Chapter 03
Protect your devices
Updates do more for a phone or laptop than any app you can buy. These guides cover what the built-in protection already does, where paid antivirus adds something, and the signs that a device has been compromised.
- Is free antivirus enough? What Microsoft Defender covers and what paid suites addWindows already ships with a capable antivirus. Paid suites add extras that matter to some households and not at all to others. This guide helps you tell which one you are.Read the guide 7 min read
- How to tell if your phone is hacked, and what to do about itMost phones that feel hacked are not. The ones that are usually show it through accounts, apps and settings, not battery life. Check the right places, then fix them in order.Read the guide 7 min read
- Do Macs and iPhones need antivirus?Apple builds malware defenses into macOS and locks iPhone apps into sandboxes. Most people need good habits more than another app, but Mac threats are real and growing.Read the guide 6 min read
- Why software updates matter, and how to turn them on for every device you ownInstalling updates is the single cheapest security habit there is. Switch on automatic updates everywhere, know when a device stops getting them, and replace it before that happens.Read the guide 7 min read