Celebrating 2 Years of the Nonprofit Cyber Coalition
We, at Consumer Reports, are proud members of Nonprofit Cyber, collaborating with nonprofits globally to raise awareness of cyber threats and empower...
Category: Security
Blog Posts
Staying Safe Online Webinar with Common Sense Media
Consumer Reports co-hosted a workshop with Common Sense Media to demonstrate the use of Security Planner, an online tool that provides accessible,...
A Common Guidance on Passwords
On World More Than A Password Day, November 10, 2023, we at Consumer Reports, join Nonprofit Cyber on a common guidance specifying simple...
Your Devices are Getting Smarter: Here’s How the U.S. Can Build Trust in Them
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is at the beginning of an important effort to secure connected consumer devices through the...
How to Talk to Your Manager About Memory Safety
No one likes flaws in software, especially when they allow attackers to compromise our systems. But we know how to get rid of an entire class of...
New Report: 2023 Consumer Cyber Readiness
The Report Consumer Reports, Aspen Digital, and Global Cyber Alliance release the second annual Consumer Cyber Readiness report. It reveals continued...
New Study: What You Say to Google Assistant and Alexa (but Not Siri) Gets Used for Ad Targeting. Here’s How.
A new study from Northeastern University in Boston found that voice assistants like Amazon’s Alexa, Google’s Assistant use your voice...
New Report: Future of Memory Safety
In October 2022, Consumer Reports hosted an online convening to discuss ways to encourage widespread adoption of code written in memory-safe...
Learning How U.S. Consumers Perceive and Use VPNs
Co-authored by: Roya Ensafi and Yael Grauer In March 2021, Digital Lab fellow Roya Ensafi, PhD, assistant professor of computer science and...
Opportunity: Security Engineering Support – Data Rights Protocol
We’re seeking a security engineer with a passion for privacy to contract with the Digital Lab team. This is a remote consulting opportunity for a...
