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Why Your VPN May Not Be As Secure As It Claims

Krebs on Security

Virtual private networking (VPN) companies market their services as a way to prevent anyone from snooping on your Internet usage. When a device initially tries to connect to a network, it broadcasts a message to the entire local network stating that it is requesting an Internet address. Image: Shutterstock.

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Does using a VPN slow down your Internet?

Malwarebytes

A Virtual Private Network (VPN) can stop others from snooping on or tampering with your Internet traffic. It does this by concealing your traffic inside an encrypted tunnel between you and your VPN provider. At Malwarebytes, we have noticed an increase in VPN usage worldwide. So, does a VPN slow down Internet speeds?

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Are Western Sanctions Undermining Russian Civilians’ Efforts To Obtain Accurate News Via VPNs?

Joseph Steinberg

According to a report published by The Washington Post , downloads by Russians of the 10 most popular VPN applications jumped from fewer than 15,000 per day just before the Russian invasion of Ukraine to a current figure of over 300,000 a day – even reaching as high as 475,000 per day at one point during the current military campaign.

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5 common VPN myths busted

Malwarebytes

Virtual Private Networks ( VPN s) are popular but often misunderstood. VPNs are for illegal activity. Some people think that VPNs are only useful for doing things like torrenting, accessing geo-locked content, or getting around work/school/government firewalls. I don’t need a mobile VPN. My VPN won’t let me watch Netflix.

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Malwarebytes acquires AzireVPN to fuel additional VPN features and functionalities 

Malwarebytes

Today I have great news to share: We’ve acquired AzireVPN, a privacy-focused VPN provider based in Sweden. Malwarebytes has long been an advocate for user privacy (think Malwarebytes Privacy VPN and our free web extension Malwarebytes Browser Guard). What does this mean for existing Malwarebytes Privacy VPN customers?

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9 Reasons Why Everyone Should Use a VPN

CyberSecurity Insiders

According to most studies, most people use VPNs for personal reasons instead of using them for business purposes alone. VPNs allow tremendous liberty when it comes to network and data protection and, as such, are necessary for every internet consumer, business, and entertainment alike. Faster internet speed.

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Ubiquiti Developer Charged With Extortion, Causing 2020 “Breach”

Krebs on Security

In January 2021, technology vendor Ubiquiti Inc. They allege that in late December 2020, Sharp applied for a job at another technology company, and then abused his privileged access to Ubiquiti’s systems at Amazon’s AWS cloud service and the company’s GitHub accounts to download large amounts of proprietary data.

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