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Internet infrastructure: What it is and how it works
The internet feels so simple: you tap a screen, click a mouse, and enjoy a whole world of information and connections, right there at your fingertips. Behind the scenes, however, the internet is anyth...
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ExpressVPN partners with MoneyBack to offer special rewards with subscriptions in Hong Kong
We’re excited to announce we’re teaming up with MoneyBack, one of Hong Kong’s most popular reward programs! Members can now earn MoneyBack reward points—redeemable as cash at over 500 stores a...
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Shamir’s Secret Sharing: A smarter way to protect your private keys
Private keys are like secret digital identity cards that prove who you are online. These complex strings of numbers and letters control access to digital assets like cryptocurrency and other data, and...
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Digital Privacy in 2025: Americans Are Fed Up With Online Censorship, AI Surveillance, and Data Exploitation
A new ExpressVPN survey finds that Americans’ tolerance for digital surveillance, censorship, and algorithmic targeting is reaching a breaking point. Amid mounting concerns over the power of tech co...
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Ingress and egress: Everything you need to know
Ingress and egress are essential for network security and traffic management. These two concepts control how data enters and exits a system, affecting everything from performance to risk exposure. Kno...
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Online safety tips for seniors: Protect yourself and your loved ones
While younger generations have grown up with the likes of smartphones, social media, and online gaming as key parts of their lives, the same cannot be said for those who are older. Because of this, wh...
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What is Usenet and how does it work? A beginner’s guide
Long before TikTok trends, Instagram scrolls, and YouTube rabbit holes, the internet was a much quieter place. Digital conversations didn’t happen in ad-driven apps but in text-based communication s...
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What is a zip bomb, and how can it harm your system?
Zip bombs may look like tiny, harmless files, but they pose a real threat. Imagine receiving a zip file in an email, just a few kilobytes in size, which looks perfectly harmless. Then, when you open i...
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PPTP VPN (Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol): What it is and how it works
Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol (PPTP) is one of the oldest VPN protocols still in use today. However, compared to more modern alternatives, like OpenVPN, WireGuard, and ExpressVPN’s proprietary L...
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Types of internet connections explained
Some people think “Wi-Fi” is the internet, but that’s a common mix-up. Wi-Fi is just the way your devices connect to a local network, like the one you have at home. The actual internet connectio...
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