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 ...

While often associated with illegal fire sharing and piracy, BitTorrent networks serve many legitimate purposes as well. Many businesses use BitTorrent clients such as uTorrent to share files among ...

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 ...

Using this freeware, you can search, manage, automate and download Torrents from your desktop. Most of the time when you search for Torrents on Torrent search sites, you get unwanted ads, buttons, ...

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 ...

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 ...

From a security standpoint, users still need to execute the downloaded file, and malware scanners may still pick up the malicious EXE file. BitErrant attacks will only work if users are convinced they ...

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 ...

Engineers at Microsoft are hard at work on a P2P program that they see as a way to address the need for a BitTorrent-like service — for legal file-sharing only. Like BitTorrent, the Avalanche system ...