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Biggest VPN Trends for 2020: Possibilities and Dangers
With the current year drawing to an end, it’s time to evaluate what the upcoming one has in store for us cybersecurity enthusiasts. Let us see what opportunities and threats are likely to emerge in the VPN market in 2020!
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Securing a Remote Workforce
According to Telecommuting Trend Data, the regular work-from-home workforce (excluding the self-employed population) has grown by 140% since 2005 — more than 4.3 million employees now work from home regularly. On top of that, the amount of U.S. employers offer flexible workplace options has grown 40% over the last five years.
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SIM PIN
A few years ago, hackers found a bug that allowed them to access personal data on any T-Mobile customer. The bug was very well known in the criminal underground and there was even a tutorial on how to exploit it on YouTube. The bug exposed customers’ email addresses. Their billing account numbers, and the phone’s IMSI numbers (a
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KNOB Attack
Let’s talk about Bluetooth: “Bluetooth is a convenient and easy method of sharing data between devices, which, of course, qualifies it as a prime target for exploitation. A trio of researchers have discovered a vulnerability that has the potential of attacking billions of Bluetooth-enabled devices, including phones, laptops, IoT and IIoT
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Disabling a Firewall
“Casey from accounting is getting frustrated, waiting for client files being held up by the firewall. Jordan is trying to join a video conference that needs a plugin, but the firewall won’t let it through. So they call the IT manager who then disables it.”
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LastPass Vulnerability
Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg, Google's Sundar Pichai, Twitter's Jack Dorsey, Spotify’s Daniel Ek, Uber’s Travis Kalanick — the list could go on for CEOs whose Twitter accounts were hacked due to poor password hygiene. Interestingly enough, executive leadership of the world's leading tech giants are just as prone to password management issues as the
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Single-Tenant Vs. Multi-Tenant Cloud Services
There are two primary types of cloud services: The first is single-tenancy, which in cloud computing is often described as a single family home. The second is multi-tenancy, which is like an apartment building — but the key difference is that the walls that separate tenants from each other are not solid, but software. This form of cloud
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Beta Test OpenVPN Connect on iOS
A NEW version of OpenVPN’s Connect app on iOS is now available and we want your help beta testing. Our latest software features new and improved user interface, which makes using the OpenVPN software easier than before.
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Biometric Security for Businesses
A password is supposed to help secure accounts and keep sensitive data protected — but the problem is that traditional passwords are often more of a liability than an asset because employees don’t heed the warnings. Employees often reuse passwords, neglect changing their passwords, leave the default password, or use weak passwords. In fact, a
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