Security Boulevard

AUGUST 5, 2024

In the title of this post, keep in mind the keyword is may; as a forewarning, this is not a post that definitively says you must use a VPN regardless of the circumstances… because that is simply not true. From a privacy lens, VPNs are niche tools - once some criteria are met, they can prove useful in some circumstances.

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Identity IQ

OCTOBER 7, 2024

Understanding Data Privacy: Keeping Your Data Secure IdentityIQ With the rise of online platforms, social media, and e-commerce, personal information has become more vulnerable to mishandling and exploitation. Data privacy is the cornerstone of helping protect your personal information from unauthorized access or exposure.

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The Last Watchdog

FEBRUARY 11, 2019

When government agencies and international intelligence groups pooled together resources to gather user data, the VPN’s encryption seemed like the light at the end of the tunnel. Related: California enacts pioneering privacy law. All telecoms companies will have to build tools in order to bypass their own encryption.

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Identity IQ

MARCH 11, 2021

When inputting personal data, always make sure the URL is secure by making sure it starts with [link] The Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure (HTTPS) designation indicates that the connection is encrypted and secure. Use a VPN . Use Identity Theft Protection or Credit Monitoring Services .

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eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

Surfshark and ExpressVPN are both popular VPNs for individuals and home office setups. Surfshark is a highly affordable solution with many useful features for basic and advanced VPN needs. ExpressVPN offers strong security and privacy for customers who are willing to pay more for a quality solution. 5 Security and privacy: 4.7/5

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Security Affairs

APRIL 8, 2022

Data encryption. In the cloud era, data encryption is more important than ever. Hackers are constantly finding new ways to access data, and encrypting your data makes it much more difficult for them to do so. It is also important to make sure that your data is encrypted both in motion and at rest.

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IT Security Guru

JUNE 30, 2021

Password vaults, also described as password managers, are encrypted vaults that digitally store usernames and passwords. Organizations that are considering enhancing IAM also note the challenges that accompany the virtual private network (VPN) model. While VPNs create a trusted zone, they have their own set of vulnerabilities.

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Security Boulevard

JULY 10, 2023

The framework also supports the implementation of security concepts such as encryption, digital signatures, and authentication. PKI is composed of these key components: Public and private keys : The public key is used for encryption, and the corresponding private key is for decryption. 

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SecureList

NOVEMBER 23, 2023

VPN services on the rise A VPN creates an encrypted tunnel that effectively conceals user traffic from internet service providers and potential snoopers, thus reducing the number of parties that can access user data even on public Wi-Fi.

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Security Affairs

JULY 29, 2022

Even if you do click on that email and enter a few credentials, if your bank, work VPN, or other access point requires MFA (especially with tokenization, biometrics, or location-based entry), chances are those credentials won’t be enough, and hackers will move on to easier targets.

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Security Affairs

MAY 12, 2021

Data Storage: Evaluates the risks around the vendor’s data storage and data retention capabilities to understand how effective they are in keeping sensitive data safe and secure. Critical capabilities analyzed should include transport-level encryption, encryption at rest, access control mechanisms, etc.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 13, 2020

As an example, we could use communications between systems that are not properly encrypted. Improper encryption. Hackers or other malicious sources can intercept poorly encrypted communications on the web. Hackers can use this window of opportunity to steal the data. It can be prevented through the use of an online VPN.

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Security Affairs

MAY 3, 2021

A VPN app is an easy-to-use solution that will encrypt information about your traffic. Hacking Well, this is the top reason behind approximately half of the data breaches in the world. He holds a degree of Computer Science from Iqra University and specializes in Information Security & Data Privacy.

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McAfee

JANUARY 28, 2020

It’s Data Privacy Day and when it comes down to it, most of us don’t know exactly how many organizations have our data—let alone how it’s being collected or what it is being used for. Don’t use public Wi-Fi hotspots without using a VPN for encryption. Public Wi-Fi can be a place for data interception.

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eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 13, 2021

The solution includes cloud sandboxing technology, preventing zero-day threats, and full disk encryption capability for enhanced data protection. ESET Protect Advanced complies with data regulation thanks to full disk encryption capabilities on Windows and macOS. Get started today! Learn more about ESET PROTECT Advanced.

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IT Security Guru

MAY 7, 2024

Data Sharing and Data Privacy Tools You should also limit what you share online. You can also take advantage of tools like VPNs and secure browsers. A VPN hides your IP address and encrypts your connection, preventing internet tracking, which brokers rely on.

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SiteLock

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

Website Backup: Website backups help customers encrypt a snapshot of their website’s important files, folders, and databases. SSLs ultimately provide more (and better) security to the data which is transferred between a web browser and server.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JUNE 7, 2023

In addition, few companies can provide access to password management software or VPNs to protect their internet connection and credentials and maintain security on rogue Wi-Fi networks. Statistics also reveal that only 17% of small businesses encrypt their data, which is alarming.

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McAfee

MAY 20, 2021

The terms ‘ data sovereignty’ , ‘ data residency’ and ‘ data localization’ are a source of confusion for most people. They are effectively three degrees of a single concept: how data privacy impacts cross-border data flows. 8] Let’s take for instance the use of a VPN to protect privacy.

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The Security Ledger

JULY 31, 2018

In this Security Ledger Conversations Video, we speak with Sudhakar Ramakrishna, the CEO of the firm Pulse Secure on that company’s journey from Juniper Networks’ remote access business unit to a thriving, independent company selling secure access technology to firms with on premises, cloud and mobile deployments. Technology has.

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Malwarebytes

APRIL 9, 2025

For example, 89% of people agreed or strongly agreed that they are concerned about my personal data being used inappropriately by corporations, and another 72% agreed or strongly agreed that they are concerned about my personal data being accessed and used inappropriately by the government. The anxieties are easy to trace.

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Security Affairs

MAY 2, 2022

Turn off automatic connections to route each device via your VPN-secured WiFi router. Secure Your Network with a VPN. Let’s work on the principle that if you have to supply data, you can at least make sure it gets to the intended, hopefully secure, data storage facility via a secure route.

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Security Boulevard

NOVEMBER 23, 2023

Transport Layer Security (TLS), also called  Secure Sockets Layer  (SSL), is a security protocol that encrypts data exchanged between two points on the internet (e.g., TLS is essential for protecting sensitive customer data and business-critical information. a web server and a browser). while the server supports TLS 1.3.

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