While email spam is the most common form of unwanted communication, it's far from the only type most people deal with. You've probably received a good share of junk text messages and annoying phone calls on your phone.

If you're not sure what to do about text message spam and unwanted phone calls, we'll show you the ways to fight back.

The threat from ransomware continues to spread and grow even worse. Recently, multiple local municipalities have been hit with ransomware, crippling their systems and taking up a lot of time in recovery.

Even more worrying is the trend of companies paying ransoms through insurance.

Scams are common online thanks to phishing email, spoofed websites, and malicious ads. But some scammers still go after their victims using phone calls.

To protect against these, you should be aware of some general signs that the person talking to you is a scammer.

In September 2017, Equifax alerted consumers that attackers had breached the company and stolen critical data on over 140 million people. This was one of the most drastic data breaches in history.

A few years later, Equifax has finally come to a settlement over this matter.

Over time, software that was once vital to have on your PC becomes out of date. Perhaps the developers no longer support it, or it's been superseded by other apps.

Whatever the case, many people keep software installed that they don't really need. In some cases, this can even be dangerous if these programs have security holes.

Between laptops, smartphones, and tablets, you probably get online with your own devices most of the time. But at times, you might have to use a public computer.

Maybe your phone's battery died, your laptop won't connect to the Wi-Fi, or you run into some other problem.

Every website you create an account with requires at least a username and password. Since passwords are sensitive information, what measures do websites take to make sure your password doesn't fall into the wrong hands?

As it turns out, this is an important topic because of the security breaches that happen all too often.

Single sign-on is a handy access control feature offered by a lot of services and websites. It certainly provides convenience and has benefits for both users and administrators, but there are some drawbacks to consider too.

Let's take a look at what single sign-on is and some reasons for and against using it.

Passwords protect every account, from email, to banking, social media, and more. It's thus vital to do everything you can to make sure you use strong passwords that don't fall into the wrong hands.

We've looked before at the importance of password security and mentioned that everyone should use a password manager.

Ransomware is one of the most brutal forms of malware in the wild today. Because it locks up all of a computer's files and demands payment to get them back, it basically renders a machine inoperable.

Criminals who create malware don't give up easily.