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News Alert: i2Coalition launches ‘VPN Trust Initiative’ to promote VPN operators’ best practices

The Last Watchdog

26, 2023 — The Internet Infrastructure Coalition (i2Coalition) launched the VPN Trust Initiative (VTI) in 2020 to establish a baseline for how virtual private network (VPN) providers should operate. Advertising Practices: Given the complexity and different use cases for VPNs, claims must not mislead.

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Best Enterprise VPN Solutions for 2021

eSecurity Planet

Enter VPN technology. One longtime cybersecurity solution for small teams up to global enterprise networks is virtual private networks (VPN). VPNs offer clients an encrypted access channel to remote networks through a tunneling protocol and can obfuscate the client’s IP address. Top VPN products. Encrypt.me.

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The Origins and History of the Dark Web

Identity IQ

February 2011: Ross Ulbricht Creates the Silk Road Marketplace “I created Silk Road because I thought the idea for the website itself had value, and that bringing Silk Road into being was the right thing to do. The hidden service gained traction in 2011 and then hit the mainstream when a Gawker article about the site was published.

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Multiple schools hit by Vice Society ransomware attack

Malwarebytes

According to the BBC, the data includes: Passport scans of both pupils and parents which date back to 2011. If you require a VPN to access it, ensure the VPN is locked down with MFA and other security measures appropriate to your network too. Backups are the last line of defence against an attack that encrypts your data.

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Key aerospace player Safran Group leaks sensitive data

Security Affairs

It is crucial to ensure that leaked keys are in longer bit-lengths and encoded using secure encryption/hashing algorithms. Additionally, the company should consider whether the platform needs to be accessible through the internet or only through a VPN, which would provide an additional layer of security.

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Future Focused: A Safer Way to Expose Private Server Names

Cisco Security

It’s a new protocol that encrypts the DNS request to keep bad actors from discovering or altering domain names or snooping on users’ internet destinations. We’re fans: in fact, Cisco Umbrella has supported Encrypted DNS since 2011. The difference: with VPNs, most enterprise traffic goes through a single tunnel.

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The Hacker Mind Podcast: Hacking the Art of Invisibility

ForAllSecure

It's a process of protecting critical information through encryption and being aware of the potential for eavesdropping on conversations. In 2011, there a was user in a chat room by the name of altoid, like the mint. Anyone talking about it in 2011 most likely had inside information. You need a VPN. And he had.

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