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Best Residential VPN Providers in 2024
A Virtual Private Network (VPN) encrypts your traffic and hides your IP address. The way these functions are accomplished affects various aspects of your online privacy and security. Here, we'll consider using residential IP addresses instead of those originating from a data center. A residential VPN has advantages compared to traditional ones, but there are some caveats. It all boils down to residential VPN providers. The worst ones may even create more risks than benefits. We'll end this article with a list of the best residential VPN providers on the market.
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History of Encryption: Evolution from Ancient to Digital Age
Encryption is a technique used to hide information or true meaning from unwelcome eyes. In history, encryption helped battle generals and soldiers secretly communicate with each other via different cyphers. In modern times, it allows us to protect our devices and personal information via passwords and encryption codes. In this article, you will discover how encryption was used throughout history, how it’s used now, and what you could expect in the future.
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Zoom Bombing: What It Is & How to Protect Your Online Meetings
Back when the COVID-19 pandemic hit, the world had to adapt quickly. That’s why video conferencing platforms like Zoom became crucial for educational institutions and businesses. However, while some happily transitioned to continue studies and work from home, others had other things in mind. Like joining Zoom meetings uninvited, with the sole purpose to disrupt them with, often, inappropriate content. This practice became known as Zoom bombing.
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Preventing Angler Phishing Attacks: A Comprehensive Guide
Most of us are already immune to the "traditional" phishing attacks via email. The vast majority of them are caught by the algorithms and go straight into the spam folder. Scammers do not rest and instead have switched their focus to social media users. Impersonating companies and using your profile against you, scammers try to lure your personal information for their benefit in what's called an angler phishing attack. We'll discuss all you need to know to be safe from them.
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What is FBI Honeypot: Understanding Privacy Implications
An international law enforcement team has successfully arrested hundreds of criminals and seized their illegal assets. All thanks to an allegedly encrypted messaging app with data collection backdoors for the FBI. That's where the name FBI honeypot comes from. But while effective in catching criminals, honeypots raise important privacy and security concerns. After such a precedent is set, how can anyone be sure he isn't falling for a honey trap even without any criminal intentions?
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Why Use a VPN? Essential Tips for Protecting Your Online Privacywhy-use-a-vpn
There were 1802 total data compromises in 2022 which translates into ~422M total victims. 1774 of those compromises were data breaches that could’ve been prevented at some level. One of the most effective ways to enhance your online security, privacy, and accessibility is a virtual private network, better known as a VPN. In this article you will understand what is a VPN, why use a VPN, and how it works to protect your online privacy.
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How to Turn Off VPN on Any Device: A Step-by-Step Guide
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.