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Americans Lost Record $68 Million To Job And Business Opportunities Scams In 2022 Q1

DETROIT - Data analyzed by Atlas VPN shows that US citizens lost over $68.3 million to various job and business offer scams in the first quarter of 2022. The business and job opportunities fraud category includes offers for work-at-home jobs, like stuffing envelopes or processing medical claims, multi-level marketing schemes, job scams, job listings, employment

By |2022-06-17T14:38:07-04:00June 17th, 2022|Cyber Defense|

MacOS Big Sur 11.2 Beta 2 Removes Feature Letting Apple Apps Bypass Third-Party Firewalls, VPNs

CUPERTINO, Calif. - macOS Big Sur 11.2 beta 2, which was released yesterday, eliminates a feature that allowed Apple apps bypass third-party firewalls, security tools, and VPN apps, according to reports from ZDNet and security researcher Patrick Wardle. ‌macOS Big Sur‌ 11 included a ContentFilterExclusionList that let Apple's apps like the App Store, Maps, iCloud, and more to avoid firewall and

By |2022-03-23T08:47:46-04:00January 15th, 2021|Cyber Defense|

Increased Online Crimes And The Dangerous Results Of CyberAttacks

DETROIT - Security threats in cyberspace are everywhere. You can become an accidental victim of the cyber conflict between countries, a data breach from a company, Facebook neglect, or the immediate target of cybercriminals. What is cybercrime and what do hacker attacks look like? In 2020, there was a real boom in cyberattacks - they

By |2020-12-21T06:17:36-05:00December 19th, 2020|Uncategorized|

Remote Desktop Protocol Attacks Up 330 Percent Since Start Of COVID-19 Pandemic

LEWES, DE - Atlas VPN released a report that said remote desktop protocol attacks rocketed by 330 percent in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. The start of the these attacks increase correlates almost entirely with the start of lockdowns. From March 10, 2020, RDP brute-force attacks spiked in practically all selected countries. In the

By |2020-05-17T11:03:27-04:00May 17th, 2020|Cyber Defense|

Best Cheap VPN: 3 Options For Working From Home In Quarantine

SAN FRANCISCO - If, like a lot of people, you're working from home due to the coronavirus, a virtual private network is essential for protecting your privacy online. Only problem is, a virtual private network can get pretty expensive. And with the global pandemic pinching more people's pockets, paying more than a hundred dollars for homebound privacy protection doesn't readily square with

By |2020-11-19T10:13:11-05:00May 15th, 2020|Cyber Defense|

The Necessity of Virtual Private Networks

Internet became one of the most innovative technologies introduced in the 20th century. It gave people an opportunity to access various content from different places. When the user navigates in the internet, he hardly thinks he is in danger due to the seeming anonymity. However, he is. The hackers today can easily get the information

By |2019-06-19T09:16:23-04:00June 18th, 2019|Guest Columns, IoT|

Your Internet Browser History For Sale Thanks To Congress – Are VPN’s The Solution?

WASHINGTON DC - Your internet service provider can sell your browsing history to the highest bidder - the new reality after the U.S. House of Representatives on Tuesday voted to kill the Federal Communications Commission rules that would have stopped ISPs from selling your data to the highest bidder. Later that night, Google searches in

By |2017-03-31T11:19:18-04:00March 31st, 2017|Cyber Defense|

Internet Advisor: Broida Talks Samsung Galaxy VR Headset, Virtual Private Network

DETROIT - Rick Broida is the Internet Advisor Gadget Guy and noted Cheapskate.  On a monthly basis Rick visits to talk about the latest in gadgetry.  This month Virtual Reality is the hot topic with the release of the Samsung Galaxy VR headset. Rick also had valuable comments to make about using VPN (Virtual Private Network)

By |2016-03-30T18:18:44-04:00March 30th, 2016|Featured, Internet Advisor, New Products / Contracts, Podcasts|