Posted 10th May, 2018 @ 9:41 am | by Jenny Morrison | inNews
What is GDPR? If you’ve noticed an influx of emails, website and app notifications about privacy notices, you’re already seeing a small effect of the new General Data Protection Regulation […]
Posted 29th March, 2018 @ 10:48 am | by Tom Rodgers | inNews
Microsoft’s security patch to fix a critical flaw in its systems has made it less rather than more secure, researchers are warning. News broke in January 2018 that a in-built […]
Posted 26th March, 2018 @ 10:39 am | by Sam Newman | inNews
They’ve been dubbed the ‘Threat Hunters’: the Ministry of Defence is stepping up national cybersecurity to meet growing threats from Russian and North Korean hackers. A new Defence Cyber School […]
Posted 22nd March, 2018 @ 3:53 pm | by Tom Rodgers | inNews
A gang of men dubbed the ‘Breaking Bad students’ have been jailed for more than 50 years after being caught dealing huge amounts of drugs on the Dark Web. The […]
Posted 20th March, 2018 @ 8:53 am | by Tom Rodgers | inNews
Teenagers and those born in the digital era are 10 times less likely than their parents to get done over by dodgy security online, new research reveals. From phishing to […]
Posted 16th March, 2018 @ 9:53 am | by Sam Newman | inNews
Blockchain is not just for cryptocurrency. Sierra Leone has played host to an exciting new use for the technology: the world’s first presidential election verified by blockchain. The elections of […]
Posted 27th February, 2018 @ 3:03 pm | by Tom Rodgers | inNews
A survey of users on the invite-only bittorrent service HDbits.org has revealed that over half of people who illegally download torrents of prime-time, overseas TV or films also shell out […]
Posted 15th February, 2018 @ 12:06 pm | by TG Bamford | inNews
According to independent cybersecurity researcher Paulos Yibelo, an information disclosure vulnerability discovered in Hotspot Shield VPN Service has led to users’ data being inadvertently leaked. The vulnerable data includes IP […]
Posted 6th February, 2018 @ 11:08 am | by Sam Newman | inNews
Research from anti-malware specialists MalwareBytes reveals a worrying trend in the evolution of cybercrime: ransomware attacks rose by 90% in 2017, with businesses, organisations and regular consumers all now targets. […]
Posted 5th February, 2018 @ 12:23 pm | by Sam Newman | inNews
The Court of Appeal has decided that the controversial Snooper’s Charter is indeed illegal in its current form and violates the human rights of all UK citizens. The Snooper’s Charter, […]
Posted 31st January, 2018 @ 3:25 pm | by Tom Rodgers | inNews
The UK government has laid heavy criticism on companies in leading industries for leaving gaping holes in their cybersecurity practices. Fines of up to £17 million could be levied against […]
Posted 22nd January, 2018 @ 12:11 pm | by Suzi Marsh | inNews
It wasn’t so long ago that a young girl considering her career choices would have found herself with a distinct lack of options. While boys were encouraged to dream of […]
Posted 19th January, 2018 @ 2:56 pm | by Sam Newman | inNews
After admitting to a large-scale hack which occurred in 2015, Carphone Warehouse has been fined £400,000 for shocking security failures which lead to valuable customer and employee data being exposed. […]
Posted 16th January, 2018 @ 7:33 pm | by Suzi Marsh | inNews
In this day and age, most of us are aware that what we do online is rarely private. But did you know the extent to which companies are harvesting your […]
Posted 16th January, 2018 @ 1:18 pm | by Sam Newman | inNews
Clothing giant Forever 21 has confirmed that customers’ credit card info was freely available to hackers from April until November 2017. Most shocking was the confession that the company’s encryption […]
Posted 21st December, 2017 @ 12:07 pm | by Suzi Marsh | inNews
According to new research from analytics firm YouGov, a surprisingly large number of UK internet users are now using a Virtual Private Network, or VPN. A VPN is a handy […]
Posted 15th December, 2017 @ 8:37 am | by Tom Rodgers | inNews
Something we’ve all considered might be possible has just been proven true. Starbucks WiFi has been using the computer power of anyone that connects to help criminals mine cryptocurrency. The […]
Posted 11th December, 2017 @ 11:55 am | by Tom Rodgers | inNews
While few people have antivirus software or VPNs for their personal phones, new research suggests that work mobiles are the most easily exploited technology. A blog by security researchers Lookout […]
Posted 4th December, 2017 @ 9:40 pm | by Tom Rodgers | inNews
It’s a truism of protecting your devices and your data to avoid connecting to insecure public WiFi and to password-protect everything up to the hilt. But it could all be […]
Posted 4th December, 2017 @ 1:32 pm | by Suzi Marsh | inNews
According to a recent statement by taxi-hailing app Uber, the personal details of 2.7 million UK users have been compromised as the result of a security breach last year. Back […]
Posted 30th November, 2017 @ 1:57 pm | by Suzi Marsh | inNews
Do you really believe that your personal information is safe once it makes its way onto the world wide web? According to recent research, a shocking 80% of us suspect […]
Posted 28th April, 2016 @ 5:12 pm | by VPNs Team | inNews
In the current climate of ever-increasing surveillance, some say UK-based VPN providers may not be able to protect your privacy effectively.
We take a look at the effect of snooping on VPN provision in the UK, and USA - can we trust our VPN's to keep us anonymous?
Would it be too far-fetched to suggest getting Mum a VPN for Mother’s Day? Possibly…
…Still, everyone likes practical gifts, right?
Electronic Frontier Foundation Protect P2P Sharing Site from PayPal Bullying
Posted 19th February, 2016 @ 2:33 pm | by VPNs Team | inNews
PayPal have stated that they will begin blocking payments to VPN providers who promote activities they don't condone - such as unblocking worldwide streaming content like netflix, or P2P file sharing. What's prompted this unwelcome move and how will it affect VPN users going forward?
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All you online dating fans – remember to use protection… Get a VPN!
Posted 12th February, 2016 @ 4:26 pm | by VPNs Team | inNews
Once again Netflix have been making noise in the news about restricting VPN access to their content. We've heard this all before of course - but what's the truth about the so-called clampdown, and what does it mean for those of us who want to use VPNs to stream geo-restricted video in the future?
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