SECURITY

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 […]

Although VPNs have long been associated with private and secure browsing, those who have a keen interest in this particular subject may also have come across the concept of onion routing, albeit perhaps not with that exact name. Also known as Tor, onion routing (OR) has been a way to navigate the web in virtual […]

Saying that air gapping a system is anything but the most secure and invulnerable way to protect data is bound to burst some bubbles. After all, this is the gospel truth among IT professionals who live in a world of clean, sanitized, statistics that don’t always account for how dirty the real world can be. […]

The Domain Name System (DNS) is the phone book of the Internet. When people use the web, they don’t type in the IP address of the website that they want to visit. Instead, they use a domain name, like www.google.com. The job of DNS is to convert this domain name into an IP address that […]

There have been almost 500 documented geopolitical cyber attacks around the world since 2009. Making cyberwarfare a major technological threat to nations and their citizens. In this article, we hope to break down some of the numbers and gain insight into the nature of these attacks, where they originate from, and who they’re targeting. Key […]

If you’ve read a few of our guides you’ll know how strongly we advocate the use of VPNs to protect your online privacy and break down the walls of censorship. So today we’re going to look at setting up and using a VPN on your router so you can protect every device on your home […]

The VPN Concentrator is a networking device acting like a router which allows multiple VPN tunnels to function independently and connect to the network. It’s built specifically for creating and managing VPN communication infrastructures. Through the addition of advanced data packets, security protocols, and new algorithms, a router gets repurposed into the network device that […]

Routers come in two types: Those that natively accept a VPN connection, technology such as IPsec, PPTP or L2TP. You can establish this router to work as a VPN server or create a site-to-site VPN with another VPN gateway. Those that aren’t built with the express purpose of serving as VPN servers. They don’t natively […]

The use of Virtual Private Networks (‘VPNs’) is surging. Remote-first working, as well as increased use of internet-based entertainment, is putting the spotlight on VPNs. One question that needs to be asked is: Should the VPN be applied to the computer/device, or to the router? Here we set out the advantages and disadvantages of both […]

TestMyNet is a free internet speed test website that’s been around for some time now. It’s very easy to use because the interface is very intuitive, although some might claim the GUI looks dated.

As parents, it is one of our many responsibilities to try to keep our children safe at all times. Technology has become of even greater importance in the lives of our children, and with the constant advancements, keeping up with what you need to know to keeps kids safe online in 2019 is more important […]

TCP (Transmission Control Protocol) and UDP (User Datagram Protocol) are, essentially, the main transports over which OpenVPN can work. Each of them is different, offering unique advantages and disadvantages. Most VPN providers let their users choose which of the protocols to use, for simplicity’s sake, but also because the choice is entirely reliant on the […]

If you want to keep your online traffic secure and ensure your privacy is protected, you probably have, at some point, used or are still using Peerblock. While it might have been a good solution in the past, though we’ll get to that as well, but it’s no longer the case. There are too few […]