It’s official: watching TV and movies is our favorite national distraction.

More than a quarter of entertainment hours in 2018 were spent watching television shows and movies. That’s as much time as we spent with music and video games combined. Reading books and other offline activities made up the remainder of the list.

Cable and satellite TV providers have been shedding subscribers for years now as millions of cord cutters flock to streaming services, and the trend is only accelerating.

Traditional pay-TV is becoming less affordable and less of a value. On average, cable customers pay around $105 a month for their packages. Since 2000, the average bill has increased 74 percent, even after adjusting for inflation.

So, what gives?

Would you leave your home for vacation with the doors unlocked and a window open? Probably not. But did you know you may be leaving your home network wide open to internet hackers without knowing it?

Today, there are an estimated 30 billion smart-home devices in use. Each of them is connected to a home network, and 70 percent of the most popular IoT devices are not secure.

Parenting in the digital age requires internet savvy and a commitment to keeping up with the rapidly changing online landscape. When your child logs onto a tablet, laptop or mobile phone, the world is at their fingertips. And sometimes that can lead to a world of trouble.

The widespread availability of broadband internet, and especially symmetrical fiber networks, have enabled online gaming to become truly global.

As players of all ages logon to their favorite games to play alongside or against friends and strangers around the block and around the world, parents are facing a new dilemma: What games are safe for their kids?

Internet service providers (ISPs) have long used extended service contracts as a tool to keep customers on the hook, instead of simply providing a reliable connection, fair pricing and top-notch customer service.