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An interview with OSTIF, the team behind the OpenVPN audit
You’ve just completed your security audit of OpenVPN. Two people worked for almost two months on this project. How does such an audit work? It actually wound up being three researchers working a tot...
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The NSA versus the CIA: How to protect yourself from both
In 2013, Edward Snowden showed the National Security Agency (NSA) has a global surveillance apparatus covering all our digital communications. Then, in 2017, Wikileaks released a trove of data from in...
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A comparison of two-factor authentication methods: Which is best for you?
Two-factor authentication makes it impossible for hackers to break into your accounts by brute-force and even protects you if the hackers get your password. It can even help lock down your account if ...
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I'm sorry, Dave. I'm afraid I can't do that: When virtual assistants go very, very wrong
The Wall Street Journal estimates that one million IoT devices were recently used by hackers to carry out a glut of DDoS attacks. But it’s not just hackers you have to worry about. The Internet of T...
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9 women tech activists to follow on Twitter
Hi! I wanted to share my favorite women tech activists to follow on Twitter. These women all work to keep the internet open and our online communications private and secure while inspiring us with the...
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Unhackable notifications: It's easy to encrypt Facebook with a PGP key
This post was originally published on February 10, 2017. Your Facebook account is valuable. It contains private chats, a list of your personal connections, and, if you use the Messenger app to send mo...
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ExpressVPN's 6 big data security predictions for 2016: Which ones came true?
In January, ExpressVPN made some predictions about what might happen with information security during 2016. Were the predictions correct? Let’s review and see what actually happened. #1: Hackers wil...
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Join the app for routers revolution for complete home protection
Thousands are now enjoying ExpressVPN’s excellent app for routers software, and it's easy to see why! ExpressVPN's app for routers connects and protects all the devices on your home network, making ...
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ExpressVPN doesn't offer a NAT Firewall because there's no need to
If a VPN provider offers a NAT Firewall, it’s a good indication they assign each user a unique IP address. As this is suboptimal for privacy, ExpressVPN has the opposite approach---multiple users sh...
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Ranked: Best (and worst) search engines for privacy in 2025
Depending on which search engine you’re using, you could be putting your personal data up for sale. That’s because some search engines make money by tracking searches in order to target you with a...
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