Small and medium businesses generally do not think about cyber security, and if they do, they don’t think it will happen to them. According to a KPMG study that surveyed 1,000 small companies in the UK, 51% said that they do not believe a cyber breach will happen to them. Yet, 60% of the companies

The online world can feel like the Wild West. With digital threats lurking at every corner, it's easy to feel vulnerable. Enter ethical hackers — our very own cybersecurity sheriffs. Unlike malicious hackers, these professionals use their skills for good, working diligently to identify and fix

Editor's note: This article was originally published in May. Because online censorship is constantly evolving, some of the countries' rankings may not be entirely accurate anymore. For an update on countries' online censorship, please see our Live Updates page.  Do you know what internet

Have you heard of Bitcoin? It’s almost a rhetorical question in today’s market. Bitcoin continues to gain mainstream popularity and is discussed constantly in the media. However, that doesn’t mean everyone understands what it is. In fact, most people don’t. The nature of the technology on

Google Docs and YouTube are among the many free Google products available. YouTube offers a wide variety of individual and corporate user-generated videos and allows users to view, comment and/or share them with others. Similarly, Google Docs is a web-based software office suite within the

Metaverse. You’ll probably have heard the word from Big Tech companies like Meta, Microsoft, and Google. But what exactly is it? What will it look like? And how could it change our lives? The metaverse is a network of 3D virtual reality worlds that are currently under construction. When they’re

In an era when digital tools are as integral to education as textbooks and lectures, ChatGPT stands out as a potentially revolutionary asset for students. Its ability to help in a wide range of academic pursuits — including research, writing, and language learning — makes it a one-stop-shop for

Have you ever been harassed in the street? Received a crass message on a dating app? Had a coworker make a comment about your appearance that just didn't sit right? You're not alone. With the #MeToo movement, it’s easy to log onto X (formerly Twitter) or Facebook and see just how many women

Important update since this report was published: DASAN Zhone Solutions sent us their comment on the report. We attach it "as is" at the end of this page. Overview: We executed an all-encompassing evaluation of a variety of GPON home routers. It is known that a significant number of

vpnMentor has teamed up with cybersecurity firm ClearSky to release this report. Following the protests that broke out in December 2017, the Iranian government cracked down on internet usage and blocked popular social media sites like Twitter and Telegram. In response, many Iranians began to

If you’ve ever gone into technical mumbo-jumbo while using a VPN, you might have seen terms such as OpenVPN over TCP or OpenVPN over UDP. You might know that OpenVPN is the most secure VPN protocol. But what about TCP and UDP? What are these terms and what do they mean? Let’s understand what TCP

VNC (Virtual Network Computing) and VPN (Virtual Private Network) may sound similar, but they are in fact quite different. Virtual Network Computing is used on computers to view and control other machines remotely over a network connection. It is extremely useful for using a desktop on the road or

Fake reviews on e-commerce sites like Amazon mislead consumers and can short-change businesses. With fake reviews flooding Amazon’s platform by the millions, spotting them is becoming increasingly important if you don’t want to get ripped off. That’s why I’ve written a step-by-step guide on how

DeleteMe is a subscription-based service that helps remove private information from the web. But is it worth paying for something you could probably do yourself? And does it work as promised? I reviewed each aspect of this data removal program to ensure it works. For context, there is a massive

TikTok is the latest social media app to grab the attention - and eyeballs - of children around the globe. The app is a fun and mostly innocent way of creating and curating short video content that you and your kids can share with friends and family. But just because TikTok has a lot of

If you have ever taken interest in the Great Firewall of China, you have probably heard of Shadowsocks. It is often mistaken for a VPN-based technology — but while some of the functions overlap, Shadowsocks and VPNs are two completely different things. This article will help you understand the

vpnMentor’s research team discovered a hack affecting 80 million American households. Known hacktivists Noam Rotem and Ran Locar discovered an unprotected database impacting up to 65% of US households. Hosted by a Microsoft cloud server, the 24 GB database includes the number of people living

Dalil is the biggest phone directory in Saudi Arabia. With more than 5 million downloads, Dalil is the 13th most popular communications app in the Kingdom. For context, this is where Viber and Telegram rank in the US. 96% of its users are in Saudi Arabia; the remainder are in Egypt and other

The demand for VPN services in Utah skyrocketed on Monday, May 1, and Tuesday, May 2, 2023, as the most visited adult website in the United States banned users from the state from accessing their website. On May 1, 2023, Pornhub enforced a block on all Utah IP addresses, two days before the

We’ve created a glossary of cybersecurity terms to help you better understand the technical subjects covered in our data breach reports and blog content. We cover an array of subtopics, including (but not limited to) hacking, the biggest threats, and the government agencies responsible for

Revenge porn is a uniquely modern phenomenon that shines a light on a fundamental flaw in how we approach consent, the internet, and acceptable behaviors in dating and relationships. Equivalent to ‘digital rape,’ the nonconsensual sharing of sexual media can ruin lives - and often does. But