A flaw in a core piece of popular software can cause widespread problems, as was the case Friday. 

The cybersecurity firm suddenly gained fame because a global tech outage was tied to its products. Here’s what it does and what happened.

“I consider esports the cheat code,“ says Davin Jackson, owner of Alpha eSports and Technology.

A lot of generic courses are outdated, experts say. Better solutions can cost tens of thousands of dollars, but some of the best advice is free.

One key piece of the plan is to put more responsibility on tech companies to secure their products.

School districts big and small are increasingly popular targets for ransomware attacks.

Without cybersecurity expertise in the C-suite and on the board, companies don’t know what they don’t know.

While big energy and financial firms are better defended than they used to be, other critical industries are still vulnerable.

By one estimate, there are a half a million job openings in cybersecurity in the U.S.

The bug can allow hackers to plant malicious software on everything from servers to smart devices.