Peer-to-peer file-sharing service BitTorrent has released a file backup service that uses secure P2P transfer instead of the cloud. Michelle Starr is CNET's science editor, and she hopes to get you as ...

The Pirate Bay and Kickass Torrents are the two top file-sharing services in the world. Which one is safer to download from, and how can file sharers protect themselves from potentially downloading ...

BitDefender has partnered with BitTorrent and µTorrent to safeguard users from malware when downloading media files from the Internet. The new Virus Guard application, powered by BitDefender's ...

The large majority of content found on BitTorrent is illegal, a new study out of the University of Ballarat in Australia has confirmed. Researchers from the university’s Internet Commerce Security ...

First off, BitTorrent and Usenet are both pretty safe provided you're not downloading anything illegal and we don't condone you use either for anything else. That said, you can face problems even if ...

No court has found the BitTorrent protocol inherently unlawful. But using BitTorrent to trade copyright-protected files will likely put you on the wrong side of the law. A Princeton study published ...

Chances are, if you need an app to sync the photos and videos from your phone to your computer, you’ve already found a few options to get the job done. It’s a pretty common need and there are about 18 ...

Most of us are comfortable using BitTorrent to download files, but the popular file-sharing protocol is also a great tool for sharing your own stuff with family, friends, or the world at large. Here's ...

Be careful with what you torrent. A new tool on the black market is helping hackers distribute malware through torrent files in exchange for a fee. On Tuesday, security researchers at InfoArmor said ...