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Linux VPN connections can be hacked
Published in News
Friday, 06 December 2019 10:20

Linux VPN connections can be hacked


Too easy to p p pick up a penguin

Insecurity experts at Breakpointing Bad have found aa new vulnerability allowing potential attackers to hijack VPN connections on affected *NIX devices and inject arbitrary data payloads into IPv4 and IPv6 TCP streams.

Firefox gets a VPN again
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Wednesday, 11 September 2019 11:19

Firefox gets a VPN again


Rather, old fruit

Mozilla is resurrecting its recently Test Pilot programme with a renewed focus on privacy-focused tools and products and among the collection is a VPN.

Windows 10 might bork your VPN
Published in News
Monday, 08 July 2019 11:28

Windows 10 might bork your VPN


Microsoft appears to be botching things lately

Windows 10 users have been exposed to a worrying new vulnerability, which will bork their VPN.

Most US techies use a VPN
Published in News
Wednesday, 06 September 2017 10:38

Most US techies use a VPN


Pirate without fear

An international cybersecurity awareness survey found that 65 percent of US tech sector workers now use a virtual private network (VPN) on either work or personal devices.

VPN use is growing like crazy
Published in News
Thursday, 18 May 2017 12:12

VPN use is growing like crazy


One in six use one, so no one can see what they are watching


A new report has revealed that VPN usage in the UK has increased with almost one in six people now using one.

Hitting pirates does not improve box-office revenues
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Big Content failing on so many levels

A new academic study has poured cold water on Big Content’s claim that a graduated response policies against file-sharers does not improve its box office revenues.

Netflix starts banning proxies from EU
Published in News
Thursday, 28 January 2016 09:54

Netflix starts banning proxies from EU


Continuing its self harm policy

Australia is feeling the pain of Netflix's proxy blocking and this week we saw the same thing in Europe.

China jumps on VPN tools
Published in News
Tuesday, 08 September 2015 11:12

China jumps on VPN tools

Astrill restricted

China is doing its best to make sure its workers cannot use VPNs to sneak past its Great Firewall of China.

Tuesday, 27 September 2011 11:18

Smartphones are huge danger to companies

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Strategy Analytics warning
Thursday, 27 January 2011 11:13

ISPs rebel against new EU laws

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Data retention not us