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Should You Use Tor Over VPN or VPN Over Tor?

If you’ve looked into how you can browse anonymously, you may have come across the idea of combining a VPN with Tor. That involves choosing, though, between VPN over Tor and Tor over VPN. Let’s go over what these terms mean …

Fergus O'Sullivan Dec 5th, 2022

Why You Should Choose a VPN With Diskless Servers

If you’re shopping for a VPN, there are plenty of criteria to keep in mind, like price, performance, and even the interface. One thing you’ll hear about less is the type of servers a provider uses—in particular, a new type …

Fergus O'Sullivan Dec 4th, 2022

How to Watch the USA vs. Netherlands World Cup Game for Free

On Saturday, December 3rd, the United States men’s national soccer team will be going toe-to-toe with the Netherlands’ national team in Round 16 of the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022. Access to the tense bout may be difficult for …

Mark LoProto Dec 2nd, 2022

LastPass Just Had (Another) Security Breach

The LastPass password manager suffered a security breach back in August, resulting in source code and other proprietary information being stolen, but no account information. Now it has suffered another breach, and this time, …

Corbin Davenport Dec 1st, 2022

Why You Shouldn’t Use BitTorrent Over Tor

If you’re looking to get started with torrenting, you probably know that you should use some kind of protection when doing so. However, one of the more popular ways to stay anonymous online, The Onion Router or Tor, is genera…

Fergus O'Sullivan Nov 27th, 2022

How Penetration Testing Keeps Systems Safe

If you’re reading about cybersecurity, the term penetration testing will come up as a way to see if systems are secure. What is penetration testing, though, and how does it work? What kind of people perform these tests?…

Fergus O'Sullivan Nov 26th, 2022

Why You Should Use a Credit Card to Shop Online

If you’re buying anything online, whether it’s physical products or digital subscriptions, you may be worried about scams, payment issues, or other shenanigans. There is a simple way to avoid a lot of these issues when paying…

Fergus O'Sullivan Nov 23rd, 2022

The Commodore 64 Can Now Be a Two-Factor Authenticator

The Commodore 64 might be 40 years old, but there’s still an active community for developing new games and software for the once-popular 6-bit computer. With the help of a new program, TOTP-C64, the C64 can act as a two-facto…

Corbin Davenport Nov 21st, 2022

Here’s When You Should Use Tor Instead of a VPN

If you’ve been looking into the different ways to browse anonymously, two terms will come up regularly: VPNs and Tor. However, when you compare these two, you’ll quickly see that they have very different use cases….

Fergus O'Sullivan Nov 14th, 2022

How Residential IPs Help VPNs Crack Netflix

Ever wondered how it is that certain VPNs can unblock Netflix while others struggle? The answer lies in what are called residential IPs, a particular type of internet address that is much harder to detect than the ones VPNs u…

Fergus O'Sullivan Nov 9th, 2022

Drones Are About to Fill the Sky With Advertisements

If you don’t know that hundreds of illuminated drones filling the sky in a programmed pattern is a new advertising thing, seeing it for the first time can be a bit jarring.

Chason Gordon Nov 9th, 2022

How to Set Up Your Windows PC as a VPN Router

If you want to install a VPN on a device that doesn’t allow it, like a smart TV or even a printer, the simplest way to get around that problem is to use a VPN router. If you want to save some money, though, you’ll be happy to…

Fergus O'Sullivan Nov 2nd, 2022

VPNs vs. Tor: Which Should You Use?

If you want to keep your browsing anonymous on the internet, there are a number of ways to do it. The two main contenders are VPNs and the Tor Browser. Though the goal of each of these is the same, their methods are very diff…

Fergus O'Sullivan Oct 31st, 2022

What’s the Best Way to Stream Over a VPN on a TV?

If you have a smart TV, you may have found yourself wondering what’s the best way to connect it to a VPN so you can access different Netflix regions, as well as protect your connection. Let’s take a look at your options to st…

Fergus O'Sullivan Oct 31st, 2022

How to Test a Suspicious Link Before Clicking It

We’ve all received strange messages either in emails or via chat apps that claimed to be from friends, family, or familiar businesses, urging us to click a link. Is there a way to check these links without clicking them so yo…

Fergus O'Sullivan Oct 30th, 2022

Decentralized VPNs vs. Tor: What’s the Difference?

Decentralized VPNs (or dVPNs) are an interesting new technology that borrows heavily from VPNs, unsurprisingly, but also from Tor. There are some clear distinctions setting dVPNs apart from VPNs, but how do dVPNs compare to …

Fergus O'Sullivan Oct 29th, 2022

Do VPNs Honor Their Money-Back Guarantees?

VPN marketing often puts money-back guarantees front and center: if you don’t like the service, you can cancel within a set term—usually 30 days—and get your money back. But these can sound too good to be true. So how lik…

Fergus O'Sullivan Oct 26th, 2022

Decentralized VPNs vs. Regular VPNs: What’s the Difference?

You may have heard by now of decentralized VPNs or dVPNs, services that claim to provide the speed and security of VPNs with the flexibility and anonymity of Tor. But how do decentralized VPNs compare to their centralized cou…

Fergus O'Sullivan Oct 23rd, 2022

Are Decentralized VPNs More Secure Than Regular VPNs?

If you’ve considered signing up to a decentralized VPN network, you may have wondered whether or not they’re safe. If the dVPNs themselves are to be believed they’re actually safer than regular VPNs, is that true?…

Fergus O'Sullivan Oct 22nd, 2022

How Do No-Log VPNs Destroy Their Logs?

When looking for the best VPN, you’ll quickly notice that all VPNs, from the very best to the very worst, promise that they are “no-log,” “log-free,” or some variation of these words. How do these services get rid of logs, th…

Fergus O'Sullivan Oct 12th, 2022

ProtonVPN Releases Stealth Protocol to Dodge Internet Censorship

ProtonVPN has released a new VPN protocol the company claims will help citizens in countries with censored internet to contact the outside world without risk of interception. Called the Stealth Protocol, it’s available now fo…

Fergus O'Sullivan Oct 11th, 2022

Can a VPN Really Improve Your Ping While Gaming?

Looking around all the VPNs on the market, you quickly notice that more than a few of them like to make wild claims, like offering protection from hackers or viruses. Another of these claims is that they can improve your ping…

Fergus O'Sullivan Oct 5th, 2022

How Cold Call Refund Scams Work

If you receive a phone call notifying you that you’re eligible for a refund, it’s probably a scam. Understanding how these scams work can help you avoid them and warn others not to fall for them either….

Tim Brookes Sep 28th, 2022

ProtonVPN Pulls Indian Servers After Gov’t Crackdown, Offers Virtual IPs

ProtonVPN announced that it has pulled all its VPN servers out of India, citing the government’s imminent introduction of strict censorship rules aimed at revealing who is behind VPN accounts. However, Indian customers will s…

Fergus O'Sullivan Sep 22nd, 2022

Is Putting Tape Over Your Webcam Actually a Good Idea?

When you walk around an office or café, you’ll often see people using an array of items to cover up their webcam. Sometimes it’s tape, post-it notes, folded business cards, stickers, their thumb, or a marlin. I smear peanut …

Chason Gordon Sep 22nd, 2022

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