With net neutrality repealed, how blockchain-based networking can protect online privacy

In today’s digital-everything world where so much of our personal and professional lives are online, most people seem to have less of an expectation of data privacy than ever before. They know that companies (and governments) are mining their data, but after all of serious breaches of trust, it’s no…

Gov’t warns on VPN security bug in Cisco, Palo Alto, F5, Pulse software

The Department of Homeland Security has issued a warning that some VPN packages from Cisco, Palo Alto, F5 and Pulse may improperly secure tokens and cookies, allowing nefarious actors an opening to invade and take control over an end user’s system. The DHS’s Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) warning comes…

That VPN may not be as secure as you think

If you’re a VPN subscriber and have ever wondered just how secure the supposedly encrypted pipe that you’re using through the internet is — and whether the anonymity promise made by the VPN provider is indeed protecting your privacy— well, your hunches may be correct. It turns out several of these connections…

Sensitive internal Facebook emails published by UK parliament detail use of its free iOS ‘spyware’ VPN and more

9to5mac reports – Sensitive internal Facebook emails published by UK parliament detail use of its free iOS ‘spyware’ VPN and more. The full document includes hundreds of pages of emails and data. A summary includes six main “key issues” from the documents. White lists Value of friends data Reciprocity Android Onavo Targeting competitor apps Onavo … Read more

The VPN Market Will Reach $36 Billion by 2022

The VPN industry grows by billions of dollars each year. New entrants, changes in advertising, and other market factors are turning the space into one of tech’s most hotly competitive markets. Virtual private networks (VPNs) have become a necessary tool for many internet users around the world. Regardless of the primary reasons consumers use VPNs, whether to … Read more

Zero-trust security adds necessary ingredients

Today’s threat landscape consists of skilled, organized and well-funded bad actors. They have many goals including exfiltrating sensitive data for political or economic motives. To combat these multiple threats, the cybersecurity market is required to expand at an even greater rate.The IT leaders must evolve their security framework if they…