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Protect yourself on public networks with this decentralized VPN deal

Protecting your personal gear, or professional data, from the multitude of threats online means you need all the tools you can get. This discreet digital protection tool gives you peace of mind for $349.
- BleepingComputer Deals
- August 28, 2022
- 08:14 AM
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Cisco fixes critical remote code execution bug in VPN routers

Cisco has fixed critical security vulnerabilities affecting Small Business VPN routers and enabling unauthenticated, remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or commands and trigger denial of service (DoS) conditions on vulnerable devices.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- August 03, 2022
- 01:26 PM
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Windows 11 Subsystem for Android can now use VPN-assigned IPs

Microsoft has released an update for the Windows Subsystem for Android, allowing all Windows 11 Insiders to use their VPN's IP address with Android apps.
- Lawrence Abrams
- July 06, 2022
- 06:40 PM
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June Windows preview updates fix VPN, RDP, RRAS, and Wi-Fi issues

The optional Windows update previews released by Microsoft this week come with more than the regular performance improvements and bug fixes.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- June 24, 2022
- 06:11 AM
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Recent Windows Server updates break VPN, RDP, RRAS connections

This month's Windows Server updates are causing a wide range of issues for administrators, including VPN and RDP connectivity problems on servers with Routing and Remote Access Service (RRAS) enabled.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- June 20, 2022
- 02:20 PM
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New Vytal Chrome extension hides location info that your VPN can't

A new Google Chrome browser extension called Vytal prevents webpages from using programming APIs to find your geographic location leaked, even when using a VPN.
- Lawrence Abrams
- June 12, 2022
- 01:25 PM
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Surfshark, ExpressVPN pull out of India over data retention laws

Surfshark announced today they are shutting down its VPN (virtual private network) services in India in response to the new requirements in the country that demand all providers to keep customer logs for 180 days.
- Bill Toulas
- June 07, 2022
- 10:05 PM
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SideWinder hackers plant fake Android VPN app in Google Play Store

Phishing campaigns attributed to an advanced threat actor called SideWinder involved a fake VPN app for Android devices published on Google Play Store along with a custom tool that filters victims for better targeting.
- Ionut Ilascu
- June 01, 2022
- 09:10 AM
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FBI warns of hackers selling credentials for U.S. college networks

Cybercriminals are offering to sell for thousands of U.S. dollars network access credentials for higher education institutions based in the United States.
- Ionut Ilascu
- May 27, 2022
- 04:26 PM
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Protect your devices anywhere with this portable VPN, Firewall deal

As remote work and working anywhere becomes the norm, protecting data and blocking malicious actors will become more of a challenge. The Deeper Connect Mini Decentralized VPN & Firewall Hardware gives you tools to fight it for $349.
- BleepingComputer Deals
- May 17, 2022
- 07:17 AM
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Hackers are exploiting critical bug in Zyxel firewalls and VPNs

Hackers have started to exploit a recently patched critical vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2022-30525, that affects Zyxel firewall and VPN devices for businesses.
- Ionut Ilascu
- May 15, 2022
- 02:47 PM
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SonicWall ‘strongly urges’ admins to patch SSLVPN SMA1000 bugs

SonicWall "strongly urges" customers to patch several high-risk security flaws impacting its Secure Mobile Access (SMA) 1000 Series line of products that can let attackers bypass authorization and, potentially, compromise unpatched appliances.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- May 13, 2022
- 11:38 AM
- 0
Hands on with Microsoft Edge's new built-in VPN feature

Edge's Secure Network is powered by Cloudflare - one of the most trusted DNS hosts in the industry - and it aims to protect your device and sensitive data as you browse. The feature is in the early stage of development available to select users in Edge Canary and it's not a full-fledged VPN service offered in browsers like Opera.
- Mayank Parmar
- April 28, 2022
- 07:25 PM
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Palo Alto Networks firewalls, VPNs vulnerable to OpenSSL bug

American cybersecurity company Palo Alto Networks warned customers on Wednesday that some of its firewall, VPN, and XDR products are vulnerable to a high severity OpenSSL infinite loop bug disclosed three weeks ago
- Sergiu Gatlan
- April 06, 2022
- 05:37 PM
- 0
Zyxel patches critical bug affecting firewall and VPN devices

Network equipment company Zyxel has updated the firmware of several of its business-grade firewall and VPN products to address a critical-severity vulnerability that could give attackers administrator-level access to affected devices.
- Ionut Ilascu
- March 31, 2022
- 03:02 PM
- 0
VPN provider bans BitTorrent after getting sued by film studios

"No logs" VPN provider TorGuard has reached a legal settlement with over two dozen movie studios that sued the company for encouraging piracy and copyright infringement. In the settlement, TorGuard has agreed to block BitTorrent traffic for its users.
- Ax Sharma
- March 12, 2022
- 11:01 AM
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Always have a firewall handy with this hardware VPN deal

As we become more mobile and hybrid work becomes the norm, having protection when connecting to unfamiliar networks is crucial. For $299, the Deeper Connect Nano Decentralized VPN offers that protection.
- BleepingComputer Deals
- February 21, 2022
- 07:16 AM
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ExpressVPN offering $100,000 to first person who hacks its servers

ExpressVPN has updated its bug bounty program to make it more inviting to ethical hackers, now offering a one-time $100,000 bug bounty to whoever can compromise its systems.
- Bill Toulas
- February 08, 2022
- 11:18 AM
- 0
Europol shuts down VPN service used by ransomware groups

Law enforcement authorities from 10 countries took down VPNLab.net, a VPN service provider used by ransomware operators and malware actors.
- Bill Toulas
- January 18, 2022
- 06:55 AM
- 0
New Windows KB5009543, KB5009566 updates break L2TP VPN connections

Windows 10 users and administrators report problems making L2TP VPN connections after installing the recent Windows 10 KB5009543 and Windows 11 KB5009566 cumulative updates.
- Lawrence Abrams
- January 12, 2022
- 10:40 AM
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