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MY TAKE: How consumer-grade VPNs are enabling individuals to do DIY security

The Last Watchdog

I’ve written this countless times: keep your antivirus updated, click judiciously, practice good password hygiene. The top B2C VPNs proved to be very clever and effective at differentiating themselves from one another and very successful at marketing their services. Related: Privacy war: Apple vs. Facebook. Surfshark is not alone.

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Norton 360 Now Comes With a Cryptominer

Krebs on Security

Norton 360 , one of the most popular antivirus products on the market today, has installed a cryptocurrency mining program on its customers’ computers. “How on Earth could anyone at Norton think that adding crypto mining within a security product would be a good thing? These fees are not set by Norton.”