Network security is become more of an issue as people become increasingly aware of how much they are watched online. From ad agencies hungrily buying your browsing habits to government installations watching your every move, it can be tempting to use a VPN to keep yourself safe and secure. That's ...

If you're a gamer, then you've most likely heard of Watch_Dogs. You may have even played it. Through that game, you play as a character that hacks into people's phones to listen in on their conversations, traffic lights to control their function, and a variety of other devices to manipulate the ...

Some thieves are easy to spot, hiding behind masks and going after wallets or purses. But some criminals operate much more subtly and hide in plain sight. Tech-savvy hackers hang out in public places and look like everybody else. They furtively wait for your smartphones and laptops to join ...

Nothing is hack-proof. While we can never fully protect ourselves from hacking, any protection is better than none. So much of our lives have become digitalized; we are not only bonded to the silicon that comprises so many of our devices but also to the intangible fabric of cyberspace. Privacy is ...

Yahoo recently disclosed what may become one of the most significant breaches of all time, announcing that it was targeted by hackers based in Russia in 2014 and that as many as 500 million user accounts were compromised. The hackers obtained personal information about those users, including ...

For weeks the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has been under cyber attack. A Russian hacker group by the name of Tsar Team, also known as Fancy Bears, has spread leaked information from WADA's database about certain athletes from the Olympics. This information contained records about drug use by ...

Snowden, the latest film directed by renowned American filmmaker Oliver Stone, should serve as a wake-up call to all internet users about the need for privacy and security solutions. Actor Joseph Gordon-Levitt plays former intelligence contractor Edward Snowden, the man whose daring disclosure ...

Cyber hacking has become the fastest growing crime in the world. Credit card data breaches have jumped over 150 percent in the last five years. The healthcare industry is one of cyber criminals favorite places to hack. Virtual criminals use all types of malware to invade our privacy. And no matter ...

In 2016, Norwegian tech firm Opera Software became the first major browser developer to fully embrace virtual private networking. The company's first VPN browser integration was initially launched within its desktop development channel; a few months later, Opera released a free VPN app for ...

Pokemon Go is the app that has taken the world by storm in an unprecedented fashion. It has quickly skyrocketed to the top downloads list and has broken a variety of mobile app records. It currently competes with and sometimes surpasses such giants as Twitter and Facebook in terms of the amount of ...