Trisha Jandoc was an associate writer at CNET covering broadband and everything related to home internet. She graduated from St. John's University with a bachelor's degree in journalism and a focus on ...

When your VPN crashes, a kill switch shuts off your online traffic to protect your privacy—but only if you activate it ahead of time. We explain how this works and how to make sure your kill switch is ...

If you've played online games at some point, there's a decent chance you've heard somebody talk about a lag switch once or twice. The idea behind them is the person using one will purposely interrupt ...

The thing about routers is that they're mostly a set-and-forget type of device. Once you finish configuring your Wi-Fi and basic settings, you typically won't be touching the router again — unless, of ...