SSL/VPN connectivity. Here's how they stack up.

Facebook users are constantly being told that their privacy is under siege. Here are seven apps that can help secure your personal data.

Tools for protecting passwords, browsing anonymously, and encrypting our most precious documents.

G Data InternetSecurity 2013 ($35 for one year, as of 12/19/12) is a comprehensive security suite with an excellent protection record: It blocked, detected, and disabled all of the malicious files we threw at it, and cleaned up 80 percent of infections in our system cleanup test. However, it's not the most user-friendly suite, with a tedious installation process and an advanced-users-only settings panel. As a result, it ended up toward the bottom of our rankings.

AVG has given its Internet Security suite a makeover for the new year. AVG Internet Security 2013 ($55 for one year, as of 12/17/12) now has a pretty, Windows 8-style tiled interface, complete with large, colorful buttons that are optimized for a touchscreen. That said, it seems as if AVG has put most of its effort into improving its program's looks, as the suite managed a respectable, but below-average, showing in our tests.