Alcide is the lesser-known name of Hercules, the gatekeeper of Olympus. The Greek hero keeps a constant and watchful eye over Mount Olympus — from its base to its summit — in search of intruders. Inspired by our namesake Alcide is the gatekeeper to your cloud enterprise operations, where the crown

Tell us a bit about yourself and your background before starting a vpn service. How did you get started as a VPN service? I've been an entrepreneur for over 15 years. Amongst projects that I have started there are numerous affiliate programs, file-hosting and peer-to-peer services service,

In my discussion with Peter Martini, the President of iboss, he outlines the current trends driving the secure web gateway market, and security software in general. He also outlines several approaches taken by traditional secure web gateway providers and explains why they fall short and cannot

What makes Deceptive Bytes unique? Most cyber companies these days are using AI and machine learning, but these systems are complex, require massive amounts of data and are vulnerable even to small changes and errors. Furthermore, attackers are using the same technologies to counteract the

vpnMentor: Please tell us about your personal background and the companies you're involved in. Lets not start in the middle ages, we'll start when I got out of the military and founded a company which ended up being Terrogence in 2004. Terrogence took it upon itself to look for intelligence in the

Please tell us about your background as a company and as an individual. Our company was founded in 2011 by a bunch of tech geeks with a strong IT background. Five years ago the VPN industry wasn't well developed and people weren't too bothered about internet privacy, though it should have been a

Most of us are too busy having fun on social media to recognize the many dangers that lurk there. We have gotten into the habit of sharing everything, which could easily lead to significant information falling into the wrong hands. This is true both for our personal information as well as for

How did WhiteSource come together? WhiteSource was founded by three co-founders who’ve known each other from a previous company which was acquired by a large corporation in 2009. Back then, we were required to provide accounts for all the open-source components we were using in our software. We

Interview with Liz Kintzele at Golden Frog  on VyprVPN and the industry. Tell us about how you started Golden Frog and why it came to be? Golden Frog was founded in response to room 641a, an infamous room in San Francisco where the NSA was conducting surveillance on AT&T’s networks. We

"As the age of the workforce drops, employees expect all work-related functions and corporate information to be available on their phones or other mobile devices.” Perhaps more than anything else, this statement sums up the current state of corporate mobile computing today. However, as Mark Lorion,

While many people have heard of Bitcoins or cryptocurrency, far fewer people are familiar with the underlying technology called “blockchain.” However, blockchain and systems based on them are starting to get more and more attention – and not just for digital currencies. Peter Kirby, the Chief

What's inspired you to write this book? Motivation for writing the book came from the rapidly changing security and privacy environment in the early 2010s and how society grappled with the rise of cyber security threats. In many countries, including Australia, there was a general lack of debate on

What was your vision when founding Quttera? It all started with a team of enthusiasts. We were interested in information security and viruses. It was back in the days (it now sounds like pre-history) when desktop anti-virus solutions were the dominant front for fighting hacker attacks on personal

There is no doubt that user identity, authentication, and authorization is becoming increasingly critical to application development today. Most developers still implement these functions by building them from scratch or using very primitive identity frameworks. Matias Woloski, the CTO &

Let’s be honest – how many of us think about security risks as we race into a coffee shop to check our email or the latest sports scores? Unfortunately, there are a lot of bad guys out there who know the answer to that question. They are waiting to take advantage of the situation and attack our

What's brought you to focus on Connected cars security initially? Although Internet connectivity can make vehicles safer and more efficient, embedded connectivity exposes the vehicle to potential cyber attacks. Essentially, the more sophisticated vehicles become, the more prone they are to attack.

Pattrick de Schutter is a typical serial entrepreneur. He founded Allmansland, one of the first web agencies in Belgium back in 1994; A couple of years later he launched IP Netvertising, the first ad-sales house in Belgium, which was later sold to RTL; In addition, he also took part in a number of

Getting a blocked content message is such a frustrating experience. Luckily, there is a simple solution that will let you access all your favorite content, wherever you are. Read on to find out why you’re being locked out and how you can easily get past these geoblocks and back to watching your

Can an Airbnb host see my search history? Yes, one in five hosts monitors data while you use the WiFi (ResearchGate)1. Airbnb policies don’t require hosts to secure their networks, so anyone with access to the same connection could spy on you, steal your data, or even hack into your device. I'll

Hotel booking sites use your location to set prices, meaning you might pay more than someone in another country, which I think is very unfair. They also track your search history, so visiting a site multiple times from the same connection can increase prices. Can a VPN make hotel prices cheaper?

These days, the internet can feel like a bit of a minefield. Without the right protection, your online activity could be tracked, monitored, or even hacked. That’s where a VPN comes in — it’s an essential tool for keeping your browsing private and secure. Should a VPN be on or off on my phone