As people around the United States reacquaint themselves with normal life, there's one glaring social issue that the COVID-19 pandemic seems to have relegated to the backburner: school crime. Such an important problem deserves a comprehensive data-driven guide. That's why we're bringing you 100+

Data privacy and security are in a peculiar state in recent years. We’re currently experiencing an unprecedented level of threats targeting our data, whether that’s vulnerable big data stores or hacking attacks. Yet, in the same breath, cybersecurity practices, regulations, technologies, and

Introduction Being able to connect to the internet with ease via free Wifi has become an essential factor for the modern traveler, freelancer, and digital nomads when deciding their next destination. Whether you’re in one of these groups, or just constantly running out of mobile data, not

The threat of Coronavirus means many of us must continue to support Black Lives Matter online. Unfortunately, fighting social justice issues online isn’t always a risk-free protest in itself. Are you looking for a way to stay safe as you continue to fight for Black rights online? Well, don’t

What new knowledge did you gain whilst writing the book? About 5-6 years ago I became interested in the subject of identity theft because it was in the news so frequently, and appeared to be morphing well beyond just a threat to a credit card or bank account. I did a lot of research and discovered

vpnMentor's research team has discovered a data breach related to McGraw Hill, an education publishing company based in the USA. McGraw Hill’s online education platform is used by universities across the USA and Canada to host and facilitate online classes. As a result, 100,000s students were

The vpnMentor cybersecurity team recently stumbled upon over 50GB of personal data listed on the clear web. The information belonged to the customers and employees of at least 29 Israeli transportation and forwarding companies, according to the post. A group of hackers listed the trove of data

Internet restrictions have tightened around the world. Governments are more concerned about the use of OpenVPNs and are doing whatever it takes to outwit their restrictions. The Great Firewall of China is pretty effective at blocking VPN providers from inside and outside its borders. Of course,

Knowing how to download YouTube videos is useful for when you have no internet connection, want to watch videos without buffering, or need to save data. You can also download videos for projects or traveling to countries where YouTube is blocked (like China). YouTube Premium lets you download

What can you tell us about the PrimeSec team? At Primesec, we believe that service should be conducted at the field and not just theoretically. The company’s managers and employees are all academically educated and highly experienced in the fields of law and computer sciences, well versed in

Rassoul Ghaznavi-zadeh, author of "kali linux – Hacking tools introduction", has been an IT security consultant since 1999. He started as a network and security engineer, gathering knowledge on enterprise businesses, security governance, and standards and frameworks such as ISO, COBIT, HIPPA, SOC

What new subjects does the third edition of your book deal with? The third edition maintains the goal of presenting in a systematic albeit accessible fashion all the issues related to the security of electronic transactions and payments. Obviously, I gave  more attention to mobile commerce and

What made you write this book? In 2013 when Conrad and I decided to write the book, there were hardly any books on the subject of Bitcoin or cryptocurrencies (and certainly no books that went into any meaningful technical depth). Of course, in the year and a half that it took to go from concept to

What made you write this book? The reason I chose to write this book was because hacking is increasingly becoming a threat as we move more and more of our life online. Nowadays companies and individuals both store very important files and information in online databases. As well as use their

What made you write this book? There are many annual reports on cybersecurity, but most are very technical and extremely boring to read for the average person who is not a cybersecurity professional. I thought it would be fun to write a short, non-technical book that anyone could read and gain a

In this interview, Sean and Devin give vpnMentor readers a sneak preview into their book, which covers topics like why you need a secret email address; how to keep your kids safe online; how to spot email malware; how to avoid ransomware; what not to do ever on public Wifi And more! Why did you

What made you write Hacked Again? As a small business owner and security expert, I was naive in thinking I was immune to a cyber hack. After all, I regularly presented at security events, wrote on the subject frequently and taught others how to steer clear from online attacks. After my business

What's inspired you to write CompTIA Security+ Guide to Network Security Fundamentals? My general interest in security came through my work in teaching network security for many years.  At one time security was called "network security" because it was envisioned that we should use the computer

I wrote the book because I found that senior leaders in both the public and private sector were looking at cybersecurity as a technical problem rather than a risk management issue. I feel the book helps executives at all levels better understand the cyber risk environment and gives them the

We wrote this book because we think that it's really important for people to understand both the technical, computer science issues behind electronic privacy and security and the legal and public policy issues. We felt that there were a lot of books that did a good job of opening up one or the

Malware Threats by Saiful Hassan is a new book (published June 2017) that takes you through various security threats – from social media to your bank account – and how you can protect yourself from them. We sat down with the author, Saiful Hassan, to see why he wrote this book and how it can