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Best Internet Security Suites & Software for 2022

eSecurity Planet

Malware is one of the biggest threats businesses face, and with nearly a third of all malware coming through the internet and email, businesses and consumers alike need ways to protect themselves. This guide covers the major categories of internet security suites and includes a few of the top options for each. Key Features of a VPN.

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Are Western Sanctions Undermining Russian Civilians’ Efforts To Obtain Accurate News Via VPNs?

Joseph Steinberg

According to a report published by The Washington Post , downloads by Russians of the 10 most popular VPN applications jumped from fewer than 15,000 per day just before the Russian invasion of Ukraine to a current figure of over 300,000 a day – even reaching as high as 475,000 per day at one point during the current military campaign.

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Oops! Simple Typo Causes Over 100,000 Sensitive US Military Emails To Be Delivered To Pro-Russia Government Of Mali

Joseph Steinberg

In fact, in all likelihood, the military had systems to prevent such mis-transmissions – but something went amiss; perhaps emails sent by government contractors and/or traveling military personnel were not properly directed via VPN to pass through the necessary DLP systems?

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Swatting-as-a-Service is a growing and complicated problem to solve

Malwarebytes

Using the anonymity provided by Telegram , caller ID spoofing, and voices generated by Artificial Intelligence (AI), a person or group of persons calling themselves Torswats is suspected to be behind dozens, if not hundreds of swatting incidents. Keep your online privacy by using Malwarebytes Privacy VPN.

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Why BYOD Is the Favored Ransomware Backdoor

eSecurity Planet

This category also includes routers, switches, and Internet of Things (IoT) devices that can’t install traditional endpoint protection such as antivirus (AV) or endpoint detection and response (EDR) solutions. NGFWs can decrypt and inspect VPN traffic to monitor file exfiltration as well as detect increased and anomalous traffic.

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What is SASE? Secure Access Service Service Edge Explained

eSecurity Planet

The trends to adopt Internet of Things (IoT) devices, remote work , and cloud resources drastically increase the amount of communication outside of the traditional network that needs to be secured. This trend spreads out data center risk over the internet and increases the potential vectors for attack. What Is SASE?

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Security in 2020: Revisited

Schneier on Security

Employees already have their laptops configured just the way they like them, and they don't want another one just for getting through the corporate VPN. Others, like Internet-enabled game machines or digital cameras, are truly special purpose. Similarly, connecting objects to the Internet will soon be cheap enough to be viable.