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Boost your online security in a matter of minutes -- and don't forget the Tor network.

In the last year, it’s become easier to access all your media from anywhere via iCloud, Amazon Cloud player, and the newly renamed Google Play. These conveniences come with the challenge of managing data usage. The first month iCloud came online, my data usage shot through the roof. How do I keep my data usage under control so that I don’t experience a high bill or risk some kind of data usage throttle? Here are three tips that can help
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What is a VPN: A Virtual Private Network (VPN) creates a secure and private connection, which is especially critical when working remotely. For both personal and professional use, VPNs are a great resource and tool that have evolved over the years to be much more user-friendly. In this week’s security tip video, learn the basics …

Virtual private networks are designed to protect your privacy and security, but a research team has found that VPN apps can present their own risks.

While researching this article it became very apparent that there is a lot of confusion about the differences between VPS Hosting and a Cloud VPS. They are both Virtual Private Servers, right? Well…

Cloud services have made it easy for users to deploy their own virtual private networks (VPNs), which can have security and performance consequences for your network. Here's how to control unauthorized VPN use.

Virtual private networks are a great tool to use when building your business’s network security plan. So what options do you have? The two most common VPN types are SSL VPN and IPsec VPN. Read on to see how they measure up to your company’s needs. Continue reading →

If you think the only way to provide remote access to your applications is a Virtual Private Network (VPN), then you may be surprised to discover that you’ve been mislead. The truth is, VPNs are expensive and an unnecessary security risk. Lots of people believed VPNs were the best solution or that there are no …

By Tim Charlton Virtual Private Networks (VPNs) and Generic Routing Encapsulation (GRE) tunnels are both methods for transferring data across publi

The value of a strong cybersecurity program is hard to estimate. That is, until a breach occurs. Then, it’s priceless. In an era of heightened data privacy concerns among consumers, with breaches costing companies billions of dollars in fines and tarnished reputations, is it enough to simply implement the latest security technology? A quick scan of last year’s breaking tech stories suggests not
Today, organizations need…

The PCI requirements for encryption for data in transit are different for private networks than they are for public networks. When correctly designed, Amazon Virtual Private Cloud (Amazon VPC), a logically isolated portion of the AWS infrastructure that allows you to extend your existing data center network to the cloud, can be considered a private network, […]

For many organizations, cybersecurity can be one of those important topics that unfortunately gets lost in other company priorities. As the explosion of apps, IoT and mobile users bring about countless possibilities for a cyber-attack, today’s savvy organizations understand that a breach is more of a ‘when’ than an ‘if’
So we’re here to unravel your critical cybersecurity questions
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WireGuard let me create a "Personal VPN" — a subnet connecting devices in different physical locations and on to different networks.

Healthcare organizations, hospitals, medical offices, and other healthcare systems process and store an enormous amount of personal sensitive data, and are becoming a prime target for cybercriminals. In 2014, an alarming 85 percent of large healthcare organizations had at least one data breach, and one in five of those breaches cost the organization more than $1 million to rectify
Healthcare organizations have been forced to update…

The FreeMesh system promises to bring fully open source mesh networking to the masses. I recently had a chance to test it; it installed quickly, and the performance was great—especially for the price.

Messaging apps have changed how we communicate. Where would we be today without SMS? Can you imagine returning to a world where near-instant communication is not pervasive?

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It’s hard to know all the places that companies are able to peer into our data, collect it and share it. Today, a lot of our clicks are being recorded from those symptoms you looked up to that purchase you made. You don’t want to give up on the internet and computers altogether (if that is even a choice anymore), so you have to do your best to secure your data
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Social media's culture of over-sharing has some downsides. Here's one of them.

Modern virtual private network (VPN) services are great for consumers and should be in everyone's web surfing toolkit. But are they worth it for small businesses? You bet, and here's why.