Search results for "vpn"

Here’s how French authorities arrested a user on ProtonMail

Imagine this; you stumble upon ProtonMail, an end-to-end encrypted email service founded in 2013 in Geneva, Switzerland by scientists who dedicated their time to produce the world’s largest secure email service. Naturally, users would expect to enjoy full confidentiality and anonymity, as privacy seems to be the main element behind ProtonMail. Yet, this isn’t the […]

4 key players driving POS terminals market revenue through 2027

Prominent players operating in the POS terminals market comprise of NEC Corporation, VeriFone Inc., Ingenico Group, PAR Technology Corporation, NCR Corporation, Posiflex Technology, Inc., and others. The global POS terminals market is poised to register appreciable gains through the forthcoming years, owing to the increasing adoption of corporate strategies such as mergers and acquisitions by […]

What is bandwidth throttling and how to stop it

If you are someone who enjoys “unlimited” data plans for your home internet, then you may be familiar with the phenomena of bandwidth throttling. Yes, it has a name, and that’s because it is deliberate and perfectly legal. You may not have known that, but what you also might not have known is that it […]

Zambia kills off the internet amid presidential elections

For authoritarianism to survive, it must learn to adapt.   While governments have been utilizing the latest tech to communicate with their people and understand their sentiment, the same tools are being used in a pervasive, yet subtle manner, in a bid to enforce repression among the public and remain in power.  An example of this could be seen as WhatsApp and other social media platforms are now being blocked in Zambia […]

Russian ER Telecom acquires Avantel for undisclosed sum

Russian provider ER Telecom, acquired on Tuesday 100 percent of the united group of companies, Avantel, a telecom operator in the Russian B2B market.  ER Telecom failed to reveal the financial details of the agreement, but announced in a statement that the deal will enhance its positions in the segment of services for business and government customers.   Additionally, ER will be able to benefit from Avantel’s various markets in Moscow, Novosibirsk, Tomsk, Barnaul, Nizhnevartovsk, Nefteyugansk, Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk, Samara and St. Petersburg.  […]

Norton Adds New Privacy Features for more Control of Personal Information

NortonLifeLock, a global leader in consumer Cyber Safety, announced on Monday new and expanded privacy offerings to help people keep their sensitive information more private and take control of the information shared about them online. More than half of consumers globally don’t know how to protect their online privacy, leaving many defenseless to cybercriminals, according […]

Apple previews new software for iPhone, other gadgets

Apple kicked off its second annual all-virtual developer conference with a keynote that outlined new updates to its software for iPhones and other devices. The presentation highlighted more privacy options for paid iCloud accounts and a “Find My” service that helps find errant AirPods, but included no major product announcements. The latest renovations in Apple’s […]

Nigerian government-enforced Twitter suspension takes effect

Millions of Nigerians were unable to access Twitter Saturday after the government enforced an indefinite suspension of the microblogging platform’s operations in Nigeria. The Association of Licensed Telecommunication Operators of Nigeria said in a statement that its members have suspended access to Twitter in compliance with a government directive to do so. The Nigeria government […]

Report says Myanmar internet a 'virtual battlefield'

Myanmar’s military rulers are seeking to limit access to the internet to an internal network of only “whitelisted” sites to quash opposition to their seizure of power, according to a report by the International Crisis Group. It likened the internet to a “virtual battlefield” where the military is struggling to gain an edge because it […]

SolarWinds hack got emails of top DHS officials

Suspected Russian hackers gained access to email accounts belonging to the Trump administration’s head of the Department of Homeland Security and members of the department’s cybersecurity staff whose jobs included hunting threats from foreign countries, The Associated Press has learned. The intelligence value of the hacking of then-acting Secretary Chad Wolf and his staff is […]