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How to back up your files and encrypt them
We accumulate tons of data in the form of pictures, emails, chats, documents, recordings, and videos. Keeping them safe and accessible in the long run is easy but takes forethought. To protect yoursel...
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How to improve your email security
No matter if it’s private communication or business, your emails contain practically everything there is to know about you. From your emails, anyone can learn about your work, relationships, vacatio...
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Interested in cybersecurity jobs? You'll need these skills
It’s no secret that cybersecurity jobs are in high demand. The median salary for cybersecurity analysts is about 100,000 USD a year, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. What’s more, ...
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Face masks do help evade facial recognition tech—for now
This post was originally published on August 15, 2020. Two birds, one stone: Not only do face masks help stem the transmission of the novel coronavirus, but a new study also suggests that they might m...
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How (and why) to keep multiple online identities separate
For some, online anonymity is just fun. We can redefine who we are, pretend to be a dolphin, or vent into the void without having to worry what our conservative parents or restrictive boss would think...
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Modern-day encryption has ancient cryptography beginnings
How to communicate privately has fascinated mathematicians for millennia, possibly as far back as ancient Egypt. Greek strategists would often make use of simple cryptographic tools. Julius Caesar rep...
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Free VPNs exposed 20 million records, but ExpressVPN has your back
This post was originally published July 30, 2020. Seven free VPN providers that assured users they don’t keep activity logs have left their servers exposed to the public, containing, you guessed it,...
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Infographic: How your phone gives up your privacy
Want more tips on staying private and secure on your mobile devices? Read our comprehensive mobile security guide.
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Here's how bug bounties improve security
Software could be the most complex tool created by humans. While it might still be possible for a single individual to understand all the functioning parts of a car or telephone, it’s unlikely any o...
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ExpressVPN launches a bug-bounty program hosted by Bugcrowd
At ExpressVPN, nothing is more important than our users’ privacy, which we ensure through our policies and the security of our service and systems. Since 2016, ExpressVPN has maintained a bug bounty...
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