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5 common VPN myths busted

Malwarebytes

Virtual Private Networks ( VPN s) are popular but often misunderstood. VPNs are for illegal activity. Some people think that VPNs are only useful for doing things like torrenting, accessing geo-locked content, or getting around work/school/government firewalls. I don’t need a mobile VPN.

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The War in Technology: A Digital Iron Curtain Goes Up

SecureWorld News

And it might have been prepared for this moment, years ago, as a surveillance tool. It's easy to put surveillance on telecoms if you have a foothold," Kubecka said. WaPost : Depriving rivals of American-made technology also threatens the future global prospects of an industry that has driven U.S.

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IT threat evolution Q1 2024

SecureList

This RAT allows an attacker to surveil and harvest sensitive data from a target computer. What caught our attention was the sophisticated infection chain that makes use of several advanced technologies that set it apart from other banking Trojans.

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SHARED INTEL: New book on cyber warfare foreshadows attacks on elections, remote workers

The Last Watchdog

Learning about how hackers were able to intercept drone feed video from CIA observation drones during the war in Iraq, for instance, tells us a lot about how tenuous sophisticated surveillance technology really can be, out in the Internet wild. LW: What key technologies and processes will come into play?

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Advanced threat predictions for 2023

SecureList

The cyber-offense ecosystem still appears to be shaken by the sudden demise of NSO Group; at the same time, these activities indicate to us that we’ve only seen the tip of the iceberg when it comes to commercial-grade mobile surveillance tooling. APT targeting turns toward satellite technologies, producers and operators.

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Top VC Firms in Cybersecurity of 2022

eSecurity Planet

As a leading VC, BVP offers budding companies plenty to consider, with a set of roadmaps and tools for today’s technologies and market complexities. Notable cybersecurity exits for the company include AVG Technologies, Cognitive Security, OpenDNS, and Carbon Black. Read more : Best Next-Generation Firewall (NGFW) Vendors.