Our method
Understand before recommending.
SecuFocus explains how tools work, what they protect and where their limits lie. Sources are listed at the end of each article.
Start with how you use technology
Our subjects start with everyday questions: how do you protect an account, back up photos or choose an email service? We explain the terms you need, then go into the mechanisms for readers who want more detail.
Use sources you can check
Our tool guides are based on documentary research. We cite official documentation, technical publications and audits so you can trace the information. We distinguish a provider’s claims from findings that have been independently verified.
What we look at
When covering a tool, we look at:
- Its usefulness, ease of use and compatibility with your devices.
- The data it requires, its protections and their limitations.
- Its cost, restrictions and renewal terms.
- Backup, recovery and export options.
Distinguish research from testing
Reading documentation is not a hands-on test. A test must specify the devices, versions, procedures and results actually observed. Anything that has not been verified should be presented as such.
AI tools assist with preparing texts and translations. Their responses are neither a source nor proof of a test. Generated illustrations are labelled.
Recommendations and funding
Our editorial choices are based on a tool’s usefulness to readers, its strengths and its limitations. Relevant alternatives have a place whether or not they offer an affiliate programme. Affiliate links and sponsored content are clearly identified.
Updates and corrections
Our content is provided for informational purposes. Despite the care taken in its preparation, some information may contain errors or be out of date.
Software and practices change. An update must reflect a real change to the content, and a significant correction must be explained. A source’s consultation date remains distinct from a test date.