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Staying secure online is always a challenge, but to mark Cyber Security Awareness Month, the NBC 5 Tech Trends team is chatting with Barracuda Cyber Security’s Adam Khan about the best tips to keep your information safe.

October is Cybersecurity Awareness Month, which means it’s the perfect time to learn how to protect yourself from scams.

Lina Khan, who leads the agency, said the rule is designed so that if consumers signed up online, they should be able to cancel in the same number of steps.

Parents are saying that a viral video showing the horrors of teen phone addiction is “powerful” and “hits deep.”

The company formerly known as Facebook appears to have found its footing in virtual and augmented reality through a different medium.

The outages, also reported in other cities including New York City and Brooklyn, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Indianapolis, Phoenix and Scottsdale, come one week after a day-long Verizon outage left thousands across the country in SOS mode, with no ability to make calls or send texts.

Verizon restored service to all affected customers Monday evening after a massive outage impacted more than 100,000 people across the U.S., including thousands in the Chicago area.

Verizon restored service to all affected customers Monday evening after a massive outage impacted more than 100,000 people across the U.S., including thousands in the Chicago area.

Verizon late Monday afternoon reported progress on resolving a “network issue” that spurred widespread outages across parts of the U.S., including in the Chicago area. In a post on X, the social media platform previously known as Twitter, at 4:04 p.m., the wireless network provider said its engineers were “making progress on our network issue and service has started...

CNET’s Eli Blumenthal addresses Verizon outages in Chicago and other cities, offering tips for iPhone users in S.O.S. mode on how to reconnect and stay online.

Verizon customers continue to report issues with service on Monday afternoon, so what’s the update from the company?

Federal authorities have opened an investigation after Verizon customers reported widespread outages across the U.S. Monday.

Over 100,000 users across the U.S. reported issues with their Verizon cell service on Monday.

Verizon phones across Illinois and Chicago were reported stuck in SOS mode following thousands of reports of a Verizon outage nationwide.

Verizon phones across Illinois and Chicago were reported stuck in SOS mode following thousands of reports of a Verizon outage nationwide.

More than 20,000 Verizon outages nationwide were reported by the site Downdetector Monday morning, with hundreds of outages reported in Chicago

Hundreds of Verizon outages were reported across the Chicago area Monday morning, with thousands more nationwide.

HackHer House is an all-female hacker house in San Francisco, providing a collaborative space for women to build startups and break industry stereotypes.

Over the next few months, ChatGPT-creator OpenAI will face some of its biggest tests yet, including a high-profile partnership with Apple.

The Food and Drug Administration has authorized the first over-the-counter hearing aid software that is intended to be used with compatible versions of the Apple AirPods Pro headphones.