If you’re visiting the country, you can’t use international streaming platforms due to geo-restrictions, either. Vietnamese people might also find certain local content inaccessible from outside the country. My team and I tested 80+ VPNs for Vietnam and found a few that work reliably. My shortlisted VPNs protect you from hackers and snoops with top-tier encryption and no-logs policies. You also get fast servers worldwide to use your international streaming accounts in Vietnam....

Moreover, your online activity might not be private. New Zealand is a member of the 5 Eyes Alliance (a group of countries exchanging information on their citizens). That means your data can be shared with other member states if requested. My team and I tested over 80 VPNs and found the best ones for New Zealand. They can easily bypass geoblocks (and offer you a New Zealand IP address) without compromising speed....

Jane Horvath is a known advocate for the transparent and privacy-oriented brand image that drives Apple, such as when Apple made an appearance (following a brief disappearance the year before) at CES and defended the company’s use of encryption. What is Apple’s solution to counter unfair data collection? Jane Horvath stated, in a letter to the Ranking Digital Rights organization that Facebook will be aiming to monetize user profiles, going along with a new privacy feature that has caused advertising companies to object....

No Ransom Demands at the Moment Several affected users took to Reddit and the official Asustor forum to share details of their ordeal with Deadbolt ransomware. Many of them reported high disk activity as a result of the ransomware encrypting their files. Last month, Deadbolt infected QNAP NAS devices, with hackers demanding a ransom of 0.03 Bitcoin (about $1,150 at the time of writing) from each victim. They also tried to sell the vulnerability of the QNAP devices for three Bitcoin (about $115,000) and a master decryption key at a price of 50 Bitcoin (around $1....

Your traffic obfuscation technology allows users to hide the fact that they’re using a VPN. Please explain how this is done and why is it an advantage over your competitors? Traffic obfuscation is done via an XOR patch, which basically scrambles each buffer of traffic that is sent between the OpenVPN client and server. There are more advanced methods such as OBFS4, but that adds additional overhead and a separate client and server need to be run again....

China uses this mechanism to control its national internet and limit people’s access to information. The list of taboo topics is ever-growing, significantly reducing people’s right to freedom of expression. Chinese citizens or those traveling to the country can get around the Firewall by using a Virtual Private Network (VPN). While unregistered VPN providers are officially banned in China, people aren’t persecuted for use. However, there are some tips and tricks for using a VPN you should know:...

Tell us about Covata and how you got involved in data security? Covata got its start developing a solution for the Australian Department of Defense to enable secure battlefield communications. The resulting technology was a very powerful and secure approach for end-to-end encryption of data, with identity-based encryption keys. Basically, information is always encrypted and it can only be decrypted by authorized users, not someone who happens to intercept the data or who breaks into the system where the information is stored....

The discussion even turned up a humorous (yet informative) image posted by ‘user Luuuuuis’ that portrays how dangerous compromised components can be: Image posted by user Luuuuuis: https://github.com/veged/coa/issues/99 A substantial amount of companies and software developers utilize some of the NPM open-source packages for their projects. These packages are not sufficiently secure, which can lead to cases like this. A small compromised component in a package like this can have overarching domino effect consequences for organizations that are undertaking large projects and using these packages somewhere in the process....

Facebook describes its investment as a starting point for the long road ahead. The fund is officially called the XR Programs and Research Fund. The company aims to work with policymakers, experts, and industry partners to bring the metaverse to life. Currently, Facebook’s biggest metaverse program is a platform called Horizon Workrooms, which allows people to have VR meetings. The open beta version of the Workrooms is available for free on Oculus Quest 2....

The Scam an April Fools’ Joke On April 1, Deliveroo decided to play an April Fools’ day prank on its French customers. The company sent fake confirmation emails to thousands of its app users. The confirmation email included the customers’ first name. And stated that they had ordered 38 anchovy pizzas at a total price of €466.40. It also stated that Deliveroo would throw in 50 sachets of spicy sauce for free as a loyalty bonus....

Ransomware Attack Details In a statement published yesterday, Toll Group confirmed that it had been the victim of a ransomware attack. Toll Group is an Australian transportation and logistics company operating in more than 1,200 locations across 50 countries. It has operations in road, rail, sea, air and warehousing and has over 44,000 employees. The attack occurred Friday last week and caused major disruptions to their services. Since then, Toll has discovered that the ransomware involved in Friday’s attack was a new variant of the Mailto ransomware....

WordPress is a web-based content management system that is used to set up websites by millions of people globally. GoDaddy has over 20 million customers around the world and allows them to host their own WordPress installs on their servers. While the company said it found out about the incident on November 17, it believes that actors behind it began exploiting the vulnerability back in September. GoDaddy also provided some information on the compromised customer data....

Team Finance is a decentralized finance (DeFi) platform that allows projects to lock their liquidity to prevent a “rug pull.” The company locks tokens in non-custodial smart contracts. Team Finance said it is working with different security and blockchain investigation companies to assess the situation and find a solution. It has also reached out to the unidentified hacker, urging them to get in touch “to discuss possible resolutions.” Meanwhile, the hacker’s wallet address has been blacklisted on Etherscan and has been shared with crypto exchanges....

The attackers compromised a BAYC employee’s login credentials to access the server and post phishing links. This incident adds to a growing list of high-profile cyberattacks against NFT holders and marketplaces in 2022. Details of the Phishing Attack on BAYC’s Discord Server The attackers hacked into BAYC’s Discord server on Saturday, June 4. According to blockchain analyst NFTherder, the hackers compromised the account of the project’s community manager, Boris Vagner....

Slack itself incorporates many enterprise-level security measures to ensure a secure environment, including ISO and SOC security certifications, HIPAA and FINRA compliance certifications, and a robust GDPR data management program. Users at the corporate and individual level can do several things to further ensure the security of the data they send on Slack: Read our full article below to learn more about Slack safety and security. It isn’t just small companies that love Slack....

However, there’s a way to safely tweet from China. Premium VPNs mask your IP address and let you quickly access your Twitter account. My team and I tested 50+ VPNs to find the best ones. They encrypt your traffic to keep your internet data safe from snoops and have ample global servers to access the content you need anywhere. My top choice for unblocking Twitter from China is ExpressVPN. It has a vast network of obfuscated servers to access your favorite services securely....

I found out that the 2-year plan gets you all the same things the 3-year one did for the same monthly price. You get access to the same vast server network and fast speeds to unblock global content without interruptions. Plus, your connected devices are protected by the same great security and privacy features (like Threat Protection and Dark Web Monitor) to keep you safe online. If you want to test whether the 2-year plan is right for you, you can try NordVPN for free....

Both ExpressVPN and IPVanish have an app you can download onto your Fire TV Stick. We used ExpressVPN as an example in the following steps. Install a VPN on Your Router To protect all your home devices in one go, you can also install your VPN on your router. However, to do this you need to change the firmware on your router, this is called flashing. Not all routers are suitable for flashing so make sure you have the right router....

Unfortunately, since CTV streaming is only available for viewers in Canada, you’ll miss out on some of your favorite TV content if you’re outside the country – unless you use a high-quality virtual private network (VPN). By changing your apparent location, a good VPN makes it easy to bypass network geo-restrictions. You’ll have instant, reliable access to CTV and all the best Canadian TV channels from anywhere in the world....

Season 9 of Chicago Fire is available exclusively on the US TV network, NBC. Unfortunately, you can only stream and watch NBC if you’re located in the US. It’s not all doom and gloom, though. A VPN allows you to bypass geo-restrictions and watch great shows on NBC from any location you choose. In this article, we’ll recommend the best VPNs for streaming great content like Chicago Fire Season 9 on NBC from anywhere....