{"id":202585,"date":"2026-04-06T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-04-06T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/06\/scammers-want-our-data-yet-cnet-finds-many-of-us-arent-protecting-our-devices\/"},"modified":"2026-04-06T08:15:13","modified_gmt":"2026-04-06T12:15:13","slug":"scammers-want-our-data-yet-cnet-finds-many-of-us-arent-protecting-our-devices","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/06\/scammers-want-our-data-yet-cnet-finds-many-of-us-arent-protecting-our-devices\/","title":{"rendered":"Scammers Want Our Data, Yet CNET Finds Many of Us Aren&#8217;t Protecting Our Devices"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnet.com\/tech\/services-and-software\/antivirus-survey-2026\/\">Scammers Want Our Data, Yet CNET Finds Many of Us Aren&#8217;t Protecting Our Devices<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnet.com\/tech\/services-and-software\/antivirus-survey-2026\/\">https:\/\/www.cnet.com\/tech\/services-and-software\/antivirus-survey-2026\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Publish Date: <a href=\"publish_date]\">2026-04-06 08:00:00<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Source Domain: <a href=\"www.cnet.com\">www.cnet.com<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Over 50% of US adults encountered potential malware on their personal laptops in the last year.<\/li>\n<li>88% of laptop owners took action against potential malware, while 12% ignored it.<\/li>\n<li>Phishing emails were the most common malware threat encountered by laptop owners.<\/li>\n<li>Built-in antivirus software in modern devices often suffices, but emerging malware tactics require additional security measures.<\/li>\n<li>CNET experts recommend a multitool cybersecurity approach beyond just antivirus software, including identity theft protection, password managers, and VPNs.<\/li>\n<li>Effective actions against potential malware include running antivirus scans or deleting suspicious files, while installing VPNs is less effective.<\/li>\n<li>To ensure complete removal of malware, a factory reset might be necessary, but even this won&#8217;t guarantee complete elimination of all threats.<\/li>\n<li>Educating oneself about current scams and using updated software with strong internet safety practices can enhance individual online security.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Scammers Want Our Data, Yet CNET Finds Many of Us Aren&#8217;t Protecting Our Devices https:\/\/www.cnet.com\/tech\/services-and-software\/antivirus-survey-2026\/&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":202586,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.cnet.com\/a\/img\/resize\/5639e86a93b2ac1cb5931783e3e534794fd5f570\/hub\/2026\/04\/03\/934a353f-0e8c-4e68-a69a-dd2a833388c4\/cnet-antivirus-survey-featured-image.png?auto=webp&fit=crop&height=675&width=1200","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-202585","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-artificial-intelligence"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/202585"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=202585"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/202585\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":202587,"href":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/202585\/revisions\/202587"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/202586"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=202585"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=202585"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=202585"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}