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Brute force attack: What it is and how to prevent it
A brute force attack is exactly what it sounds like: instead of looking for a secret way into your accounts, attackers just try thousands of different combinations until they find one that works. Thes...
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Why software security audits matter
Software is at the heart of how most organizations run today. It keeps things moving, helps teams work efficiently, and connects businesses with their customers. But as useful as software is, it also ...
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NAT “firewall”: Everything you need to know about network security
Network Address Translation (NAT) is a feature built into most routers, helping to manage traffic between your devices and the internet. It rewrites private IP addresses into a public one, making sure...
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Can a PDF have a virus? How to stay safe
PDFs are everywhere: invoices, resumes, e-books, tickets, and reports. But here’s the thing: not every PDF is safe. Some are infected with malware that can quietly install spyware, steal your logins...
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BYOD security: What it is and why it matters
Using a personal phone or laptop for work can be convenient and often saves companies the cost of buying extra hardware. But letting personal devices into the workplace also brings new security challe...
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Q&A: Hong Phuc Dang, on the world-changing potential of FOSS
Hong Phuc Dang is the founder of FOSSASIA, which develops open-source software and hardware with a global developer community from its base in Asia. The organization also holds open technology events....
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Q&A: Mark T. Hofmann, on the psychology of cybercrime
Mark T. Hofmann is a highly-acclaimed business psychologist, crime and intelligence analyst, and expert in behavioral and cyber profiling. A sought-after speaker, consultant, and trainer in the cybers...
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Cybersecurity lessons: A PATH vulnerability in Windows
Editor’s note: This post is part of our series for cybersecurity professionals and hobbyists, written by ExpressVPN's cybersecurity team. In one of our regular security audits of ExpressVPN applica...
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Q&A with wolfSSL, the team behind Lightway’s cryptography
When we created Lightway, our groundbreaking VPN protocol, security and privacy were our top priorities. We chose to incorporate wolfSSL, a well-established, open-source cryptography library that has ...
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This congressman wants to turn Taiwan into a blockchain island. We asked him how.
It’s been over ten years since the birth of Bitcoin, and while many cryptocurrencies have come and gone, the technology under it all, blockchain, has proved resilient to the fads and failed ICOs. On...
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