The dark web has a longstanding reputation as a haven for the worst kinds of criminal activity. This reputation is not wholly unjustified, as there are indeed terrible things happening around the world that can be bought and sold on the dark web. The privacy offered by software such as TOR creates an environment where […]
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27 July 2020As a regular internet user, you’ve probably heard the term encryption. Many internet users have no clue what encryption is, but it’s critical that you know why you need to encrypt your internet traffic, and how you can do so. Prying eyes on the internet abound. That’s why most of the popular messaging applications, like […]
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21 July 2020If you use a VPN regularly, you probably know that almost all VPN vendors provide OpenVPN protocol because OpenVPN is a secure and reliable open-source solution. Both Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) and User Datagram Protocol (UDP) are protocols for sending data packets through the internet built on top of the Internet Protocol. They’re also the […]
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Shanika W.
3 July 2020If your mobile phone has an internet connection, you can share that connection with other devices like laptops and other phones. This process is called tethering. To tether, the device needs to connect to your phone via wireless LAN, Bluetooth, or a USB cable. And once another device can access the web, your phone becomes […]
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28 June 2020A VPN ensures security, anonymity, and privacy when browsing the internet. But what if your VPN failed at some point while you surfed online? Your internet data transmission would become unsecured again, leaving you exposed to the world. That’s where a kill switch can come in handy, because it will automatically disconnect you from the […]
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21 June 2020In general usage, obfuscation is done to hide or obscure a message’s intended meaning, making it difficult to understand. In the context of VPNs, obfuscation is done to hide VPN traffic, and hence bypass VPN blocks. Internet Service Providers (ISPs) and governments love to spy on user traffic and use that info for data analytics. […]
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10 June 2020Introduction to Tails and Tor The Amnesic Incognito Live System, or simply known as Tails, is a Debian-based Linux operating system whose ultimate goal is to preserve your privacy and anonymity. To achieve this, Tails forces all your internet traffic to route through Tor — software that lets you browse the internet anonymously. Tails is […]
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Read guideData is one of the most valuable commodities in the world right now.
Companies such as Facebook and Google track you in order to sell highly personalized advertising space to the highest bidder. They know who your friends are, what you’re interested in, how likely you are to watch a certain video, your political leanings, and even which websites you visit.
Governments watch your every move by passing laws to force ISPs to provide information on every single character you type into a search engine, and every webpage you visit. They know your precise location at any time through triangulation of your mobile phone and can follow you using huge networks of CCTV cameras.
They even constantly try to undermine the very safety that protects us all from having our data wide visible to anyone who looks – strong encryption.
Hackers and cybercriminals are constantly on the lookout for vulnerable systems used by companies to store users data use sophisticated social engineering attacks to trick people into handing their data over willingly.
Major data breaches happen at an alarming rate and continue to increase in frequency. A US computer is targetted in a hacking attempt every 25 seconds, and the cost of cybercrime on the global economy is set to reach $6 Trillion in 2021.
When your data falls into the wrong hands the consequences can be profound. Ranging from having to change your passwords, having your personal emails published, your website memberships becoming public knowledge, all the way up to being denied credit in the future because someone has used your name to take out a loan – this really happens.
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