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When we carry our phones every day, they get exposed to multiple Wi-Fi connections and public networks. Such connection points are often a fertile ground for sneakers and cybercriminals, who aim to intercept your traffic. To protect yourself from such threats, you need a VPN on your iPhone. Find out what it is and how to get it.

Wi-Fi networks are all about user convenience. No one wants to use cables for internet connection anymore. While wireless setups are beneficial, they carry risks if Wi-Fi is managed improperly.

That's where Wi-Fi restrictions come in. It's a way for a network administrator to tackle performance and security problems by preventing unauthorized access, limiting bandwidth, and making a list of blocked sites.

Unfortunately, such restrictions may be imposed without regard for your convenience. This article is a guide on how you can take matters into your own hands, and bypass blocked websites if needed.

If you already have a VPN up and running, sometimes you’ll just want to disable it. Many users run their virtual private network continuously as most modern VPN software don’t impede network or computing performance by much.

Other users, however, only use a VPN service when they want to stream content that wouldn’t be regularly available. They then turn off the VPN app as soon as they’re done.

While you can turn off a VPN on any device with relative ease, there’s a few ways the application can be implemented.

Detecting computer viruses early is crucial to your digital safety. They can compromise your personal information, financial data, or lead to costly computer repairs.

In 2023 alone, over 6 billion malware attacks were detected around the globe such as worms, viruses, trojan, and other types of malicious software. In this article you will discover what they are, how to avoid them, and how to fix them if you already have some.

Both proxy servers and a Virtual Private Network (VPNs) protect user identities and help access online content securely. These tools can help surf the web anonymously and are otherwise highly similar, so people tend to mix them.

Yet, a proxy and a VPN are not the same and each of these tools can help with different tasks. To help you identify the best solution for your specific needs, here you’ll find the definitions of a proxy and a VPN.

Moreover, here you’ll also find a proxy vs VPN comparison and learn about each of their pros and cons. Considering these tools’ speed, security, privacy, and price will help you understand which tool to choose for your case.

By the end of this guide, you will have a clear understanding of what proxies and VPNs are, how they work, and differ, and which tool to use in different situations. Let’s dive in!

A cybercriminal isn't always a loner writing code in his mom's basement. Often, malicious software is created by multimillion-dollar corporations with their own LinkedIn profiles and Wikipedia pages.

Such is the NSO Group, the developers of the notorious Pegasus spyware. This software can extract a wealth of data from the victim's smartphone - conversations, chats, photos, geo-location, without them even falling for a phishing attack.

The company positions itself as fighting terrorism but has been listed as a threat to the US, and, reportedly, Pegasus spyware was used against journalists and activists. The lines between proper and improper spyware are becoming blurry. What can we do to avoid it being used against us?